Hail in Howe · May 22, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Howe that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 22, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Howe 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 57 /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 Howe 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 22, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Howe, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 22, 2026 sits in Howe's hail record.
This was Howe's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 13 days after the May 9, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 5 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Howe at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 22, 2026 convective day was bigger than Howe: the same system put hail over 417 other tracked cities, 224 of them in Texas. Nearest: Van Alstyne (13 miles southeast, up to 0.75"); Denison (20 miles northeast, up to 0.5"); Whitewright (23 miles east, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 5 Howe 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 Howe. 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Howe roofs.
A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$8.8M
Potential roof exposure — 734 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 734 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 $154 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Jun 18, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 26, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 9, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 4, 2026
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