The radar-estimated size surface caught this storm, reaching 2.25" aloft. NEXRAD logged no point detections over Oscoda this day. At 2.25" — tennis ball — this is severe, roof-replacing hail: close to every roof inside the footprint becomes a claim candidate.
2.25"
≈ tennis ball · radar-estimated size aloft2,316
1
1 hailOverview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
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-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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jul 27, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Oscoda, so there is one map to show, not two.
This was Oscoda's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 26 days after the Jul 1, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 2 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Oscoda at 2.25" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 27, 2026 convective day was bigger than Oscoda: the same system put hail over 803 other tracked cities, 47 of them in Michigan. Nearest: East Tawas (8 miles southwest, up to 1.5"); Mikado (11 miles north, up to 1.75"); Greenbush (11 miles northeast, up to 1").
These maps are stills from Oscoda's Jul 27, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
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.
“Report with photo of hail larger than one inch in diameter. Report adds that there are trees down off Bissonette Rd near Oscoda... MI. Time estimated from radar. (APX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Reports came from Wurtsmith Airfield — beyond Oscoda itself.
Two-inch-plus hail punctures shingles, breaks skylights and windows, and dents anything soft. In the core of a footprint like this, close to every roof is a candidate for an insurance claim. Speed decides who writes those jobs.
$28M
Potential roof exposure — 2,316 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Radar updates in real time, spotter reports appear on the map as they're filed, and the full Oscoda storm history — this Jul 27, 2026 storm included — sits underneath. When you're ready, draw this storm's footprint and pull highly accurate homeowner contact information for every address inside it.
Highly accurate contact information starting at $0.23 per address — every contact included. Digital leads cost $15–$40. Start with a 7-day free trial — no credit card required. See pricing
2 recorded storm days in Oscoda, MI
