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Hail in Webster City · Jun 28, 2026

NEXRAD logged 3 hail signatures up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 68
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Jun 28, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 7th most severe storm Webster City has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 2.0 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

2.0 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
37 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Webster City saw the hail — from two instruments

Jun 28, 2026 · Webster City, IA

The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Webster City, IA on Jun 28, 2026 Radar signature field

Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.

Max size 0.75" Detections 3
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Webster City, IA on Jun 28, 2026 Estimated size field

The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.

Max size 0.5"

The storm in context

Where Jun 28, 2026 sits in Webster City's hail record.

This was Webster City's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 18 days after the Jun 10, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 7th of the 8 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Webster City at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Jun 28, 2026 convective day was bigger than Webster City: the same system put hail over 348 other tracked cities, 111 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Duncombe (10 miles northwest, up to 0.75"); Otho (13 miles west, up to 1.75"); Eagle Grove (14 miles north, up to 0.75").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 8 Webster City 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

No reports filed with the NWS

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 Webster City, 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.

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Webster City roofs.

A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.

Radar reading · not confirmed damage

Roofing exposure

What this storm is worth to a roofer.

68 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$816K

Potential roof exposure — 68 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

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 $14 on top of the $150 plan.

Webster City hail history

8 recorded storm days in Webster City, IA

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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Sep 15, 2026.