Hail in Show Low · Aug 8, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 8, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 7th most severe storm Show Low 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
- 17 /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 Show Low 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 Aug 8, 2026 sits in Show Low's hail record.
This was Show Low's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 3 days after the Aug 5, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 7th of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Show Low at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 8, 2026 convective day was bigger than Show Low: the same system put hail over 500 other tracked cities, 9 of them in Arizona. Nearest: Forest Lakes (37 miles west, up to 1.75"); Young (46 miles west, up to 1"); Munds Park (94 miles northwest, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Show Low 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 Show Low. 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 Show Low 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
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$72K
Potential roof exposure — 6 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $1 on top of the $150 plan.
Show Low hail history
Other storms in Show Low.
Estimated-size surface Sep 11, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 11, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 5, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 29, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 24, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
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