Hail in South Branch · Jul 1, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over South Branch that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 1, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
South Branch's only recorded storm in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Peak hail signal
- 0 /100
- Homes exposed
- 0 /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 South Branch saw the hail — from two instruments
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.
The storm in context
Where Jul 1, 2026 sits in South Branch's hail record.
This was South Branch's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 1st of the 1 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over South Branch at 0" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 1, 2026 convective day was bigger than South Branch: the same system put hail over 1,147 other tracked cities, 61 of them in Michigan. Nearest: Curran (14 miles north, up to 1.5"); Comins (15 miles north, up to 1"); Glennie (15 miles east, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 1 South Branch storm date 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over South Branch. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
Below the severe threshold
What 0" hail means for South Branch roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
South Branch hail history
South Branch's hail record.
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