Iowa Park, TX Hail Storm – April 2026

A severe hail storm tracked through Iowa Park, Texas, late afternoon into the early evening on April 26, 2026, producing stones up to 3.37 inches and generating multiple radar-detected and spotter-verified reports.

What Happened

The event began in the late afternoon with NWS warning areas issued as the line of cells moved northeast across Wichita and Clay counties. At 4:54 PM CDT dual-polarization radar first detected 1.75-inch hail signatures near the western edge of the warning area. Subsequent radar detections at 5:24 PM CDT and 5:56 PM CDT reported smaller cores, while a spotter-verified report at 5:36 PM CDT registered 3-inch hail within a pulsing cell. Radar continued to show strong returns through early evening, with radar detections and spotter reports recorded at 6:14 PM CDT, 6:31 PM CDT, 6:42 PM CDT, 6:59 PM CDT, 7:26 PM CDT, and a final spotter report at 8:05 PM CDT.

Field submissions paralleled the radar timeline. Photographs taken on the south side of Burkburnett around 6:00 PM CDT documented large hail on surfaces. Multiple mPING observers submitted hen-egg sized entries at 7:11 PM CDT and golf-ball reports at 7:15 PM CDT. Several quarter-size entries were reported between 5:35 PM CDT and 6:08 PM CDT. The combined radar detections and spotter observations indicate a multi-cell event with repeated hail cores passing over the same neighborhoods.

Damage Assessment

Surface impact was concentrated along the south side of Burkburnett and in pockets northeast toward Iowa Park. Photographs from 6:00 PM CDT show substantial hail accumulation on pavement and landscaping in south Burkburnett. Multiple mPING submissions at 7:11 PM CDT recorded hen-egg stones, and several separate photo and mPING entries at 7:15 PM CDT documented golf-ball sized hail. Those field reports correspond with radar signatures that tracked through residential and light commercial zones during the 6:00–7:30 PM CDT period.

There are no widespread local storm reports of structural collapse. Photographic evidence and spotter measurements indicate concentrated surface impact on vehicles, exposed outdoor equipment, and unprotected glazing in the neighborhoods where the photos and mPING reports originated. Quarter-size reports earlier in the event suggest a progression of hailstone sizes as the storm cells intensified and then cycled.

What Contractors Should Know

Prioritize inspections in south Burkburnett and the addresses inside the NWS warning areas issued April 26 that lie northeast toward Iowa Park. Begin with vehicle panels, skylights, HVAC condenser fins, and metal coping where photographic accumulation was recorded. Document pre-repair conditions with time-stamped photographs taken from fixed reference points. Use the spotter times as reference when correlating damage to specific hail cores; for example, check properties that received photographic evidence at roughly 6:00 PM CDT and the mPING-logged locations around 7:11–7:15 PM CDT.