Hail in Lorena, TX on May 11, 2024
Reported 1" (quarter size)
Hail was reported on the ground in Lorena 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 Lorena; the largest measured 1" (quarter size).
Ground reports filed in Lorena
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 7:40 PM | 1" (quarter size) | NWS spotter report (trained spotter) |
| 7:40 PM | 0.75" (penny size) | NWS spotter report (trained spotter) |
What quarter-size hail does to a roof
One inch is the size where insurers and roofers start to expect shingle damage, especially on older roofs. Look for dented gutters and downspouts and granules collecting at the bottom of the downspouts. 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.