Hail size 1.75"
2 WSW Stanton Martin County
“Corrects previous hail report from 2 WSW Stanton. (MAF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Midland
Hail in Midland · May 23, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Midland that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Peak hail signal 1.75" ≈ golf ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 6,171
Ground reports 4 4 hail
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only
Convective day · May 23, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Midland has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 5.5 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
5.5 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 76 /100
- Ground truth
- 67 /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 Midland saw the hail — from two instruments
May 23, 2026 · Midland, TX
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.
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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.
Max size
1.75"
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for May 23, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Midland, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 23, 2026 sits in Midland's hail record.
This was Midland's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 3 days after the May 20, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 8 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Midland at 1.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 23, 2026 convective day was bigger than Midland: the same system put hail over 222 other tracked cities, 92 of them in Texas. Nearest: Big Spring (22 miles east, up to 1.75"); Garden City (23 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Lenorah (24 miles north, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 8 Midland 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
4 reports filed with the NWS
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
4 reports Hail size 1.75"
2 WSW Stanton Martin County
“(MAF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
8 SE Midland Internatio Midland County
“(MAF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
Stanton Martin County
“(MAF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
How the storm moved
Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
The storm tracked northeast at roughly 35 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 44 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Stanton and Midland Internatio — beyond Midland itself.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Midland 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.
6,171 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$74M
Potential roof exposure — 6,171 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 31 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$465K
Close just 0.5% of the 6,171 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 $1,296 on top of the $150 plan.
Midland hail history
Other storms in Midland.
8 recorded storm days in Midland, TX
Estimated-size surface Storm date Midland / TX
Jul 18, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Midland / TX
Jul 5, 2026
2.5" Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Midland / TX
Jun 22, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
2 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Midland / TX
May 20, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Midland / TX
Apr 14, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Midland / TX
Mar 6, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Midland / TX
Feb 13, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
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spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground
reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm
Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Aug 3, 2026.