Q2 2026 Hail Market Analysis: 8 Events Across Key Metro Areas

Quarter in Numbers

Q2 2026 closed with 8 qualifying hail events across the market. Those storms reached 15,491 warning-area addresses in total. Peak confirmed hail reached 2.5 inches. Average confirmed hail across the quarter came in at 2.06 inches.

The quarter did not spread evenly. One metro carried most of the address count. A smaller set of Texas and Oklahoma storms filled out the rest of the quarter. For contractors, that mix points to a market with one large, concentrated exposure area and several smaller but still workable follow-on targets.

The address load matters because it shows where warning-area volume stacked up. It also shows where crews would have seen the most repeated storm traffic during the quarter. The storm count stayed modest at 8 events, but hail size held in a range that can still produce roof and exterior calls across multiple product lines.

Top Markets by Activity

Des Moines, IA led the quarter by a wide margin. The metro recorded 1 event and 12,580 warning-area addresses. Peak confirmed hail there reached 2.0 inches. That single event accounted for most of the quarter’s address exposure.

San Angelo, TX posted 1 event and 1,339 warning-area addresses. Peak confirmed hail reached 2.0 inches. The event count was low, but the warning-area footprint was still large enough to support a focused canvass.

Oklahoma City, OK saw 3 events and 1,330 warning-area addresses across the quarter. Peak confirmed hail there reached 2.5 inches, the quarter high. The metro delivered the largest hail size in the dataset, but the address exposure was spread across three separate events rather than one broad footprint.

The rlx-area-us, US grouping recorded 3 events and 242 warning-area addresses. Peak confirmed hail reached 2.0 inches. The volume was limited. The repeated event count still signals a market with multiple smaller opportunities rather than a single broad storm day.

Taken together, the top four markets accounted for all 15,491 warning-area addresses in the quarter. Des Moines alone made up the clear majority. Oklahoma City led on hail size. San Angelo sat in the middle on footprint and size. The rlx-area-us grouping added a smaller set of repeated events.

For contractors sorting lead packs, those four markets point to different play types. Des Moines offered scale. Oklahoma City offered higher hail intensity across multiple events. San Angelo offered a mid-size footprint with enough concentration to warrant a field response. The rlx-area-us grouping looked narrower, but the repeat count can still support short-duration deployment windows.

Regional Distribution

The quarter’s activity clustered into a Midwest core and a central U.S. storm belt running through Texas and Oklahoma.

Des Moines, IA anchored the Midwest side of the quarter. Its 12,580 addresses overwhelmed every other metro in the data. No other market came close to that level of warning-area exposure. If a crew was already working Iowa or surrounding states, Des Moines would have been the clear anchor event for the quarter.

Texas supplied a second concentration point through San Angelo. With 1,339 addresses and 2.0-inch peak hail, the event sat far below Des Moines in scale, but it still represented a meaningful standalone target. Texas also tends to support wider travel lanes for contractors who work multi-market routes, and this event sat in a part of the state that often gets attention from traveling exterior teams.

Oklahoma City provided the most active repeat market in the quarter. Three events, 1,330 addresses, and a 2.5-inch peak made it the most volatile metro in the group. The footprint was not as broad as Des Moines or even San Angelo, but the repeated strikes created a steadier rhythm of opportunities. For crews already working Oklahoma, that kind of multi-hit quarter can matter more than a single large footprint.

The rlx-area-us grouping had three events and 242 addresses. It was the smallest market by exposure, but the repeated event count suggests a dispersed area with several small hail tracks rather than one major episode. Contractors working narrower service territories would treat that as a secondary target, not a primary dispatch center.

By geography, the quarter split into three practical lanes. Iowa delivered one large Midwest address block. Texas and Oklahoma produced a central corridor of smaller but repeated hail activity. The remaining activity was scattered and low-volume. The field picture was clear: one heavy metro, one high-size metro, one mid-size Texas hit, and one smaller multi-event grouping.

What This Means for Deployment

Crew placement in Q2 2026 would have favored a concentration strategy over broad dispersion. Des Moines deserved first priority because of the 12,580-address load from one event. That kind of footprint can justify a larger canvass push, faster inspection routing, and a deeper office-to-field split if the contractor already had regional coverage in Iowa or nearby states.

Oklahoma City should have been the next priority for a different reason. The metro produced the quarter’s highest hail size at 2.5 inches and did so across 3 events. Contractors working the market would have wanted a standing follow-up list there, since repeated hail in one metro often creates staggered call-in patterns across several days or weeks.

San Angelo fits as a targeted deployment market. It produced 1,339 addresses from one event with 2.0-inch hail. That is not a primary statewide deployment on its own, but it is enough to support a short-term crew move, especially for contractors already working West Texas or the broader corridor through the state.

The rlx-area-us grouping points to a smaller-field strategy. Three events and 242 addresses do not support a large deployment. They do support rapid response, limited staffing, and a narrow canvass zone if a contractor already had crews nearby.

The quarter also shows the difference between hail size and address exposure. Oklahoma City led on hail intensity. Des Moines led on address volume. Contractors do not always chase the same metric for every market. A 2.5-inch event in a compact area can create a smaller job pool than a 2.0-inch event with a much wider warning area. Q2 2026 showed both patterns.

For market prioritization, the order was straightforward. Des Moines came first for scale. Oklahoma City came first for hail size and repeat activity. San Angelo fit as a secondary Texas target. The smaller rlx-area-us grouping fit behind those markets unless crews were already on the ground.

That mix argues for selective deployment rather than blanket coverage. The quarter did not produce widespread national volume. It produced one dominant metro, one repeat hail market, one solid Texas event, and a smaller multi-event tail. Contractors who work storm seasons know the pattern. The strongest returns usually come from the places where address counts and hail size line up closely enough to support fast field movement.

Q2 2026 gave that only in a few places. Des Moines gave it in volume. Oklahoma City gave it in intensity. San Angelo gave it in a compact Texas footprint. The rest was enough to keep crews moving, but not enough to anchor a broad regional push.