Wichita Falls, TX Hail Storm – April 2026

What Happened

A severe hail-producing storm moved through the Wichita Falls, TX metro during the late afternoon and overnight hours of April 25–26, 2026, producing a peak radar- and spotter-verified core that reached 3.85 inches. NWS systems issued 44 sequential hail alerts between 5:07 PM CDT on April 25 and 2:41 AM CDT on April 26 as the line of strong cores consolidated and redeveloped along a north-northeast track.

Initial radar-detected hail signatures began in the early evening, with a 1.0-inch radar detection at 5:07 PM CDT and successive radar cores between 5:29 PM and 8:00 PM showing a mix of radar-only and spotter-verified hail in the 1.0–2.8 inch range. Spotter reports and social-media photos surfaced later in the evening. At 10:10 PM CDT observers posted social-media measurements of 3.0-inch stones near Azle. Late-night photo reports around 12:35 AM CDT showed multiple 2.75-inch stones, and radar flagged renewed high-reflectivity cores after midnight that were subsequently spotter-verified.

Throughout the event dual-polarization radar detections alternated with spotter-verified confirmations. The most intense radar cores occurred in the 12:58 AM–1:41 AM CDT window when radar-derived hail estimates and on-the-ground photos aligned. The storm system had intermittent weaker echoes after 1:40 AM CDT, with the final radar hail detections recorded at 2:41 AM CDT.

Damage Assessment

Field reports and social-media photos indicate concentrated surface impacts along portions of the storm track rather than a uniform swath across the entire Wichita Falls metro. Multiple social-media images at 10:51 PM CDT and an estimated-time set at 12:35 AM CDT show 2.75-inch stones. Four separate late-evening spotter entries at 10:10 PM CDT reported measured 3.0-inch hail near Azle.

Those ground-verified observations align with clusters of radar cores that produced repeated 2.5–2.75 inch detections earlier in the evening. On the ground, the available photo cluster documents rounded and broken ice consistent with large stone impacts concentrated in discrete pockets. Reports from the overnight cores indicate damage concentrated where the 2.75–3.0 inch photos were taken; spotter accounts cite shattered car trim and denting to vehicle panels in those specific locations.

There are no comprehensive damage surveys released on this page. The local ground-truth indicates that the most significant observed surface effects were limited to neighborhoods and roadways near the Azle photo cluster and along the late-night radar cores that passed through the north-northeast portion of the metro. Smaller-diameter hail and isolated lawn and windshield impacts were reported in adjacent zones where only radar-detected signatures were present.

What Contractors Should Know

Inspectors should prioritize the late-evening and overnight track that produced the ground-verified photos near Azle and the subsequent midnight cores. Start triage in the neighborhoods where spotters measured 3.0-inch stones at 10:10 PM CDT and where repeated 2.75-inch images were posted at 10:51 PM CDT and around 12:35 AM CDT. Those locations are the highest-probability points for panel punctures, broken skylights, and significant vehicle body damage.

Wichita Falls, TX Hail Storm – April 2026

NWS WARNING AREAS · 44

What Happened

Damage Assessment

What Contractors Should Know

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