Hail in West Des Moines · Jul 2, 2026
NEXRAD logged 3 hail signatures up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.25" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 2, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd 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
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 74 /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.
Radar signature field The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
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.
The storm in context
Where Jul 2, 2026 sits in West Des Moines's hail record.
This was West Des Moines's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 21 days after the Jun 11, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over West Des Moines at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 2, 2026 convective day was bigger than West Des Moines: the same system put hail over 1,147 other tracked cities, 245 of them in Iowa. Nearest: Des Moines (5 miles east, up to 1.75"); Cumming (7 miles south, up to 1.75"); Grimes (7 miles north, up to 1.25").
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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over West Des Moines. 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 West Des Moines 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
$62M
Potential roof exposure — 5,155 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 26 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$390K
Close just 0.5% of the 5,155 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 $1,083 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 Jun 11, 2026
0.75"
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
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