Hail in Des Moines · Jun 11, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Des Moines that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jun 11, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 7th most severe storm Des Moines 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
- 86 /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 Des Moines 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 11, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Des Moines, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jun 11, 2026 sits in Des Moines's hail record.
This was Des Moines's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 24 days after the May 18, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 7th of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Des Moines at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jun 11, 2026 convective day was bigger than Des Moines: the same system put hail over 648 other tracked cities, 147 of them in Iowa. Nearest: West Des Moines (5 miles west, up to 0.75"); Johnston (7 miles north, up to 0.75"); Grimes (9 miles northwest, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Des Moines 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 Des Moines. 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Des Moines 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
$246M
Potential roof exposure — 20,536 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 103 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$1.5M
Close just 0.5% of the 20,536 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 $4,313 on top of the $150 plan.
Des Moines hail history
Other storms in Des Moines.
Estimated-size surface Sep 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 8, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 6, 2026
0.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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