“half dollar to ping pong size hail south of Center Point. Time estimated via radar. (EWX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Kerrville · May 26, 2026
Convective day · May 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Kerrville 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
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 63 /100
- Ground truth
- 17 /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 Kerrville saw the hail — from two instruments
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Radar signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
The storm in context
Where May 26, 2026 sits in Kerrville's hail record.
This was Kerrville's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the May 24, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 7 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Kerrville at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Kerrville: the same system put hail over 259 other tracked cities, 139 of them in Texas. Nearest: Center Point (16 miles southeast, up to 1.75"); Fredericksburg (21 miles east, up to 1"); Comfort (21 miles southeast, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 7 Kerrville 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
1 reportStorm 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 Center Point — beyond Kerrville itself.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Kerrville roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$16M
Potential roof exposure — 1,333 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 7 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$105K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,333 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 $280 on top of the $150 plan.
Kerrville hail history
Other storms in Kerrville.
Estimated-size surface Aug 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 19, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
2.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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