Hail in Saint Paul · Mar 4, 2026
NEXRAD logged 16 hail signatures up to 1.5"; 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 · Mar 4, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 6th most severe storm Saint Paul 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
- 38 /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 Saint Paul 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.
Radar signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
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.
The storm in context
Where Mar 4, 2026 sits in Saint Paul's hail record.
This was Saint Paul's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 6th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Saint Paul at 1.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Mar 4, 2026 convective day was bigger than Saint Paul: the same system put hail over 303 other tracked cities, 4 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Parsons (4 miles southwest, up to 1.5"); Walnut (11 miles north, up to 0"); Thayer (17 miles west, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Saint Paul 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 Saint Paul 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.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Saint Paul 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
$912K
Potential roof exposure — 76 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
March 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around March 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 $16 on top of the $150 plan.
Saint Paul hail history
Other storms in Saint Paul.
Estimated-size surface Sep 12, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 16, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 31, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 28, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
3.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 15, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 3, 2026
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
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