Hail in Canyon · Jul 26, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Canyon that day. At 2" — tennis ball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Canyon 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
- 50 /100
- Homes exposed
- 39 /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 Canyon saw the hail — from two instruments
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jul 26, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Canyon, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jul 26, 2026 sits in Canyon's hail record.
This was Canyon's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 27 days after the Jun 29, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 5 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Canyon at 2" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Canyon: the same system put hail over 351 other tracked cities, 37 of them in Minnesota. Nearest: Cotton (12 miles northeast, up to 1.5"); Forbes (14 miles northwest, up to 1.25"); Duluth (16 miles southeast, up to 2.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 5 Canyon 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 Canyon, 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.
Severe hail signal
What 2" hail means for Canyon roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$1.1M
Potential roof exposure — 89 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
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 $19 on top of the $150 plan.
Canyon hail history
Other storms in Canyon.
Aug 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
1.5"
NEXRAD surface Apr 23, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 12, 2026
1.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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