Hail in Wolf Creek · Jul 16, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 2.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Wolf Creek that day. At 2.75" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Wolf Creek 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
- 69 /100
- Homes exposed
- 35 /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 Wolf Creek 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 16, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Wolf Creek, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jul 16, 2026 sits in Wolf Creek's hail record.
This was Wolf Creek's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 8 days after the Jul 8, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Wolf Creek at 2.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Wolf Creek: the same system put hail over 206 other tracked cities, 40 of them in Montana. Nearest: Augusta (28 miles northwest, up to 1.5"); Cascade (31 miles northeast, up to 2"); Clancy (48 miles south, up to 1.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Wolf Creek 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 Wolf Creek. 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.
Severe hail signal
What 2.75" hail means for Wolf Creek roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$696K
Potential roof exposure — 58 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 $12 on top of the $150 plan.
Wolf Creek hail history
Other storms in Wolf Creek.
Estimated-size surface Jul 18, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Jul 8, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
1.25"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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