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Hail in Medford · Apr 3, 2026

NEXRAD logged 7 hail signatures up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0" aloft. 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 · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 864
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Apr 3, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 15th most severe storm Medford has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 2.6 / 10
Storm severity score

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

2.6 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

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

Homes exposed
59 /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 Medford saw the hail — from two instruments

Apr 3, 2026 · Medford, OK

Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Medford, OK on Apr 3, 2026 Radar signature field

The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.

Max size 0.75" Detections 7
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Apr 3, 2026 Estimated size field

Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.

Max size 0"

The storm in context

Where Apr 3, 2026 sits in Medford's hail record.

This was Medford's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 24 days after the Mar 10, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 15th of the 23 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Medford at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Apr 3, 2026 convective day was bigger than Medford: the same system put hail over 367 other tracked cities, 96 of them in Oklahoma. Nearest: Pond Creek (9 miles southwest, up to 1.5"); Hunter (15 miles south, up to 1.5"); Lamont (17 miles southeast, up to 1.25").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 23 Medford 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.

The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Medford. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Medford 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.

864 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$10M

Potential roof exposure — 864 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
4 jobs
Illustrative work
~$60K

Close just 0.5% of the 864 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 $181 on top of the $150 plan.

Medford hail history

23 recorded storm days in Medford, OK
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Sep 19, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Sep 19, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Aug 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Aug 7, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Aug 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Aug 6, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Aug 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Aug 5, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Jul 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Jul 11, 2026

3"
Signatures 3" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Jul 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Jul 4, 2026

4"
Signatures 4" Estimated 2.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Jun 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Jun 26, 2026

No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Jun 25, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Jun 25, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Jun 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Jun 21, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Jun 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Jun 18, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
4 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Jun 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Jun 17, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Jun 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Jun 13, 2026

1.75"
Estimated 1.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Jun 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Jun 4, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Jun 1, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Jun 1, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on May 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

May 30, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on May 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

May 29, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Apr 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Apr 23, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
7 ground reports Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Medford, OK on Apr 22, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Apr 22, 2026

No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Apr 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Apr 17, 2026

4"
Signatures 4" Estimated 2.5"
9 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Mar 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Mar 10, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Mar 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Mar 5, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Medford, OK on Mar 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Medford / OK

Mar 3, 2026

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 Sep 20, 2026.