Hail in Harlingen · Mar 1, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Harlingen that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Mar 1, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Harlingen 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
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 41 /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 Harlingen 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 Mar 1, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Harlingen, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Mar 1, 2026 sits in Harlingen's hail record.
This was Harlingen's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Harlingen at 1.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Mar 1, 2026 convective day was bigger than Harlingen: the same system put hail over 24 other tracked cities, 2 of them in Texas. Nearest: Lyford (9 miles northwest, up to 1.75"); Raymondville (15 miles northeast, up to 1.75"); Tryon (665 miles north, up to 2.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Harlingen 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 Harlingen, 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.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Harlingen 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
$1.3M
Potential roof exposure — 110 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 1 job
- Illustrative work
- ~$15K
Close just 0.5% of the 110 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
March 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around March 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 $23 on top of the $150 plan.
Harlingen hail history
Other storms in Harlingen.
Estimated-size surface Aug 23, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 22, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 22, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
2.25"
NEXRAD surface May 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 9, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 29, 2026
1.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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