Hail in Gatzke Aug 2, 2026
Hit 1 day agoThe radar-estimated size surface caught this storm, reaching 1.5" aloft. NEXRAD logged no point detections over Gatzke this day.
1.5"
≈ ping-pong ball · radar-estimated size aloft534
0
none filedThe most severe storm Gatzke has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 55 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Gatzke 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.
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 Aug 2, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Gatzke, so there is one map to show, not two.
Where Aug 2, 2026 sits in Gatzke's hail record
This was Gatzke's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 3 days after the Jul 30, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 7 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Gatzke at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 2, 2026 convective day was bigger than Gatzke: the same system put hail over 83 other tracked cities, 15 of them in Minnesota. Nearest: Grygla (10 miles east, up to 1.5"); Middle River (12 miles west, up to 1.25"); Wannaska (17 miles north, up to 1").
These maps are stills from Gatzke's Aug 2, 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.
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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Gatzke for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
What 1.5" hail means for Gatzke roofs
At an inch and a half, hail cracks shingles, strips granules down to the mat, and dents gutters, vents, and siding. A footprint like this typically produces a wave of insurance claims — and the contractor who reaches the homeowner first usually gets the inspection.
$6.4M
Potential roof exposure — 534 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Track hail over Gatzke on the live map
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7 recorded storm days in Gatzke, MN
Other storms in Gatzke
Jul 30, 2026
0.5"
Jul 24, 2026
1.75"
Jul 16, 2026
0.5"
Jul 6, 2026
1"
Jun 15, 2026
0.5"
Jun 10, 2026
0.75"