Hail in Vernon · Apr 3, 2026
NEXRAD logged 15 hail signatures up to 1.25"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 3, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 7th most severe storm Vernon 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
- 31 /100
- Homes exposed
- 37 /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 Vernon saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Radar signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
Estimated size field The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
The storm in context
Where Apr 3, 2026 sits in Vernon's hail record.
This was Vernon's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the Apr 1, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 7th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Vernon at 1.25" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 3, 2026 convective day was bigger than Vernon: the same system put hail over 367 other tracked cities, 37 of them in Texas. Nearest: Chillicothe (15 miles southwest, up to 1"); Tipton (18 miles northeast, up to 1.75"); Altus (21 miles north, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 12 Vernon 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Vernon. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
Damage-capable hail signal
What 1.25" hail means for Vernon roofs.
Quarter-size and larger hail can bruise asphalt mats, remove granules, and dent exposed soft metal. The mapped footprint identifies an inspection priority area — it does not identify which individual roofs, if any, sustained damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$804K
Potential roof exposure — 67 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
April 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around April 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 $14 on top of the $150 plan.
Vernon hail history
Other storms in Vernon.
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 18, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 5, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 22, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface May 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 8, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 14, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Apr 1, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
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