Hail in Cherokee · Sep 26, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Cherokee that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 9th most severe storm Cherokee 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
- 30 /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 Cherokee saw the hail — from two instruments
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 26, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Cherokee, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 26, 2026 sits in Cherokee's hail record.
This was Cherokee's 13th recorded hail day, arriving 7 days after the Sep 19, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Cherokee at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Cherokee: the same system put hail over 35 other tracked cities, 22 of them in Oklahoma. Nearest: Carmen (18 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Enid (26 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Ames (28 miles south, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Cherokee 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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Cherokee for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Cherokee 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
$372K
Potential roof exposure — 31 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
September 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around September 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 $7 on top of the $150 plan.
Cherokee hail history
Other storms in Cherokee.
Estimated-size surface Sep 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 12, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Feb 13, 2026
0.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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