Hail in Payson · Jul 12, 2026
NEXRAD logged 2 hail signatures up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 12, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 12th most severe storm Payson 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 0 /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 Payson saw the hail — from two instruments
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Radar signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
The storm in context
Where Jul 12, 2026 sits in Payson's hail record.
This was Payson's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jul 11, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Payson at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 12, 2026 convective day was bigger than Payson: the same system put hail over 367 other tracked cities, 37 of them in Arizona. Nearest: Young (7 miles south, up to 1.25"); Fort Mcdowell (46 miles southwest, up to 1.75"); Munds Park (54 miles northwest, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Payson 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Payson. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Payson roofs.
A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Payson hail history
Other storms in Payson.
Estimated-size surface Sep 11, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 30, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 9, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 6, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 25, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 19, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 13, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 11, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 16, 2026
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