Hail in Lansing · Apr 23, 2026
NEXRAD logged 4 hail signatures up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 23, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 8th most severe storm Lansing 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
- 37 /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 Lansing saw the hail — from two instruments
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Radar signature field NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
The storm in context
Where Apr 23, 2026 sits in Lansing's hail record.
This was Lansing's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 6 days after the Apr 17, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Lansing at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 23, 2026 convective day was bigger than Lansing: the same system put hail over 703 other tracked cities, 252 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Harpers Ferry (7 miles south, up to 0.75"); Eastman (7 miles south, up to 0.75"); Steuben (14 miles southeast, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Lansing 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Lansing. 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Lansing 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
$864K
Potential roof exposure — 72 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 $15 on top of the $150 plan.
Lansing hail history
Other storms in Lansing.
Estimated-size surface Sep 4, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 11, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 5, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
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