Hail in Fairfield · Apr 2, 2026
NEXRAD logged 2 hail signatures up to 1.5"; 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 · Apr 2, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 4th most severe storm Fairfield 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
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 35 /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 Fairfield 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.
Radar signature field 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.
Estimated size field 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.
The storm in context
Where Apr 2, 2026 sits in Fairfield's hail record.
This was Fairfield's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the Mar 31, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Fairfield at 1.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 2, 2026 convective day was bigger than Fairfield: the same system put hail over 160 other tracked cities, 46 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Packwood (9 miles northwest, up to 1.25"); Brighton (11 miles north, up to 1.5"); Wayland (13 miles northeast, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 Fairfield 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 Fairfield. 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.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Fairfield roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$672K
Potential roof exposure — 56 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
April 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around April 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 $12 on top of the $150 plan.
Fairfield hail history
Other storms in Fairfield.
Estimated-size surface Aug 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
3"
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 17, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface May 4, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 14, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 30, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Mar 26, 2026
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
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