Hail in La Motte · Apr 14, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over La Motte that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 14, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th most severe storm La Motte 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
- 63 /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 La Motte 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Apr 14, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over La Motte, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 14, 2026 sits in La Motte's hail record.
This was La Motte's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 35 days after the Mar 10, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over La Motte at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 14, 2026 convective day was bigger than La Motte: the same system put hail over 476 other tracked cities, 143 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Zwingle (5 miles west, up to 1.25"); Dubuque (7 miles north, up to 1"); Bellevue (10 miles southeast, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 La Motte 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 La Motte, 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for La Motte 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
$17M
Potential roof exposure — 1,421 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 7 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$105K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,421 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
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 $298 on top of the $150 plan.
La Motte hail history
Other storms in La Motte.
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
2.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
1.25"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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