Hail in Beulah · Sep 4, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Beulah that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 4, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 4th most severe storm Beulah 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
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 32 /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 Beulah 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.
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 Sep 4, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Beulah, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 4, 2026 sits in Beulah's hail record.
This was Beulah's 11th recorded hail day, arriving 5 days after the Aug 30, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Beulah at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 4, 2026 convective day was bigger than Beulah: the same system put hail over 482 other tracked cities, 29 of them in North Dakota. Nearest: New Salem (6 miles southeast, up to 1"); Lefor (47 miles southwest, up to 1.5"); Wilton (48 miles east, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Beulah 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 Beulah, 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.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Beulah roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$492K
Potential roof exposure — 41 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
September 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around September 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 $9 on top of the $150 plan.
Beulah hail history
Other storms in Beulah.
Estimated-size surface Aug 30, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 29, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 24, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
3"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 9, 2026
2.75"
Estimated-size surface May 21, 2026
1"Take your next area into the field.
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