Hail in Salem · Jul 4, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 4, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 11th most severe storm Salem 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 23 /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 Salem saw the hail — from two instruments
Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.
Radar signature field The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
The storm in context
Where Jul 4, 2026 sits in Salem's hail record.
This was Salem's 8th recorded hail day, arriving 9 days after the Jun 25, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 11th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Salem at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 4, 2026 convective day was bigger than Salem: the same system put hail over 2,035 other tracked cities, 137 of them in Missouri. Nearest: Licking (26 miles west, up to 1.25"); Cook Sta (31 miles north, up to 0.5"); Lesterville (32 miles east, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Salem 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 Salem. 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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Salem roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$156K
Potential roof exposure — 13 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 $3 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 12, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 31, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 7, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 16, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Mar 4, 2026
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