Hail in Valparaiso · Jul 3, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 1"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 3, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 4th most severe storm Valparaiso 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
- 25 /100
- Homes exposed
- 67 /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 Valparaiso 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.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
The storm in context
Where Jul 3, 2026 sits in Valparaiso's hail record.
This was Valparaiso's 8th recorded hail day, arriving 22 days after the Jun 11, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Valparaiso at 1" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 3, 2026 convective day was bigger than Valparaiso: the same system put hail over 1,885 other tracked cities, 74 of them in Indiana. Nearest: Hobart (5 miles west, up to 1"); Wanatah (12 miles southeast, up to 1"); Hanna (17 miles southeast, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 12 Valparaiso 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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Valparaiso 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.
Damage-capable hail signal
What 1" hail means for Valparaiso roofs.
Quarter-size and larger hail can bruise asphalt mats, remove granules, and dent exposed soft metal. The mapped footprint identifies an inspection priority area — it does not identify which individual roofs, if any, sustained damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$27M
Potential roof exposure — 2,210 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 11 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$165K
Close just 0.5% of the 2,210 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 $464 on top of the $150 plan.
Valparaiso hail history
Other storms in Valparaiso.
Estimated-size surface Sep 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 11, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 9, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface Jul 20, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 5, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Mar 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Mar 6, 2026
0.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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