Hail in Lyford · Apr 29, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Lyford that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 29, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Lyford 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
- 38 /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 Lyford 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 Apr 29, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Lyford, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 29, 2026 sits in Lyford's hail record.
This was Lyford's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the Apr 27, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Lyford at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 29, 2026 convective day was bigger than Lyford: the same system put hail over 248 other tracked cities, 116 of them in Texas. Nearest: Edcouch (6 miles west, up to 1.5"); Harlingen (9 miles southeast, up to 1.5"); Knippa (229 miles northwest, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Lyford 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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Lyford for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Lyford 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
$8.9M
Potential roof exposure — 741 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 741 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 $156 on top of the $150 plan.
Lyford hail history
Other storms in Lyford.
Estimated-size surface Sep 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 23, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 21, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface May 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 14, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 1, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jan 3, 2026
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