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Hail in Lawton · Apr 14, 2026

The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Lawton that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 15,841
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Apr 14, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 7th most severe storm Lawton has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 3.2 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

3.2 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
84 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Lawton saw the hail — from two instruments

Apr 14, 2026 · Lawton, OK

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.

Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on Apr 14, 2026 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.

Max size 0.75"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Apr 14, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Lawton, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Apr 14, 2026 sits in Lawton's hail record.

This was Lawton's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 14 days after the Mar 31, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 7th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Lawton at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Apr 14, 2026 convective day was bigger than Lawton: the same system put hail over 476 other tracked cities, 31 of them in Oklahoma. Nearest: Chattanooga (21 miles south, up to 0.5"); Walters (25 miles south, up to 1"); Frederick (31 miles southwest, up to 0.75").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Lawton 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

No reports filed with the NWS

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.

For this storm over Lawton, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Lawton 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.

15,841 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$190M

Potential roof exposure — 15,841 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
79 jobs
Illustrative work
~$1.2M

Close just 0.5% of the 15,841 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

April 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around April 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 $3,327 on top of the $150 plan.

Lawton hail history

14 recorded storm days in Lawton, OK
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on Jul 31, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lawton / OK

Jul 31, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on Jul 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lawton / OK

Jul 4, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on Jun 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lawton / OK

Jun 21, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on Jun 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lawton / OK

Jun 18, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on Jun 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lawton / OK

Jun 11, 2026

2.75"
Estimated 2.75"
5 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on Jun 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lawton / OK

Jun 5, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on May 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lawton / OK

May 8, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on Apr 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lawton / OK

Apr 26, 2026

3.25"
Signatures 3.25" Estimated 1.5"
4 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on Apr 24, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lawton / OK

Apr 24, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on Apr 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lawton / OK

Apr 23, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on Apr 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lawton / OK

Apr 17, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on Mar 31, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lawton / OK

Mar 31, 2026

No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lawton, OK on Mar 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lawton / OK

Mar 10, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →

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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Aug 3, 2026.