Hail in Rockford · Apr 14, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Rockford that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 14, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 4th most severe storm Rockford 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 Rockford saw the hail — from two instruments
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Apr 14, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Rockford, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 14, 2026 sits in Rockford's hail record.
This was Rockford's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 14 days after the Mar 31, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Rockford at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 14, 2026 convective day was bigger than Rockford: the same system put hail over 476 other tracked cities, 44 of them in Illinois. Nearest: Roscoe (5 miles east, up to 0.75"); Rockton (5 miles west, up to 0.5"); Clinton (12 miles northeast, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 12 Rockford 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 Rockford, 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 Rockford 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
$180M
Potential roof exposure — 15,023 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 75 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$1.1M
Close just 0.5% of the 15,023 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
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 $3,155 on top of the $150 plan.
Rockford hail history
Other storms in Rockford.
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface Jun 5, 2026
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
2.5"
NEXRAD surface Mar 31, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Mar 30, 2026
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