Hail in Big Sandy Jun 12, 2026
The radar-estimated size surface caught this storm, reaching 0.75" aloft. NEXRAD logged no point detections over Big Sandy this day.
0.75"
≈ penny to nickel · radar-estimated size aloft26
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none filedThe 5th most severe storm Big Sandy has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 29 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Big Sandy saw the hail — from two instruments
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jun 12, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Big Sandy, so there is one map to show, not two.
Where Jun 12, 2026 sits in Big Sandy's hail record
This was Big Sandy's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 14 days after the May 29, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 5 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Big Sandy at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jun 12, 2026 convective day was bigger than Big Sandy: the same system put hail over 293 other tracked cities, 6 of them in Montana. Nearest: Loma (33 miles west, up to 0.75"); Stanford (75 miles south, up to 0.5"); Fort Shaw (100 miles west, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills from Big Sandy's Jun 12, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
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 Big Sandy, 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.
What 0.75" hail means for Big Sandy roofs
Hail this size sits right at the edge of the National Weather Service severe threshold. Newer roofs usually shrug it off, but aging or already-worn shingles can bruise, and soft metals — vents, flashing, gutters — often show the first dents.
$312K
Potential roof exposure — 26 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Track hail over Big Sandy on the live map
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5 recorded storm days in Big Sandy, MT
Other storms in Big Sandy
Jun 25, 2026
1.5"
May 29, 2026
1"
May 28, 2026
1.25"
May 13, 2026
1.25"