Hail in Manistee · Apr 13, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Manistee that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 13, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 4th most severe storm Manistee 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
- 53 /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 Manistee 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Apr 13, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Manistee, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Apr 13, 2026 sits in Manistee's hail record.
This was Manistee's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 14 days after the Mar 30, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 5 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Manistee at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Apr 13, 2026 convective day was bigger than Manistee: the same system put hail over 467 other tracked cities, 41 of them in Michigan. Nearest: Free Soil (7 miles south, up to 1.25"); Wellston (17 miles east, up to 0.5"); Ludington (22 miles south, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 5 Manistee 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.
For this storm over Manistee, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Manistee 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
$5.1M
Potential roof exposure — 422 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 2 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$30K
Close just 0.5% of the 422 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
April 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around April 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 $89 on top of the $150 plan.
Manistee hail history
Other storms in Manistee.
Estimated-size surface Sep 3, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 30, 2026
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