Hail size 1"
2 W Benbrook Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Tarrant
Hail in Fort Worth · Apr 25, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 4"; the estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft. 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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Peak hail signal 4" ≈ softball or larger · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 292,996
Ground reports 40 39 hail · 1 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Apr 25, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Fort Worth has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 10.0 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
10.0 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 100 /100
- Homes exposed
- 100 /100
- Ground truth
- 100 /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 Fort Worth saw the hail — from two instruments
Apr 25, 2026 · Fort Worth, TX
Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
Radar signature field The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
Max size
4"
Detections
0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Estimated size field Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
Max size
2"
The storm in context
Where Apr 25, 2026 sits in Fort Worth's hail record.
This was Fort Worth's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 52 days after the Mar 4, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Fort Worth at 4" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 25, 2026 convective day was bigger than Fort Worth: the same system put hail over 392 other tracked cities, 49 of them in Texas. Nearest: Weatherford (14 miles northwest, up to 2.5"); Azle (15 miles northwest, up to 4"); Arlington (15 miles east, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Fort Worth 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
40 reports filed with the NWS
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
39 reports Hail size 1"
2 NNW Eagle Mountain Tarrant County
“(FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
2 E Sanctuary Parker County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 3"
1 WNW Azle Tarrant County
“Delayed report. Social media report of 3 inch hailstone measured near Azle. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
1 N Pelican Bay Tarrant County
“(FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
3 S Blue Mound Tarrant County
“Emailed photo. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
2 NW Haltom City Tarrant County
“NWS Fort Worth Office. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
3 E Sansom Park Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
2 NE Lake Worth Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
1 W Lakeside Tarrant County
“DELAYED LSR CORRECTION. Corrects previous hail size in this LSR to golf balls. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
2 W White Settlement Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
1 W White Settlement Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
1 W White Settlement Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
1 W White Settlement Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.75"
3 W White Settlement Tarrant County
“Social media photo. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.5"
3 W White Settlement Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
3 W White Settlement Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
3 WSW White Settlement Tarrant County
“(FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
2 W White Settlement Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
2 N White Settlement Tarrant County
“(FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.5"
3 NNE Aledo Parker County
“Emailed photo. Time estimated. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
Lake Worth Tarrant County
“(FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
Lake Worth Tarrant County
“Spotter network report. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
3 SE Richland Hills Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
2 W Pantego Tarrant County
“Spotter network report. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
1 W Dalworthington Gar Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2"
3 N Kennedale Tarrant County
“Delayed report. Received a photo of 2 inch hail near Lake Arlington. Time estimated by radar. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
3 NNE Pantego Tarrant County
“(FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
1 W Richland Hills Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
2 SSW Arlington Tarrant County
“(FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.5"
2 E Westover Hills Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
2 N Benbrook Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2"
2 N Benbrook Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.5"
2 S White Settlement Tarrant County
“Social media photo. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.25"
2 SW Westover Hills Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
3 S White Settlement Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.75"
3 NNW Fort Worth Tarrant County
“Social media photo. Time estimated. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
1 SW Westover Hills Tarrant County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
1 ESE River Oaks Tarrant County
“(FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind reports
1 report Wind gust 70 mph
1 NW Westworth Tarrant County
“KNFW. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
How the storm moved
Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
The storm tracked southeast at roughly 10 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 182 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Benbrook, Eagle Mountain, Sanctuary, Azle, Pelican Bay, and Blue Mound — beyond Fort Worth itself.
Severe hail signal
What 4" hail means for Fort Worth 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.
292,996 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$3.5B
Potential roof exposure — 292,996 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 1,465 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$22M
Close just 0.5% of the 292,996 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 $61,529 on top of the $150 plan.
Fort Worth hail history
Other storms in Fort Worth.
14 recorded storm days in Fort Worth, TX
Estimated-size surface Storm date Fort Worth / TX
Sep 11, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Fort Worth / TX
Aug 26, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
2 ground reports Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date Fort Worth / TX
Jul 22, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Fort Worth / TX
Jul 6, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Fort Worth / TX
Jun 6, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Fort Worth / TX
Jun 2, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Fort Worth / TX
May 25, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Fort Worth / TX
May 24, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Fort Worth / TX
May 22, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Fort Worth / TX
May 19, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Fort Worth / TX
May 7, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Fort Worth / TX
Apr 28, 2026
2.25" Estimated 2.25"
2 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Fort Worth / TX
Mar 4, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon
UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that
spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground
reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm
Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Sep 12, 2026.