Hail in Rudd Jul 20, 2026
Hit 14 days agoThe radar-estimated size surface caught this storm, reaching 0.75" aloft. NEXRAD logged no point detections over Rudd this day.
0.75"
≈ penny to nickel · radar-estimated size aloft1,001
0
none filedThe 4th most severe storm Rudd has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 60 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Rudd 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.
Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jul 20, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Rudd, so there is one map to show, not two.
Where Jul 20, 2026 sits in Rudd's hail record
This was Rudd's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 12 days after the Jul 8, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Rudd at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Rudd: the same system put hail over 553 other tracked cities, 178 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Nora Springs (5 miles west, up to 1.25"); Rockford (8 miles southwest, up to 1.25"); Charles City (8 miles southeast, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills from Rudd's Jul 20, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
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 Rudd, 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.
What 0.75" hail means for Rudd roofs
Hail this size sits right at the edge of the National Weather Service severe threshold. Newer roofs usually shrug it off, but aging or already-worn shingles can bruise, and soft metals — vents, flashing, gutters — often show the first dents.
$12M
Potential roof exposure — 1,001 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Track hail over Rudd on the live map
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6 recorded storm days in Rudd, IA
Other storms in Rudd
Jul 8, 2026
1.75"
Jul 2, 2026
1.25"
Jun 28, 2026
0.75"
May 26, 2026
May 15, 2026
1.75"