Wind gust 65 mph
Farmington Fulton County
“60 to 65 mph winds with pea to dime size hail covering the ground at Main and Vernon street. (ILX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Fulton
Hail in Farmington · Apr 2, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. 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 13
Ground reports 1 1 wind
Radar surfaces 1 NEXRAD only
Convective day · Apr 2, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 4th most severe storm Farmington has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 1.9 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
1.9 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 23 /100
- Ground truth
- 17 /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 Farmington saw the hail — from two instruments
Apr 2, 2026 · Farmington, IL
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.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
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.
Max size
0.75"
Detections
1
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Apr 2, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 2, 2026 sits in Farmington's hail record.
This was Farmington's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the Mar 31, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Farmington at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 2, 2026 convective day was bigger than Farmington: the same system put hail over 160 other tracked cities, 84 of them in Illinois. Nearest: London Mills (10 miles west, up to 1"); Brimfield (13 miles northeast, up to 1.5"); Canton (14 miles south, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Farmington 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
1 report 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.
Wind reports
1 reportNear the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Farmington 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.
13 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$156K
Potential roof exposure — 13 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
April 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around April 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 on top of the $150 plan.
Farmington hail history
Other storms in Farmington.
6 recorded storm days in Farmington, IL
Estimated-size surface Storm date Farmington / IL
Jul 27, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Farmington / IL
Jun 11, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Farmington / IL
Apr 17, 2026
2.75" Signatures 2.75" Estimated 1.25"
2 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Farmington / IL
Mar 31, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date Farmington / IL
Mar 15, 2026
0.5" Signatures 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
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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 Aug 3, 2026.