Hail in Newcastle · Aug 26, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Newcastle that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 12th most severe storm Newcastle 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
- 28 /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 Newcastle 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Aug 26, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Newcastle, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 26, 2026 sits in Newcastle's hail record.
This was Newcastle's 12th recorded hail day, arriving 38 days after the Jul 19, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Newcastle at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Newcastle: the same system put hail over 440 other tracked cities, 15 of them in Texas. Nearest: Decatur (87 miles east, up to 1.25"); Rhome (94 miles east, up to 1.25"); Fort Worth (101 miles east, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 12 Newcastle 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Newcastle. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Newcastle 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
$276K
Potential roof exposure — 23 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 $5 on top of the $150 plan.
Newcastle hail history
Other storms in Newcastle.
Estimated-size surface Jul 19, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Jun 18, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 10, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 8, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 28, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 15, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 3, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 6, 2026
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