Hail in Fairfield May 4, 2026
NEXRAD caught this storm: 5 hail signatures up to 0.75". The radar-estimated size surface had no signal to model this day.
0.75"
≈ penny to nickel · the largest NEXRAD radar signature144
0
none filedThe 10th 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.
- Hail size
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 43 /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 Fairfield saw the hail — from two instruments
Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.
The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for May 4, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.
Where May 4, 2026 sits in Fairfield's hail record
This was Fairfield's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 11 days after the Apr 23, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 10th of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Fairfield at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 4, 2026 convective day was bigger than Fairfield: the same system put hail over 428 other tracked cities, 19 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Brighton (7 miles north, up to 0.75"); Packwood (10 miles west, up to 0.5"); Wayland (12 miles northeast, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills from Fairfield's May 4, 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 Fairfield. 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 0.75" hail means for Fairfield roofs
Hail this size sits right at the edge of the National Weather Service severe threshold. Newer roofs usually shrug it off, but aging or already-worn shingles can bruise, and soft metals — vents, flashing, gutters — often show the first dents.
$1.7M
Potential roof exposure — 144 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Track hail over Fairfield on the live map
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13 recorded storm days in Fairfield, IA
Other storms in Fairfield
Jul 20, 2026
0.75"
Jul 3, 2026
1"
Jun 17, 2026
0.75"
Jun 11, 2026
0.75"
Apr 23, 2026
1"
Apr 17, 2026
0.75"
Apr 14, 2026
1"
Apr 2, 2026
1.5"
Mar 31, 2026
1"
Mar 30, 2026
1"
Mar 26, 2026
Mar 10, 2026
1.25"