Hail in Fenton · Apr 13, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 13, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 12th most severe storm Fenton 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 28 /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 Fenton 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 13, 2026 sits in Fenton's hail record.
This was Fenton's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the Apr 11, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Fenton at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 13, 2026 convective day was bigger than Fenton: the same system put hail over 467 other tracked cities, 64 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Lone Rock (9 miles southeast, up to 1.25"); Ringsted (10 miles west, up to 2"); Swea City (12 miles northeast, up to 2").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 12 Fenton 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.
For this storm over Fenton, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Fenton roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$288K
Potential roof exposure — 24 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 $5 on top of the $150 plan.
Fenton hail history
Other storms in Fenton.
Estimated-size surface Sep 1, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 8, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 15, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1.75"
NEXRAD surface Apr 22, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 11, 2026
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