Hail in Leonard · Apr 25, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 4"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.75" aloft. At 4" — softball or larger — 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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Convective day · Apr 25, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Leonard 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
- 100 /100
- Homes exposed
- 65 /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 Leonard 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 Apr 25, 2026 sits in Leonard's hail record.
This was Leonard's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 7 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Leonard at 4" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 25, 2026 convective day was bigger than Leonard: the same system put hail over 392 other tracked cities, 49 of them in Texas. Nearest: Trenton (6 miles west, up to 4"); Whitewright (9 miles northwest, up to 4"); Van Alstyne (17 miles west, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 7 Leonard 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 Leonard, 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.
Severe hail signal
What 4" hail means for Leonard 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
$21M
Potential roof exposure — 1,776 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 9 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$135K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,776 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 $373 on top of the $150 plan.
Leonard hail history
Other storms in Leonard.
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 9, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 8, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
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