Hail size 1.75"
4 N Dean Clay County
“Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (OUN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Wichita
Hail in Wichita Falls · Apr 26, 2026
NEXRAD logged 71 hail signatures up to 3.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.5" aloft. At 3.75" — baseball — 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 3.75" ≈ baseball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 2,198
Ground reports 6 6 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Apr 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Wichita Falls has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 8.8 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
8.8 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 94 /100
- Homes exposed
- 67 /100
- Ground truth
- 100 /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 Wichita Falls saw the hail — from two instruments
Apr 26, 2026 · Wichita Falls, TX
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
Radar signature field NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
Max size
3.75"
Detections
71
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Max size
2.5"
The storm in context
Where Apr 26, 2026 sits in Wichita Falls's hail record.
This was Wichita Falls's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Apr 25, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Wichita Falls at 3.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Wichita Falls: the same system put hail over 710 other tracked cities, 13 of them in Texas. Nearest: Iowa Park (12 miles west, up to 3.75"); Devol (14 miles north, up to 3.75"); Randlett (14 miles north, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Wichita Falls 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
6 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
6 reports Hail size 2.25"
5 N Dean Clay County
“Report from mPING: Hen Egg+ (2.25 in.). (OUN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
1 W Sheppard Afb Wichita County
“(OUN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
1 W Sheppard Afb Wichita County
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OUN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
1 S Burkburnett Wichita County
“Photo of large hail on the south side of Burkburnett. (OUN)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
1 SE Burkburnett Wichita County
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OUN)”
— 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 east at roughly 5 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 89 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Dean, Sheppard Afb, and Burkburnett — beyond Wichita Falls itself.
Severe hail signal
What 3.75" hail means for Wichita Falls 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.
2,198 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$26M
Potential roof exposure — 2,198 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 11 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$165K
Close just 0.5% of the 2,198 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
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 $462 on top of the $150 plan.
Wichita Falls hail history
Other storms in Wichita Falls.
11 recorded storm days in Wichita Falls, TX
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wichita Falls / TX
Jul 5, 2026
3" Signatures 3" Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wichita Falls / TX
Jun 18, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wichita Falls / TX
Jun 11, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wichita Falls / TX
May 22, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wichita Falls / TX
May 8, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wichita Falls / TX
Apr 28, 2026
2.5" Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wichita Falls / TX
Apr 25, 2026
3.5" Signatures 3.5" Estimated 2.25"
11 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wichita Falls / TX
Apr 15, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
3 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wichita Falls / TX
Apr 1, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wichita Falls / TX
Mar 6, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
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 3, 2026.