Hail in Idalou · Aug 13, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Idalou that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 13, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 4th most severe storm Idalou 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
- 35 /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 Idalou saw the hail — from two instruments
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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Aug 13, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Idalou, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 13, 2026 sits in Idalou's hail record.
This was Idalou's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 63 days after the Jun 11, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 5 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Idalou at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 13, 2026 convective day was bigger than Idalou: the same system put hail over 437 other tracked cities, 21 of them in Texas. Nearest: Petersburg (6 miles east, up to 1.25"); Abernathy (6 miles west, up to 0.75"); Slaton (15 miles southeast, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 5 Idalou 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 Idalou, 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Idalou 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
$648K
Potential roof exposure — 54 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $11 on top of the $150 plan.
Idalou hail history
Other storms in Idalou.
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 31, 2026
Estimated-size surface May 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 22, 2026
1"Take your next area into the field.
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