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Hail in Flasher · Aug 11, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 3" aloft. At 3" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
Convective day · Aug 11, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Flasher 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
- 75 /100
- Homes exposed
- 56 /100
- Ground truth
- 17 /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 Flasher 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.
Radar signature field NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
The storm in context
Where Aug 11, 2026 sits in Flasher's hail record.
This was Flasher's 8th recorded hail day, arriving 23 days after the Jul 19, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Flasher at 3" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 11, 2026 convective day was bigger than Flasher: the same system put hail over 1,041 other tracked cities, 65 of them in North Dakota. Nearest: Solen (16 miles southeast, up to 3"); Almont (17 miles northwest, up to 1.75"); Mandan (18 miles northeast, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Flasher 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.
Hail reports
1 reportSevere hail signal
What 3" hail means for Flasher 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
$7.6M
Potential roof exposure — 635 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 3 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$45K
Close just 0.5% of the 635 homes in this footprint at the average $15,000 roof job. Illustrative math, not a projection — your results depend on your outreach and how the market responds.
Claim window
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $133 on top of the $150 plan.
Flasher hail history
Other storms in Flasher.
Estimated-size surface Sep 6, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 19, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 9, 2026
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