Hail in Buchanan Dam, TX on May 6, 2026
Reported 2" (hen egg size)
Hail was reported on the ground in Buchanan Dam this day. We hold no radar hail signature of one inch or more inside the town for it, either because the core passed just outside or because our radar archive does not cover this area. On the ground, 2 reports were filed in Buchanan Dam; the largest measured 2" (hen egg size).
Ground reports filed in Buchanan Dam
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 9:35 AM | 2" (hen egg size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
| 9:40 AM | 1.75" (golf ball size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
What hen egg-size hail does to a roof
Hail this large routinely cracks and punctures asphalt shingles, dents metal vents and gutters, and can break skylights. Damage is often visible from the ground, but bruised shingles that look intact can still fail early. Radar describes the storm, not your shingles: the only way to know what a particular roof took is an inspection. Most homeowner policies set a deadline for reporting storm damage, so check your policy.
Every home inside a storm's radar footprint, scored by roof age, material and hail history, sold to a few roofers only so you are not the twentieth truck on the street.
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Radar sizes are estimates from NEXRAD hail signatures (NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory) for the largest stones in a storm cell, not a measurement at any one home. Ground reports are National Weather Service local storm reports and the NOAA Storm Events Database, as filed. Town-level data only; this page shows no addresses and no homeowner information.