Hail in Van Meter · Jun 11, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Van Meter that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jun 11, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 10th most severe storm Van Meter 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
- 57 /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 Van Meter saw the hail — from two instruments
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jun 11, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Van Meter, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jun 11, 2026 sits in Van Meter's hail record.
This was Van Meter's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jun 10, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 10th of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Van Meter at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jun 11, 2026 convective day was bigger than Van Meter: the same system put hail over 648 other tracked cities, 147 of them in Iowa. Nearest: West Des Moines (9 miles northeast, up to 0.75"); Winterset (10 miles southwest, up to 1.5"); Des Moines (12 miles northeast, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Van Meter 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 Van Meter. 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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Van Meter 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
$8.1M
Potential roof exposure — 679 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 3 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$45K
Close just 0.5% of the 679 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
June 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around June 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 $143 on top of the $150 plan.
Van Meter hail history
Other storms in Van Meter.
Estimated-size surface Aug 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 15, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 14, 2026
0.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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