Hail in Albia · May 17, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 0.5"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 17, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 7th most severe storm Albia 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 32 /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 Albia saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Radar signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for May 17, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 17, 2026 sits in Albia's hail record.
This was Albia's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the May 15, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 7th of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Albia at 0.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 17, 2026 convective day was bigger than Albia: the same system put hail over 894 other tracked cities, 139 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Moravia (7 miles south, up to 1"); Melrose (10 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Centerville (14 miles south, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Albia 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Albia. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Albia roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$480K
Potential roof exposure — 40 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $8 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
3.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 5, 2026
Estimated-size surface May 15, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 2, 2026
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