Hail in La Follette · Jul 26, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over La Follette that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm La Follette 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 71 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /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 La Follette 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jul 26, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over La Follette, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jul 26, 2026 sits in La Follette's hail record.
This was La Follette's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 23 days after the Jul 3, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 4 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over La Follette at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than La Follette: the same system put hail over 351 other tracked cities, 14 of them in Tennessee. Nearest: Washburn (23 miles east, up to 0.5"); Rutledge (36 miles east, up to 0.5"); Somerset (47 miles northwest, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 4 La Follette 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.
For this storm over La Follette, 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for La Follette 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.
Potential roof exposure
$41M
Potential roof exposure — 3,440 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 17 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$255K
Close just 0.5% of the 3,440 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
July 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 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 $722 on top of the $150 plan.
La Follette hail history
Other storms in La Follette.
Estimated-size surface Aug 17, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Apr 1, 2026
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