Hail in Newton · Jan 8, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 1.75"; 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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Convective day · Jan 8, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 6th most severe storm Newton 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
- 0 /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 Newton 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.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Jan 8, 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 Jan 8, 2026 sits in Newton's hail record.
This was Newton's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 6th of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Newton at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jan 8, 2026 convective day was bigger than Newton: the same system put hail over 35 other tracked cities, 10 of them in Illinois. Nearest: Ingraham (9 miles southwest, up to 1"); Oblong (16 miles east, up to 1"); Olney (21 miles south, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Newton 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 Newton. 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 Newton 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
Newton hail history
Other storms in Newton.
Estimated-size surface Jul 26, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 17, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface May 3, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 22, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Feb 19, 2026
1.25"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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