Hail in Harlingen · May 30, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 2.25" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Harlingen that day. At 2.25" — tennis ball — 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 · May 30, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 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
- 56 /100
- Homes exposed
- 47 /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
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Estimated size field The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for May 30, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Harlingen, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 30, 2026 sits in Harlingen's hail record.
This was Harlingen's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 3 days after the May 27, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Harlingen at 2.25" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 30, 2026 convective day was bigger than Harlingen: the same system put hail over 541 other tracked cities, 9 of them in Texas. Nearest: Lyford (9 miles northwest, up to 2.25"); Raymondville (15 miles northeast, up to 2.25"); Rio Hondo (15 miles east, up to 1.25").
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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Harlingen. 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 2.25" hail means for Harlingen 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
$2.6M
Potential roof exposure — 216 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 216 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
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $45 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"
NEXRAD surface May 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 9, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 29, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 1, 2026
1.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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