Hail in Clifton · Apr 28, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Clifton that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 28, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Clifton 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
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 67 /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 Clifton saw the hail — from two instruments
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Apr 28, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Clifton, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 28, 2026 sits in Clifton's hail record.
This was Clifton's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 10 days after the Apr 18, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Clifton at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 28, 2026 convective day was bigger than Clifton: the same system put hail over 724 other tracked cities, 100 of them in Texas. Nearest: China Spring (14 miles southeast, up to 1.75"); Aquilla (18 miles east, up to 1.75"); Meridian (18 miles west, up to 1.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Clifton 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Clifton. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Clifton roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$27M
Potential roof exposure — 2,223 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 11 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$165K
Close just 0.5% of the 2,223 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 $467 on top of the $150 plan.
Clifton hail history
Other storms in Clifton.
Estimated-size surface Jun 14, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 25, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 19, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 29, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 18, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 12, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jan 9, 2026
1.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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