Hail in Sauk Rapids · Jul 19, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Sauk Rapids 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 2nd most severe storm Sauk Rapids 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
- 64 /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 Sauk Rapids saw the hail — from two instruments
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jul 19, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Sauk Rapids, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jul 19, 2026 sits in Sauk Rapids's hail record.
This was Sauk Rapids's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 21 days after the Jun 28, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Sauk Rapids at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 19, 2026 convective day was bigger than Sauk Rapids: the same system put hail over 351 other tracked cities, 69 of them in Minnesota. Nearest: Saint Cloud (7 miles south, up to 0.5"); Clear Lake (10 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Foley (14 miles north, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Sauk Rapids 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 Sauk Rapids, 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Sauk Rapids 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
$19M
Potential roof exposure — 1,606 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 8 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$120K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,606 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 $337 on top of the $150 plan.
Sauk Rapids hail history
Other storms in Sauk Rapids.
Estimated-size surface Aug 8, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 3, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
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