Hail in Bedford Jul 20, 2026
Hit 14 days agoBoth radar surfaces caught this storm: NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0", and the radar-estimated size reached 0" aloft.
0"
≈ pea to penny · radar-estimated size aloft0
0
none filedThe 12th most severe storm Bedford has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 0 /100
- Homes exposed
- 0 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Bedford 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.
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.
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.
Where Jul 20, 2026 sits in Bedford's hail record
This was Bedford's 12th recorded hail day, arriving 37 days after the Jun 13, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Bedford at 0" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Bedford: the same system put hail over 553 other tracked cities, 178 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Redding (9 miles southeast, up to 1"); Sharpsburg (9 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Diagonal (9 miles northeast, up to 0").
These maps are stills from Bedford's Jul 20, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
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 Bedford. 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.
What 0" hail means for Bedford roofs
Hail under three-quarters of an inch stays below the National Weather Service severe threshold and rarely breaks shingles outright. But repeated small-hail events accelerate granule loss and shorten roof life — on older roofs, it's still worth a conversation.
Track hail over Bedford on the live map
Radar updates in real time, spotter reports appear on the map as they're filed, and the full Bedford storm history — this Jul 20, 2026 storm included — sits underneath. When you're ready, draw this storm's footprint and pull highly accurate homeowner contact information for every address inside it.
Highly accurate contact information starting at $0.23 per address — every contact included. Digital leads cost $15–$40. Start with a 7-day free trial — no credit card required. See pricing
12 recorded storm days in Bedford, IA
Other storms in Bedford
Jun 13, 2026
1"
Jun 11, 2026
3"
Jun 10, 2026
2.25"
Jun 5, 2026
1"
Jun 1, 2026
1"
May 30, 2026
1"
May 18, 2026
3.25"
May 16, 2026
2.5"
Apr 26, 2026
1.75"
Apr 23, 2026
1"
Apr 3, 2026
2.25"