Hail in Hennessey · May 26, 2026
Convective day · May 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 12th most severe storm Hennessey 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
- 35 /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 Hennessey 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 26, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Hennessey, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 26, 2026 sits in Hennessey's hail record.
This was Hennessey's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the May 22, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 17 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Hennessey at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hennessey: the same system put hail over 259 other tracked cities, 12 of them in Oklahoma. Nearest: Omega (15 miles south, up to 0.75"); Hitchcock (18 miles west, up to 0.5"); Kingfisher (19 miles southeast, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 17 Hennessey 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 Hennessey. 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 Hennessey 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
$660K
Potential roof exposure — 55 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
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 $12 on top of the $150 plan.
Hennessey hail history
Other storms in Hennessey.
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 11, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 21, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface May 31, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 9, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Apr 3, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 1, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface Jan 7, 2026
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