Hail in Ponca City Apr 1, 2026
Both radar surfaces caught this storm: NEXRAD logged 2 hail signatures up to 0.75", and the radar-estimated size reached 0" aloft.
0.75"
≈ penny to nickel · the largest NEXRAD radar signature31
0
none filedThe 16th most severe storm Ponca City has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 30 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Ponca City saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
Where Apr 1, 2026 sits in Ponca City's hail record
This was Ponca City's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 16th of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Ponca City at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 1, 2026 convective day was bigger than Ponca City: the same system put hail over 329 other tracked cities, 64 of them in Oklahoma. Nearest: Burbank (15 miles southeast, up to 0"); Red Rock (26 miles south, up to 2.25"); Ralston (27 miles southeast, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills from Ponca City's Apr 1, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
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.
For this storm over Ponca City, 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.
What 0.75" hail means for Ponca City roofs
Hail this size sits right at the edge of the National Weather Service severe threshold. Newer roofs usually shrug it off, but aging or already-worn shingles can bruise, and soft metals — vents, flashing, gutters — often show the first dents.
$372K
Potential roof exposure — 31 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Track hail over Ponca City on the live map
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16 recorded storm days in Ponca City, OK
Other storms in Ponca City
Jul 11, 2026
1"
Jul 4, 2026
1.25"
Jun 26, 2026
2.25"
Jun 25, 2026
0.75"
Jun 21, 2026
1.25"
Jun 18, 2026
1.25"
Jun 13, 2026
2"
Jun 1, 2026
0.75"
May 31, 2026
1"
May 30, 2026
1"
May 18, 2026
1.5"
May 8, 2026
2.75"
Apr 23, 2026
1.75"
Apr 17, 2026
4"
Apr 15, 2026
0.5"