Wind gust 71 mph
8 E Newkirk Kay County
“(OUN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Kay
Hail in Newkirk · May 18, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Newkirk that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Peak hail signal 1.5" ≈ ping-pong ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 2,867
Ground reports 1 1 wind
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only
Convective day · May 18, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Newkirk has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 4.2 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
4.2 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 69 /100
- Ground truth
- 17 /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 Newkirk saw the hail — from two instruments
May 18, 2026 · Newkirk, 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
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
1.5"
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for May 18, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Newkirk, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 18, 2026 sits in Newkirk's hail record.
This was Newkirk's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 25 days after the Apr 23, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Newkirk at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 18, 2026 convective day was bigger than Newkirk: the same system put hail over 726 other tracked cities, 33 of them in Oklahoma. Nearest: Kaw City (7 miles south, up to 0.5"); Maple City (9 miles northeast, up to 0.75"); Arkansas City (12 miles northwest, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Newkirk 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
1 report 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.
Wind reports
1 reportHigh damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Newkirk roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
2,867 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$34M
Potential roof exposure — 2,867 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 14 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$210K
Close just 0.5% of the 2,867 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
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 $602 on top of the $150 plan.
Newkirk hail history
Other storms in Newkirk.
11 recorded storm days in Newkirk, OK
Estimated-size surface Storm date Newkirk / OK
Sep 12, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Newkirk / OK
Jul 11, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Newkirk / OK
Jul 4, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
4 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Newkirk / OK
Jun 26, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Newkirk / OK
Jun 25, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Newkirk / OK
Jun 21, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Newkirk / OK
Jun 13, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Newkirk / OK
May 29, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Newkirk / OK
Apr 23, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Newkirk / OK
Apr 17, 2026
2.5" Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.25"
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 13, 2026.