Hail in Rocksprings · Aug 1, 2026
Convective day · Aug 1, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 8th most severe storm Rocksprings 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
- 27 /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 Rocksprings saw the hail — from two instruments
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 signature field The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
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.
The storm in context
Where Aug 1, 2026 sits in Rocksprings's hail record.
This was Rocksprings's 12th recorded hail day, arriving 26 days after the Jul 6, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Rocksprings at 1.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Aug 1, 2026 convective day was bigger than Rocksprings: the same system put hail over 98 other tracked cities, 11 of them in Texas. Nearest: Vanderpool (57 miles east, up to 0.75"); Hunt (78 miles east, up to 1.5"); Blanco (113 miles east, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Rocksprings 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 Rocksprings, 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.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Rocksprings 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
$264K
Potential roof exposure — 22 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.
Rocksprings hail history
Other storms in Rocksprings.
Estimated-size surface Aug 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 22, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 21, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 19, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 10, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 7, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Apr 29, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Apr 14, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 12, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
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