Hail in Thomson Apr 13, 2026
Both radar surfaces caught this storm: NEXRAD logged 10 hail signatures up to 1", and the radar-estimated size reached 0.5" aloft.
1"
≈ quarter · the largest NEXRAD radar signature537
0
none filedThe 3rd most severe storm Thomson has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 25 /100
- Homes exposed
- 55 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Thomson saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
Where Apr 13, 2026 sits in Thomson's hail record
This was Thomson's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 11 days after the Apr 2, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Thomson at 1" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 13, 2026 convective day was bigger than Thomson: the same system put hail over 467 other tracked cities, 49 of them in Illinois. Nearest: Morrison (11 miles south, up to 1"); Clinton (13 miles west, up to 1.5"); Sterling (17 miles southeast, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills from Thomson's Apr 13, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Thomson for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
What 1" hail means for Thomson roofs
Quarter-size and larger hail is where asphalt shingle damage starts in earnest: bruised mats and granule loss that homeowners can't see from the ground. Most people inside the footprint won't know their roof was hit until someone inspects it.
$6.4M
Potential roof exposure — 537 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Track hail over Thomson on the live map
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6 recorded storm days in Thomson, IL
Other storms in Thomson
Jul 3, 2026
1.75"
Jun 10, 2026
0.75"
May 17, 2026
1"
Apr 15, 2026
0.5"
Apr 2, 2026
1.75"