Hail in Bishop · Aug 21, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 4" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Bishop that day. At 4" — softball or larger — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 21, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Bishop 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
- 100 /100
- Homes exposed
- 39 /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 Bishop 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 Aug 21, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Bishop, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 21, 2026 sits in Bishop's hail record.
This was Bishop's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 30 days after the Jul 22, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Bishop at 4" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 21, 2026 convective day was bigger than Bishop: the same system put hail over 659 other tracked cities, 11 of them in Texas. Nearest: Corpus Christi (6 miles east, up to 1"); Raymondville (76 miles south, up to 1.25"); Lyford (84 miles south, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Bishop 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Bishop. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
Severe hail signal
What 4" hail means for Bishop 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
$1M
Potential roof exposure — 84 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $18 on top of the $150 plan.
Bishop hail history
Other storms in Bishop.
Estimated-size surface Aug 23, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 21, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 14, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Apr 4, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Feb 14, 2026
0.5"Take your next area into the field.
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