Hail in Braman · May 18, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Braman that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 18, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Braman has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Peak hail signal
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 60 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
Evidence / storm surfaces
How Braman saw the hail — from two instruments
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for May 18, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Braman, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 18, 2026 sits in Braman's hail record.
This was Braman's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 22 days after the Apr 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Braman at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 18, 2026 convective day was bigger than Braman: the same system put hail over 726 other tracked cities, 33 of them in Oklahoma. Nearest: Blackwell (7 miles south, up to 1.5"); South Haven (7 miles north, up to 1.5"); Deer Creek (13 miles southwest, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Braman storm dates on a live map — both surfaces, the reports, and a replay — and the same map is where you draw the swath. This page rebuilds nightly.
Ground reports
What people on the ground reported
These are storm reports filed with the National Weather Service and released through the NOAA Storm Prediction Center — public-domain observations from spotters, the public, and NWS surveys. We quote each one exactly as filed.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Braman. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Braman roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$12M
Potential roof exposure — 976 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 5 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$75K
Close just 0.5% of the 976 homes in this footprint at the average $15,000 roof job. Illustrative math, not a projection — your results depend on your outreach and how the market responds.
Claim window
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 2028 — the window to reach these homeowners while it's still open. Deadlines vary by policy and state.
Names and phones for every home in the footprint: at most $205 on top of the $150 plan.
Braman hail history
Other storms in Braman.
Estimated-size surface Sep 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 11, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 21, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
1.25"
NEXRAD surface May 30, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
2.5"
NEXRAD surface Apr 22, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 3, 2026
1.25"
NEXRAD surface Mar 6, 2026
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