“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (LUB)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Hedley · Mar 5, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 2.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft. At 2.5" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
Convective day · Mar 5, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Hedley 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
- 63 /100
- Homes exposed
- 59 /100
- Ground truth
- 33 /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 Hedley 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.
Radar signature field NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
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.
The storm in context
Where Mar 5, 2026 sits in Hedley's hail record.
This was Hedley'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 Hedley at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Mar 5, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hedley: the same system put hail over 343 other tracked cities, 9 of them in Texas. Nearest: Quail (9 miles east, up to 2.5"); Memphis (11 miles south, up to 2.5"); Lakeview (15 miles south, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Hedley 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.
Hail reports
2 reports“Relayed by broadcast media. Time estimated from radar. (LUB)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
How the storm moved
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
Reports came from Memphis — beyond Hedley itself.
Severe hail signal
What 2.5" hail means for Hedley 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
$10M
Potential roof exposure — 869 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 4 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$60K
Close just 0.5% of the 869 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 $182 on top of the $150 plan.
Hedley hail history
Other storms in Hedley.
Estimated-size surface Sep 15, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Sep 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 13, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 30, 2026
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