Hail in West Des Moines · Jun 11, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over West Des Moines 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 8th most severe storm West Des Moines 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 84 /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 West Des Moines 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 Jun 11, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over West Des Moines, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jun 11, 2026 sits in West Des Moines's hail record.
This was West Des Moines's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 24 days after the May 18, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over West Des Moines at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jun 11, 2026 convective day was bigger than West Des Moines: the same system put hail over 648 other tracked cities, 147 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Des Moines (5 miles east, up to 0.75"); Grimes (7 miles north, up to 0.75"); Johnston (9 miles northeast, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 West Des Moines 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 West Des Moines, 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 West Des Moines 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.
Potential roof exposure
$187M
Potential roof exposure — 15,603 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 78 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$1.2M
Close just 0.5% of the 15,603 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 $3,277 on top of the $150 plan.
West Des Moines hail history
Other storms in West Des Moines.
Estimated-size surface Sep 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 30, 2026
1.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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