Hail in Red Oak · Jul 2, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 0.5"; 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 · Jul 2, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 17th most severe storm Red Oak 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
- 25 /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 Red Oak 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.
Radar signature field 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.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
The storm in context
Where Jul 2, 2026 sits in Red Oak's hail record.
This was Red Oak's 14th recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the Jun 30, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 17th of the 17 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Red Oak at 0.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 2, 2026 convective day was bigger than Red Oak: the same system put hail over 1,147 other tracked cities, 245 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Malvern (25 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Glenwood (30 miles northwest, up to 0.75"); Guthrie Center (63 miles northeast, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 17 Red Oak 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Red Oak. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Red Oak 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
$192K
Potential roof exposure — 16 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 $3 on top of the $150 plan.
Red Oak hail history
Other storms in Red Oak.
Estimated-size surface Sep 6, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 8, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 4, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 6, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 5, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 31, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 16, 2026
3.75"
Estimated-size surface May 15, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 14, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 6, 2026
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