Hail in Raleigh · Jun 2, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 1"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jun 2, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 7th most severe storm Raleigh 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
- 25 /100
- Homes exposed
- 36 /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 Raleigh 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.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Jun 2, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jun 2, 2026 sits in Raleigh's hail record.
This was Raleigh's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jun 1, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 7th of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Raleigh at 1" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jun 2, 2026 convective day was bigger than Raleigh: the same system put hail over 635 other tracked cities, 27 of them in Mississippi. Nearest: Bay Springs (14 miles southeast, up to 1.25"); Collins (22 miles south, up to 0.75"); Lake (22 miles north, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Raleigh 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Raleigh. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
Damage-capable hail signal
What 1" hail means for Raleigh roofs.
Quarter-size and larger hail can bruise asphalt mats, remove granules, and dent exposed soft metal. The mapped footprint identifies an inspection priority area — it does not identify which individual roofs, if any, sustained damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$708K
Potential roof exposure — 59 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
June 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around June 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 $12 on top of the $150 plan.
Raleigh hail history
Other storms in Raleigh.
Estimated-size surface Sep 3, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 6, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Jul 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 29, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 24, 2026
1.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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