February 19-28, 2026 Storm Activity Digest for Contractors

Week in Review

StormSnipe detected 15 hail events between February 19 and February 28, 2026. Activity split between a February 19 Midwest corridor and a late-week Southeast cluster on February 26-28. The week produced four 2-inch hail events, six 1.75-inch hail events, and five 1.5-inch hail events.

Alabama carried the heaviest concentration of late-week activity. Danville, Trussville, Blountsville, Rainbow City, and Pell City all saw hail large enough to draw contractor attention. Alabama also posted the largest address counts this week, led by Trussville at 92,918 addresses, Danville at 47,219, Rainbow City at 43,888, and Pell City at 32,072.

The Midwest corridor ran from Indiana and Illinois into West Virginia. Merom, Fairbanks, Twelve Mile, Vandalia, and Mason all saw hail on February 19. Whitesville, West Virginia, also landed on the map with 2-inch hail and no address exposure count attached.

Five events were verified by radar and spotters. Ten were radar-derived from dual-polarization hail detection. The verified events were Danville, Blountsville, Rainbow City, Jasper, Booneville, and Potts Camp. The mixed verification list kept the week anchored in field-confirmed hail rather than radar-only signals.

Notable Events

Danville, Alabama, posted one of the largest hail events of the week on February 26. The storm produced 2-inch hail across 47,219 addresses. Radar and spotter verification aligned on the track. That put Danville among the strongest canvass targets in the late-week Alabama run.

Trussville, Alabama, followed the same day with 1.75-inch hail and 92,918 addresses in the warning area. The event came from dual-polarization radar detection. Pell City, also in Alabama on February 26, added another 1.75-inch hail track with 32,072 addresses.

Blountsville, Alabama, saw 2-inch hail on February 27 across 14,376 addresses. Radar and spotter verification supported the report. Rainbow City added a second Alabama verified event the same day with 1.75-inch hail and 43,888 addresses.

Jasper, Georgia, recorded 1.5-inch hail on February 27. The event was radar and spotter verified, though no address count was attached. Booneville, Mississippi, saw 1.5-inch hail on February 26 with radar and spotter verification. Potts Camp, Mississippi, followed on February 27 with another 1.5-inch verified hail event.

The Midwest produced the week’s early-cycle hail on February 19. Whitesville, West Virginia, had 2-inch hail detected by dual-polarization radar. Merom, Indiana, reached 1.75 inches with 1,804 addresses. Vandalia, Illinois, also reached 1.75 inches and covered 6,077 addresses. Fairbanks, Indiana, posted 1.75-inch hail across 1,077 addresses. Twelve Mile, Indiana, delivered 1.5-inch hail across 19,693 addresses. Mason, Illinois, added 1.5-inch hail across 3,539 addresses.

Fort Pierce, Florida, closed the week on February 28 with 1.5-inch hail detected by dual-polarization radar. No address count was attached.

Regional Patterns

Alabama was the main late-week target zone. The February 26-27 period produced five separate hail events in the state. Four of those carried address counts above 14,000. Two exceeded 40,000 addresses. Trussville stood out on volume, while Danville and Rainbow City paired large address counts with verified hail near or at 2 inches.

That pattern points to a broad canvass opportunity across central and northeastern Alabama. The event spread covered Danville, Trussville, Pell City, Rainbow City, and Blountsville. Those locations sit far enough apart to support multiple crew routes instead of a single compact deployment.

The February 19 corridor through Indiana and Illinois also stayed active. The events in Merom, Vandalia, Fairbanks, Twelve Mile, and Mason formed a clear north-south band. Three of those events carried address counts above 3,500, and Twelve Mile reached 19,693 addresses. The hail sizes were mostly 1.5 to 1.75 inches, which puts the corridor in a lighter repair tier than the Alabama cluster, but still within range for inspection work.

West Virginia contributed a single 2-inch hail detection in Whitesville. Florida added one radar-derived event in Fort Pierce. Mississippi added two verified 1.5-inch events. Georgia added one verified 1.5-inch event. The Southeast was not limited to Alabama, but Alabama delivered the largest address concentration and the most actionable cluster.

What Contractors Should Watch

The week favors crews that can move between clustered targets and smaller verified spots. Alabama should sit near the top of the list. Danville, Trussville, Pell City, Rainbow City, and Blountsville created a mixed field of verified and radar-derived hail with address exposure ranging from 14,376 to 92,918. That range supports both canvassing and follow-up inspection scheduling.

The Alabama events also split across two days, February 26 and February 27. That timing can help prioritize outbound contact. The February 26 storms gave contractors a starting list in Danville, Trussville, and Pell City. The February 27 storms extended the work into Blountsville and Rainbow City.

Midwestern targets should stay on a separate route. Merom, Vandalia, Fairbanks, Twelve Mile, and Mason all hit on February 19. The corridor runs through Indiana and Illinois with a mix of small and mid-sized address counts. Twelve Mile, with 19,693 addresses, is the largest of the group. Vandalia and Mason also support canvass efforts. Fairbanks and Merom are smaller targets but still relevant for localized inspections.

Verified reports in Booneville, Potts Camp, and Jasper deserve attention even without large address counts attached. These are smaller, more specific targets where spotter confirmation can reduce wasted motion. Fort Pierce should remain on watch as well, though the radar-only signal and missing address count make it a lower priority than the Alabama and Midwest clusters.

Crews should carry this week’s list into early March with a focus on the highest-address Alabama tracks first, then the Indiana-Illinois corridor, then the verified smaller spots in Mississippi, Georgia, West Virginia, and Florida. The coming week should still be watched for a lingering unstable Gulf and Southeast setup, with another corridor of hail potential if that pattern holds.