Hail in Buffalo · Aug 26, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Buffalo that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 8th most severe storm Buffalo 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 61 /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 Buffalo saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Estimated size field The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Aug 26, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Buffalo, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 26, 2026 sits in Buffalo's hail record.
This was Buffalo's 11th recorded hail day, arriving 61 days after the Jun 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Buffalo at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Buffalo: the same system put hail over 440 other tracked cities, 21 of them in Oklahoma. Nearest: Meade (39 miles northwest, up to 0.75"); Beaver (54 miles west, up to 0.5"); Liberal (56 miles west, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Buffalo 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 Buffalo. 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Buffalo roofs.
A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$13M
Potential roof exposure — 1,080 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 1,080 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
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $227 on top of the $150 plan.
Buffalo hail history
Other storms in Buffalo.
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 21, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 16, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 12, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 3, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 9, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 3, 2026
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