Hail in Dallas-Fort Worth on Tuesday, April 28, 2026
The Storm Prediction Center logged 35 hail reports in Dallas-Fort Worth on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, between 4:07 pm and 7:27 pm CDT, in 4 of the metro's 11 counties. The largest was 4.50 inches at 4 ESE Godley (Johnson County) at 6:39 pm. NOAA radar flagged 125 hail signatures inside the metro that day: 85 rated a 100% chance of hail and 65 with a maximum expected size of 1 inch or more.
Where hail was reported
Reports came from 17 places in Johnson, Parker, Tarrant and Wise counties, named as the National Weather Service described them.
- Godley 9 reports, up to 4.50 in
- Millsap 5 reports, up to 2.75 in
- Cleburne 4 reports, up to 3.00 in
- Annetta South 2 reports, up to 1.75 in
- Bridgeport 2 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Keller 2 reports, up to 1.25 in
- Aledo 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Benbrook 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Burleson 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Chico 1 report, up to 1.50 in
- Covington 1 report, up to 2.00 in
- Decatur 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Grandview 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Oak Trail Shores 1 report, up to 1.00 in
- Paradise 1 report, up to 1.75 in
- Southlake 1 report, up to 1.25 in
- Weatherford 1 report, up to 1.00 in
Every hail report logged that day
Times are Central Daylight Time. Sizes are in inches, as reported. The comment is the National Weather Service's text as published in the Storm Prediction Center's daily log.
| Time | Size | Place | County | NWS comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:07 pm | 1.50 | Chico | Wise | Amateur radio reported golf ball sized hail in Chico off of Sherman St and Davis St. (FWD) |
| 4:19 pm | 1.00 | Bridgeport | Wise | Report from mPING of 1 inch hail in Bridgeport. (FWD) |
| 4:20 pm | 1.25 | 1 SE Bridgeport | Wise | Report of 1.25 inch hail southeast of Bridgeport from mPing. (FWD) |
| 4:24 pm | 1.75 | 2 NW Paradise | Wise | Report of golf ball sized hail near Paradise. From mPING. (FWD) |
| 4:32 pm | 1.25 | 1 W Decatur | Wise | Report from mPING of 1.25 inch hail near Decatur. (FWD) |
| 5:26 pm | 1.00 | Keller | Tarrant | Emergency manager reported multiple 1 inch hailstones around Keller... including Rufe Snow Dr and Bear Creek Pkwy... and 1709 and Keller Smithfield Rd. (FWD) |
| 5:35 pm | 1.25 | Keller | Tarrant | Several social media photos and reports of hail up to half dollar size across Keller from Old Town Keller to Davis Blvd at Bear Creek Pkwy. (FWD) |
| 5:37 pm | 1.25 | Southlake | Tarrant | Several social media photos of hail up to half dollar size in Southlake. (FWD) |
| 5:41 pm | 1.75 | 5 S Millsap | Parker | Report from mPING of 1.75 inch hail south of Millsap. (FWD) |
| 5:41 pm | 2.75 | 5 S Millsap | Parker | Amateur radio operator reported a 2.75 inch hailstone in Millsap. (FWD) |
| 5:43 pm | 2.00 | 9 SE Millsap | Parker | Amateur radio operator reported 2 inch hail southwest of Weatherford... near Dennis Road and FM 1189. (FWD) |
| 5:47 pm | 2.50 | 6 SE Millsap | Parker | Facebook photos showed hail up to tennis ball size fell in Brock. (FWD) |
| 5:49 pm | 1.75 | 6 SE Millsap | Parker | Emergency manager reported golf ball sized hail in Brock. (FWD) |
| 5:50 pm | 1.00 | 6 WSW Weatherford | Parker | Amateur radio operator reports 1 inch hail near mile marker 403 on I-20 southwest of Weatherford. (FWD) |
