Hail size 1.5"
10 SE Pearsall Frio County
“Reported via public. (EWX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Frio
Hail in Pearsall · May 26, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 1"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.25" aloft. At 2.25" — tennis ball — 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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Peak hail signal 2.25" ≈ tennis ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 3,966
Ground reports 3 2 hail · 1 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · May 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Pearsall has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 5.9 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
5.9 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 56 /100
- Homes exposed
- 72 /100
- Ground truth
- 50 /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 Pearsall saw the hail — from two instruments
May 26, 2026 · Pearsall, TX
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.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
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.
Max size
1"
Detections
0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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.
Max size
2.25"
The storm in context
Where May 26, 2026 sits in Pearsall's hail record.
This was Pearsall's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 7 days after the May 19, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 5 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Pearsall at 2.25" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Pearsall: the same system put hail over 259 other tracked cities, 139 of them in Texas. Nearest: Dilley (11 miles south, up to 2.25"); Cotulla (15 miles southwest, up to 2.5"); Bigfoot (18 miles east, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 5 Pearsall 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
3 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
2 reports Hail size 1"
Pearsall Frio County
“1 inch hail reported via media. (EWX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind reports
1 report Wind gust 60 mph
6 E Pearsall Frio County
“60mph winds reported 5 miles east of Pearsall. (EWX)”
— 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 southeast at roughly 10 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 70 minutes, from to .
Severe hail signal
What 2.25" hail means for Pearsall 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.
3,966 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$48M
Potential roof exposure — 3,966 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 20 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$300K
Close just 0.5% of the 3,966 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 $833 on top of the $150 plan.
Pearsall hail history
Other storms in Pearsall.
5 recorded storm days in Pearsall, TX
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pearsall / TX
Jun 6, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pearsall / TX
May 19, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pearsall / TX
May 1, 2026
1.25" Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Pearsall / TX
Apr 30, 2026
4" Signatures 4" Estimated 2.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon
UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that
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 2, 2026.