Hail in New Ulm · Jul 19, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over New Ulm that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 19, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 7th most severe storm New Ulm 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
- 58 /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 New Ulm saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Estimated size field The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jul 19, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over New Ulm, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jul 19, 2026 sits in New Ulm's hail record.
This was New Ulm's 8th recorded hail day, arriving 26 days after the Jun 23, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 7th of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over New Ulm at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 19, 2026 convective day was bigger than New Ulm: the same system put hail over 351 other tracked cities, 69 of them in Minnesota. Nearest: Sleepy Eye (10 miles west, up to 0.75"); Madelia (22 miles south, up to 0.5"); Comfrey (26 miles southwest, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 New Ulm 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over New Ulm. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for New Ulm 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
$9M
Potential roof exposure — 749 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 4 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$60K
Close just 0.5% of the 749 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
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 $157 on top of the $150 plan.
New Ulm hail history
Other storms in New Ulm.
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 23, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 24, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Apr 13, 2026
3.25"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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