Hail in Kirkland · Oct 20, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Kirkland that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Oct 20, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Kirkland 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
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 36 /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 Kirkland 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Oct 20, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Kirkland, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Oct 20, 2026 sits in Kirkland's hail record.
This was Kirkland's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 27 days after the Sep 23, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 5 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Kirkland at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Oct 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Kirkland: the same system put hail over 19 other tracked cities, 18 of them in Arizona. Nearest: Skull Valley (14 miles north, up to 0.75"); Prescott (21 miles north, up to 1"); Congress (22 miles southwest, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 5 Kirkland 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 Kirkland, 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.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Kirkland roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$780K
Potential roof exposure — 65 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
October 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around October 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 $14 on top of the $150 plan.
Kirkland hail history
Other storms in Kirkland.
Estimated-size surface Sep 23, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 13, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 12, 2026
2.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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