Hail in Fort Worth, TX on August 26, 2026
Radar-estimated up to 2.5" (tennis ball size) · 2 ground reports
Weather radar estimated hail of up to 2.5" (tennis ball size) over Fort Worth between 5:39 PM and 6:29 PM, from 15 separate radar hail signatures inside the town. On the ground, 2 reports were filed in Fort Worth; the largest measured 1.5" (ping-pong ball size).
Ground reports filed in Fort Worth
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 5:59 PM | 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) | NWS spotter report (emergency mngr) |
| 5:55 PM | 1" (quarter size) | NWS spotter report (trained spotter) |
What tennis ball-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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Other hail days in Fort Worth
- September 11, 2026radar up to 2" (hen egg size) · 1 report
- July 19, 2026radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- June 6, 2026radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size)
- June 2, 2026radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- May 25, 2026radar up to 2.25" (hen egg size)
- May 24, 2026radar up to 2" (hen egg size) · 1 report
- May 19, 2026radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size)
- April 26, 2026radar up to 4" (softball size) · 5 reports
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.