Hail in Wayland · Aug 7, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Wayland that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 7, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Wayland 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
- 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 Wayland 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Aug 7, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Wayland, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 7, 2026 sits in Wayland's hail record.
This was Wayland's 10th recorded hail day, arriving 20 days after the Jul 18, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Wayland at 1.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 7, 2026 convective day was bigger than Wayland: the same system put hail over 709 other tracked cities, 114 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Brighton (9 miles northwest, up to 2.5"); Mount Pleasant (9 miles southeast, up to 2.75"); Lockridge (9 miles southwest, up to 2.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Wayland 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 Wayland. 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.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Wayland 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
$8.3M
Potential roof exposure — 694 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 694 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
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $146 on top of the $150 plan.
Wayland hail history
Other storms in Wayland.
Estimated-size surface Jul 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface May 15, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface May 4, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 2, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
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