Hail in San Saba · Sep 20, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over San Saba that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 20, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 9th most severe storm San Saba 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
- 38 /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 San Saba 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 Sep 20, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over San Saba, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 20, 2026 sits in San Saba's hail record.
This was San Saba's 11th recorded hail day, arriving 23 days after the Aug 28, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over San Saba at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than San Saba: the same system put hail over 253 other tracked cities, 22 of them in Texas. Nearest: Cherokee (14 miles southwest, up to 0.75"); Lometa (21 miles northeast, up to 0.5"); Llano (25 miles south, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 San Saba 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 San Saba 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for San Saba 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
$900K
Potential roof exposure — 75 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
September 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around September 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 $16 on top of the $150 plan.
San Saba hail history
Other storms in San Saba.
Estimated-size surface Aug 28, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 19, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 24, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 22, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 10, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Apr 30, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 18, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 12, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 4, 2026
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