Hail in Hamilton · Aug 8, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Hamilton that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 8, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Hamilton 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
- 67 /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 Hamilton 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 Aug 8, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Hamilton, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 8, 2026 sits in Hamilton's hail record.
This was Hamilton's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 59 days after the Jun 10, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 7 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Hamilton at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 8, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hamilton: the same system put hail over 500 other tracked cities, 11 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Kidder (8 miles west, up to 1"); Braymer (13 miles southeast, up to 0.75"); Cameron (14 miles west, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 7 Hamilton 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 Hamilton, 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 Hamilton 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
$28M
Potential roof exposure — 2,340 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 12 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$180K
Close just 0.5% of the 2,340 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
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $491 on top of the $150 plan.
Hamilton hail history
Other storms in Hamilton.
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 31, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
1.75"
NEXRAD surface Apr 23, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
0.5"Take your next area into the field.
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