“Dime to quarter size hail fell near the Texas and Oklahoma state line. (AMA)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Vinson · Mar 31, 2026
NEXRAD logged 22 hail signatures up to 2.25"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft. At 2.25" — 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 · Mar 31, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Vinson 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
- 56 /100
- Homes exposed
- 36 /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 Vinson 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 Mar 31, 2026 sits in Vinson's hail record.
This was Vinson's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 26 days after the Mar 5, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 4 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Vinson at 2.25" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Mar 31, 2026 convective day was bigger than Vinson: the same system put hail over 522 other tracked cities, 9 of them in Oklahoma. Nearest: Wellington (15 miles west, up to 2.25"); Mangum (15 miles east, up to 1"); Erick (17 miles north, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 4 Vinson 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 Dodson — beyond Vinson itself.
Severe hail signal
What 2.25" hail means for Vinson 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
$720K
Potential roof exposure — 60 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
March 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around March 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 $13 on top of the $150 plan.
Vinson hail history
Other storms in Vinson.
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 23, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
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