Hail in Ames · Jun 10, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Ames that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jun 10, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 8th most severe storm Ames 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
- 60 /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 Ames saw the hail — from two instruments
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jun 10, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Ames, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jun 10, 2026 sits in Ames's hail record.
This was Ames's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 48 days after the Apr 23, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Ames at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jun 10, 2026 convective day was bigger than Ames: the same system put hail over 777 other tracked cities, 155 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Nevada (10 miles east, up to 0.75"); Story City (11 miles north, up to 0.5"); Boone (13 miles west, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Ames 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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Ames for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Ames 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
$11M
Potential roof exposure — 958 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 5 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$75K
Close just 0.5% of the 958 homes in this footprint at the average $15,000 roof job. Illustrative math, not a projection — your results depend on your outreach and how the market responds.
Claim window
June 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around June 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 $201 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 16, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 15, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Mar 5, 2026
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