Hail size 3.25"
Itasca Hill County
“Photo of measured 3.25 inch hail. Time estimated. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Hill
Hail in Hillsboro · Apr 28, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 2.25" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Hillsboro 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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Peak hail signal 2.25" ≈ tennis ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 8,122
Ground reports 7 7 hail
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only
Convective day · Apr 28, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Hillsboro has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 6.8 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
6.8 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 56 /100
- Homes exposed
- 78 /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 Hillsboro saw the hail — from two instruments
Apr 28, 2026 · Hillsboro, 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.
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
2.25"
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Apr 28, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Hillsboro, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 28, 2026 sits in Hillsboro's hail record.
This was Hillsboro's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 109 days after the Jan 9, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Hillsboro at 2.25" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 28, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hillsboro: the same system put hail over 724 other tracked cities, 100 of them in Texas. Nearest: Itasca (9 miles northwest, up to 2.25"); Milford (9 miles northeast, up to 1.75"); Bynum (9 miles southeast, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Hillsboro 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
7 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
7 reports Hail size 2.5"
Itasca Hill County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 3"
3 S Itasca Hill County
“Report from mPING. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
1 NW Abbott Hill County
“Spotter reports 1.25 inch hail near Abbott. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 3"
3 ENE West McLennan County
“3 inch hail on Cottonwood near North Czech Hall Road. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.75"
3 NE West McLennan County
“Baseball size hail between West and Penelope via social media report. (FWD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
Abbott Hill County
“1 inch hail from public phone call in Abbott. (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 south at roughly 20 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 73 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Itasca, Abbott, and West — beyond Hillsboro itself.
Severe hail signal
What 2.25" hail means for Hillsboro 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.
8,122 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$97M
Potential roof exposure — 8,122 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 41 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$615K
Close just 0.5% of the 8,122 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 $1,706 on top of the $150 plan.
Hillsboro hail history
Other storms in Hillsboro.
6 recorded storm days in Hillsboro, TX
Estimated-size surface Storm date Hillsboro / TX
Aug 26, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Hillsboro / TX
Jul 7, 2026
3" Signatures 3" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Hillsboro / TX
May 22, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Hillsboro / TX
Apr 29, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Hillsboro / TX
Jan 9, 2026
0.75" Signatures 0.75"
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 Aug 27, 2026.