Hail in Hamilton · Sep 27, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Hamilton that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 27, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 12th most severe storm Hamilton 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 36 /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 Hamilton 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-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 Sep 27, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Hamilton, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 27, 2026 sits in Hamilton's hail record.
This was Hamilton's 14th recorded hail day, arriving 7 days after the Sep 20, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Hamilton at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 27, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hamilton: the same system put hail over 43 other tracked cities, 13 of them in Texas. Nearest: Evant (7 miles south, up to 0.5"); Iredell (27 miles northeast, up to 0.5"); Comanche (31 miles northwest, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Hamilton 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 Hamilton. 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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Hamilton roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
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
September 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around September 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.
Hamilton hail history
Other storms in Hamilton.
Estimated-size surface Sep 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 6, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface May 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 19, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 10, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Apr 29, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 18, 2026
2.5"
NEXRAD surface Apr 12, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 4, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Feb 14, 2026
0.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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