Storm Alert: Tulsa Metro — April 28, 2026
Storm Details
On April 28, 2026 the National Weather Service recorded 23 significant storm reports across Osage, Rogers, Tulsa and Washington counties, including hail up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Every significant report in the metro that day was hail. The reports below are the actual NWS Local Storm Reports for that day, with the original source for each observation. Oklahoma CIB licence #80004070.
Source: NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports for WFO Tulsa (TSA), retrieved from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet archive. Observation sources include Amateur Radio, Law Enforcement, NWS Employee, Public, Trained Spotter. Proof Construction reports this record as published and adds no figures of its own.
| Type | Magnitude | Location | County | Reported by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HAIL | 2.75 in | 3 NE Tontitown | Washington | Public |
| HAIL | 2.5 in | Goshen | Washington | Public |
| HAIL | 1.75 in | Lincoln | Washington | Public |
| HAIL | 1.75 in | Farmington | Washington | Law Enforcement |
| HAIL | 1.75 in | Walnut Grove | Washington | Public |
| HAIL | 1.5 in | 4 E Fayetteville | Washington | Public |
| HAIL | 1.25 in | 1 E Dewey | Washington | Public |
| HAIL | 1.25 in | 2 SE Bartlesville | Washington | Public |
| HAIL | 1.25 in | 1 WNW Collinsville | Tulsa | NWS Employee |
| HAIL | 1.25 in | 3 SW Collinsville | Tulsa | Public |
| HAIL | 1.25 in | 1 W Collinsville | Tulsa | NWS Employee |
| HAIL | 1.25 in | Lincoln | Washington | Public |
| HAIL | 1.25 in | 1 NE Lincoln | Washington | Trained Spotter |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 2 SE Bartlesville | Washington | Public |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 3 SE Bartlesville | Washington | Public |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 4 E Okesa | Osage | Public |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 1 SW Sperry | Osage | Public |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 3 SW Collinsville | Tulsa | Public |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 4 W Oologah | Rogers | Public |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 2 SSW Oologah | Rogers | NWS Employee |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 3 SW Tulsa | Tulsa | Trained Spotter |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | 3 S Tulsa | Tulsa | Public |
| HAIL | 1.0 in | Greenland | Washington | Amateur Radio |
Last updated: April 28, 2026
How to check a roof for THIS storm
This event has a specific signature, and it is the reason it is worth checking separately: baseball hail with no damaging wind. No significant gust in the metro reached the 58 mph threshold in the National Weather Service record.
- Start with soft metals, not shingles. At 2.75 inches the hail was large enough to mark gutter aprons, downspouts, roof vents, valley metal and AC condenser fins. Metal records an impact honestly and does not self-heal.
- Look for bruising, not holes. Large hail rarely punches through asphalt shingles. It fractures the mat underneath. Feel for soft spots and look for dark, circular bruises where granules are gone — best seen on a dry roof, in raking light, from a ladder at the eaves.
- Check the north and west slopes first. Hail falls at an angle. The slopes facing the direction the storm came from carry the most impacts, and they also dry slowest and hide damage longest.
- The diagnostic that matters: the record for this date shows no damaging wind gusts in the metro — every significant report was hail. So if you are seeing missing, creased or lifted shingles, that is wind damage and it is not explained by this event. It points to a different storm or to age, and it should be documented as its own date of loss.
- Photograph before you touch anything. A claim on a 2.75-inch hail event is decided on documentation: impact marks on metal, bruising on shingle mats, and a dated weather record.
Proof Construction inspects at no charge, documents with photos and drone imagery, and will tell you plainly if the damage you have is not from this storm. Call (918) 734-4444.
Real-time storm activity and damage reports for the Tulsa Metro area.
What the record shows
The April 28, 2026 storm system produced 23 significant reports across Osage, Rogers, Tulsa and Washington counties, with hail up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Every significant report in the metro that day was hail — no damaging wind gust reached the 58 mph threshold in the National Weather Service record. Washington County carried the most reports, and the National Weather Service kept warnings running across the northern metro through the afternoon.
Proof Construction dispatched emergency response teams immediately following the storm, prioritizing homes with active leaks and exposed roof decking. Our forensic inspection teams use drone technology to assess damage safely and comprehensively, documenting every impact point for insurance claim purposes.
Severe hail is not a one-day problem in Oklahoma. The National Weather Service logged significant hail across the Tulsa metro on multiple occasions during the spring of 2026, and roofs that took hail earlier in the season can fail under a later event even when the later hail was smaller. Cumulative impacts weaken shingle granules and compromise the mat long before anything is visible from the ground.
Emergency Response Steps
If your property was in the path of the April 28, 2026 storms, take immediate action to prevent further damage. Cover exposed roof areas with tarps if water is entering, photograph everything before any repair begins, and avoid walking the roof yourself — hail-damaged shingles can be brittle and unsound underfoot.
When filing your insurance claim, name the date of loss precisely as April 28, 2026, and reference the National Weather Service storm reports for that day rather than a generic "recent storm". Oklahoma insurance policies commonly require prompt notice and a documented date of loss; a claim that names the wrong date can be denied even when the damage is real.