Hail in Junction City · Jul 4, 2026
NEXRAD logged 57 hail signatures up to 1.75"; 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 4, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 9th most severe storm Junction City 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
- 62 /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 Junction City 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 4, 2026 sits in Junction City's hail record.
This was Junction City's 15th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jul 3, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th of the 22 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Junction City at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 4, 2026 convective day was bigger than Junction City: the same system put hail over 2,035 other tracked cities, 132 of them in Kansas. Nearest: White City (12 miles southeast, up to 2"); Dwight (15 miles southeast, up to 1.75"); Woodbine (15 miles southwest, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 22 Junction City 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 Junction City. 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 Junction City 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
$14M
Potential roof exposure — 1,207 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 6 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$90K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,207 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 $253 on top of the $150 plan.
Junction City hail history
Other storms in Junction City.
Estimated-size surface Sep 19, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 12, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 18, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 13, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 6, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 23, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
3.5"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 9, 2026
Estimated-size surface Mar 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
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