Hail in Bay Minette · Jul 7, 2026
NEXRAD logged 7 hail signatures up to 2"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. At 2" — tennis ball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 7, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Bay Minette has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Peak hail signal
- 50 /100
- Homes exposed
- 25 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
Evidence / storm surfaces
How Bay Minette saw the hail — from two instruments
Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.
Radar signature field The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
The storm in context
Where Jul 7, 2026 sits in Bay Minette's hail record.
This was Bay Minette's 8th recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the Jul 5, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Bay Minette at 2" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 7, 2026 convective day was bigger than Bay Minette: the same system put hail over 568 other tracked cities, 21 of them in Alabama. Nearest: Robertsdale (11 miles southeast, up to 0.75"); Perdido (15 miles northeast, up to 1.75"); Milton (39 miles east, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Bay Minette storm dates on a live map — both surfaces, the reports, and a replay — and the same map is where you draw the swath. This page rebuilds nightly.
Ground reports
What people on the ground reported
These are storm reports filed with the National Weather Service and released through the NOAA Storm Prediction Center — public-domain observations from spotters, the public, and NWS surveys. We quote each one exactly as filed.
For this storm over Bay Minette, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
Severe hail signal
What 2" hail means for Bay Minette roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$204K
Potential roof exposure — 17 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
July 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 2028 — the window to reach these homeowners while it's still open. Deadlines vary by policy and state.
Names and phones for every home in the footprint: at most $4 on top of the $150 plan.
Bay Minette hail history
Other storms in Bay Minette.
Aug 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 18, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
2.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 23, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 19, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 8, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jan 3, 2026
0.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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