| 5:52 pm | 1.00 | 9 NNE Oak Trail Shores | Parker | Amateur radio operator reported 1 inch hail in Tin Top. (FWD) |
| 6:02 pm | 1.75 | Annetta South | Parker | Broadcast media reported 1.75 inch hail in Annetta South. (FWD) |
| 6:05 pm | 1.75 | 5 WSW Annetta South | Parker | Storm chaser reported golf ball size hail 5 miles west southwest of Annetta South. (FWD) |
| 6:08 pm | 1.00 | 3 SSE Aledo | Parker | Amateur radio operator reported 1 inch hail south of Aledo on Kelly Rd at the Trinity River crossing. (FWD) |
| 6:26 pm | 2.75 | 1 ENE Godley | Johnson | Trained spotter reported baseball size hail near Godley. (FWD) |
| 6:26 pm | 1.25 | 6 SW Benbrook | Tarrant | Report from mPING of 1.25 inch hail southwest of Benbrook. (FWD) |
| 6:28 pm | 1.00 | 4 W Burleson | Johnson | Report from mPING of 1 inch hail west southwest of Burleson. (FWD) |
| 6:29 pm | 3.00 | 3 N Godley | Johnson | 3 inch wind driven hail. Broken windows on homes. Gray Fox Court near Godley. (FWD) |
| 6:31 pm | 2.75 | 2 NW Godley | Johnson | Report from mPING. (FWD) |
| 6:33 pm | 2.75 | 2 E Godley | Johnson | Report from mPING. (FWD) |
| 6:37 pm | 3.50 | 2 E Godley | Johnson | Trained spotter submitted photos of measured 3.5 inch hail. (FWD) |
| 6:37 pm | 3.00 | 2 NW Godley | Johnson | Report from mPING. (FWD) |
| 6:39 pm | 4.50 | 4 ESE Godley | Johnson | Trained spotter reported 4.5 inch hail on 171 between Cresson and Godley. (FWD) |
| 6:39 pm | 3.00 | 4 ESE Godley | Johnson | NOAA employee reported 3 inch hail between Godley and Cleburne. (FWD) |
| 6:40 pm | 3.00 | 2 NW Godley | Johnson | Report from mPING. (FWD) |
| 6:42 pm | 2.00 | 2 NW Cleburne | Johnson | Report from mPING. (FWD) |
| 6:50 pm | 3.00 | 2 NNE Cleburne | Johnson | Amateur radio operator reported 3 inch hail at the Johnson County EOC in Cleburne. (FWD) |
| 6:50 pm | 2.75 | 2 NNW Cleburne | Johnson | Amateur radio operator reported baseball hail near US 67 and Chisholm Trail Expressway. (FWD) |
| 6:57 pm | 2.00 | 1 W Cleburne | Johnson | Amateur radio operator reported 2 inch hail at Cleburne High School. (FWD) |
| 7:14 pm | 2.00 | 4 N Covington | Johnson | Amateur radio operator reported 2 inch hail 5 miles west southwest of Grandview. (FWD) |
| 7:27 pm | 1.00 | 2 E Grandview | Johnson | Report from mPING. (FWD) |
What NEXRAD radar recorded inside the metro
125 signatures from 5 radars fell inside the metro's counties on this local date, counting every cell the algorithm rated from a 10% to a 100% chance of hail; 85 were rated 100% and 20 had a maximum expected size of 2 inches or more.
| Radar | Signatures | Rated 100% | 1 in or more | 2 in or more | Largest expected | First | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KDAL | 63 | 39 | 33 | 8 | 2.25 in | 3:14 pm | 8:43 pm |
| KDFW | 22 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2.00 in | 3:59 pm | 8:11 pm |
| KGRK | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2.50 in | 7:01 pm | 8:16 pm |
| KFWS | 11 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3.50 in | 4:24 pm | 7:40 pm |
| KDYX | 11 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3.00 in | 4:24 pm | 7:33 pm |
Each radar that scans a storm writes its own signature about every 4 to 6 minutes, so one storm produces many rows and overlapping radars count it more than once. The raw rows for this day are in NOAA's Severe Weather Data Inventory.
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