Hail in Springfield · Jul 9, 2026
NEXRAD logged 6 hail signatures up to 1.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 9, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Springfield 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
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 66 /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 Springfield saw the hail — from two instruments
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Radar signature field NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
The storm in context
Where Jul 9, 2026 sits in Springfield's hail record.
This was Springfield's 12th recorded hail day, arriving 6 days after the Jul 3, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Springfield at 1.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 9, 2026 convective day was bigger than Springfield: the same system put hail over 944 other tracked cities, 55 of them in Illinois. Nearest: Palmer (19 miles southeast, up to 1"); Morrisonville (26 miles southeast, up to 1"); Raymond (28 miles south, up to 1.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 Springfield 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Springfield. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Springfield 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
$25M
Potential roof exposure — 2,079 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 10 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$150K
Close just 0.5% of the 2,079 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 $437 on top of the $150 plan.
Springfield hail history
Other storms in Springfield.
Sep 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 17, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
1.75"
NEXRAD surface Apr 13, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
Estimated-size surface Mar 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 3, 2026
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