“Measured one inch hail in Ewen. Report via social media. (MQT)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Ewen · Jul 20, 2026
Convective day · Jul 20, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Ewen 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 44 /100
- Ground truth
- 17 /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 Ewen 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.
Estimated size field 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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jul 20, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Ewen, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jul 20, 2026 sits in Ewen's hail record.
This was Ewen's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 21 days after the Jun 29, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 3 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Ewen at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Ewen: the same system put hail over 553 other tracked cities, 65 of them in Michigan. Nearest: Bruce Crossing (8 miles northeast, up to 1"); Rockland (13 miles northeast, up to 0.75"); Ontonagon (16 miles northwest, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 3 Ewen 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.
Hail reports
1 reportNear the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Ewen roofs.
A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$1.8M
Potential roof exposure — 149 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 1 job
- Illustrative work
- ~$15K
Close just 0.5% of the 149 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 $31 on top of the $150 plan.
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