Hail in Richardson, TX on April 27, 2026
Radar-estimated up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) · 5 ground reports
Weather radar estimated hail of up to 1.5" (ping-pong ball size) over Richardson around 7:19 PM, from 1 separate radar hail signature inside the town. On the ground, 5 reports were filed in Richardson; the largest measured 1.75" (golf ball size).
Ground reports filed in Richardson
| Time | Hail size | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 7:26 PM | 1.75" (golf ball size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
| 7:18 PM | 1.25" (half dollar size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
| 7:29 PM | 1.25" (half dollar size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
| 7:18 PM | 1" (quarter size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
| 7:19 PM | 1" (quarter size) | NWS spotter report (public) |
What ping-pong ball-size hail does to a roof
Hail in this range commonly bruises asphalt shingles and knocks off the protective granules. The roof may look fine from the street and still have lost years of life; soft metals like vents and gutters usually show the dents first. 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.
Other Texas towns hit on April 27
- Rockwall, TX · Apr 27, 2026radar up to 3.75" (teacup size) · 1 report
- Dallas, TX · Apr 27, 2026radar up to 3" (teacup size) · 3 reports
- Garland, TX · Apr 27, 2026radar up to 3" (teacup size) · 2 reports
- Rowlett, TX · Apr 27, 2026radar up to 2.75" (baseball size) · 5 reports
- Wylie, TX · Apr 27, 2026radar up to 2.75" (baseball size)
- Fate, TX · Apr 27, 2026radar up to 2.25" (hen egg size) · 4 reports
- Murphy, TX · Apr 27, 2026radar up to 1.75" (golf ball size) · 2 reports
- Celeste, TX · Apr 27, 2026ground reports · 1 report
- Commerce, TX · Apr 27, 2026ground reports · 2 reports
- Honey Grove, TX · Apr 27, 2026ground reports · 2 reports
- McLendon-Chisholm, TX · Apr 27, 2026ground reports · 1 report
- Quinlan, TX · Apr 27, 2026ground reports · 2 reports
Other hail days in Richardson
- March 25, 2025radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size) · 2 reports
- May 27, 2024radar up to 1" (quarter size) · 3 reports
- September 24, 2023ground reports · 4 reports
- July 10, 2023radar up to 2.25" (hen egg size)
- May 15, 2023radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
- September 5, 2022radar up to 1.25" (half dollar size)
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.