“Brief touchdown witnessed by Sheriffs deputy. (FSD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Greenville · Jul 4, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
A tornado was also reported to the National Weather Service during this storm. The ground reports below show where it was filed.
Web trial: 7 days free. Card required. $150/month after the trial unless cancelled.
Convective day · Jul 4, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 7th most severe storm Greenville 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
- 25 /100
- Ground truth
- 33 /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 Greenville saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Radar signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
Estimated size field The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
The storm in context
Where Jul 4, 2026 sits in Greenville's hail record.
This was Greenville's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 3 days after the Jul 1, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 7th of the 8 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Greenville at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 4, 2026 convective day was bigger than Greenville: the same system put hail over 2,035 other tracked cities, 57 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Webb (5 miles east, up to 0.75"); Sioux Rapids (5 miles west, up to 0.5"); Royal (12 miles northwest, up to 1.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 8 Greenville 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.
Tornado reports
1 reportNear the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Greenville 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
$204K
Potential roof exposure — 17 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
July 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 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 on top of the $150 plan.
Greenville hail history
Other storms in Greenville.
Estimated-size surface Sep 1, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
2.5"
NEXRAD surface May 18, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 13, 2026
1.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
Set your territory and alerts today. When hail hits, use Overview to choose your streets and get moving.
Web trial: 7 days free. Card required. $150/month after the trial unless cancelled.