Hail in Van Meter · Jul 20, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.75" 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 · Jul 20, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 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
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 77 /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
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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jul 20, 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 Jul 20, 2026 sits in Van Meter's hail record.
This was Van Meter's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 17 days after the Jul 3, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Van Meter at 1.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Van Meter: the same system put hail over 553 other tracked cities, 178 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Cumming (5 miles east, up to 1.5"); Waukee (7 miles north, up to 1.75"); West Des Moines (9 miles northeast, up to 1.25").
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.
For this storm over Van Meter, 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.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Van Meter roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$85M
Potential roof exposure — 7,080 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 35 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$525K
Close just 0.5% of the 7,080 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
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 $1,487 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 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
0.5"
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
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