Recent hail storms: reports by town and what to check on your roof
Updated every morning from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center local storm reports
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This page lists where hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger was reported in the US, from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center. 50 town and county pages cover storms from the last 45 days; 44 states had significant hail in the last 12 months. Each page shows the reports (size, time, location, NWS remarks), what hail that size does to shingles, a checklist and insurance claim steps.
Latest hail reports
Moore, OK — November 2, 2026, 1 report, largest 1.00 in
Norman, OK — November 2, 2026, 1 report, largest 1.25 in
The National Weather Service calls hail severe from 1 inch (quarter size). The UL 2218 impact test that rates shingles Class 1 to 4 drops steel balls of 1.25, 1.5, 1.75 and 2 inches; hail bigger than the ball a shingle was rated with can crack it, and unrated shingles have no tested margin at all. Age matters too: a 15-year-old asphalt roof is far more brittle than a new one.
What to check on your roof
Stay off the roof. Start from the ground and from windows; a pitched roof wet from a storm is where most DIY falls happen.
Look at the soft metals first: gutters, downspouts, window wraps, vent caps, the AC condenser fins. Fresh round dents are the easiest hail evidence to photograph.
Check the gutters and downspout outlets for a heavy wash of shingle granules (they look like coarse black or coloured sand).
With binoculars, look for dark spots where granules are missing, cracked or torn shingle edges, and lifted or missing tabs.
Check skylights, plastic vent covers and the siding on the storm-facing side; cracked plastic and chipped paint point to large stones.
Inside, look at the attic deck and top-floor ceilings for new stains over the next few rains — bruised shingles can start leaking weeks later.
Write down the date, the time the hail fell at your address in your town, and the largest stone you saw next to a coin or ruler.
Look for fresh round dents in gutters, downspouts and vent caps, granules washed out of the downspouts, and dark bruises on shingles seen through binoculars. A town page here tells you what size was reported nearby and when.
How often is this page updated?
Every morning. The Storm Prediction Center's reports for the last three storm days are re-read, so late and corrected reports are picked up.
Why is my town not listed?
Only hail of 1.00 in or larger is listed, and a town page is made when the report is within 10 miles of a place of 10,000+ people; other reports are grouped by county. No report does not mean no hail — it means nobody reported it.