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— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Pawhuska · Apr 28, 2026
NEXRAD logged 78 hail signatures up to 2"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.25" aloft. At 2" — tennis ball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
Convective day · Apr 28, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 6th most severe storm Pawhuska 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
- 50 /100
- Homes exposed
- 66 /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 Pawhuska 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.
Radar signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
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.
The storm in context
Where Apr 28, 2026 sits in Pawhuska's hail record.
This was Pawhuska's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the Apr 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 6th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Pawhuska at 2" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 28, 2026 convective day was bigger than Pawhuska: the same system put hail over 724 other tracked cities, 141 of them in Oklahoma. Nearest: Bartlesville (11 miles south, up to 2.25"); Dewey (14 miles east, up to 2.25"); Copan (14 miles east, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Pawhuska 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.
Hail reports
1 reportStorm forensics
How the storm moved
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
Reports came from Okesa — beyond Pawhuska itself.
Severe hail signal
What 2" hail means for Pawhuska roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$24M
Potential roof exposure — 2,031 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 10 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$150K
Close just 0.5% of the 2,031 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 $427 on top of the $150 plan.
Pawhuska hail history
Other storms in Pawhuska.
Estimated-size surface Aug 20, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 11, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 18, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface May 8, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface May 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 15, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Apr 1, 2026
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