“Spotter estimates hail could of been larger... though primarily just larger than golf balls. (GID)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Fullerton · Jul 8, 2026
NEXRAD logged 50 hail signatures up to 2.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.75" aloft. 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.
Convective day · Jul 8, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Fullerton 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
- 63 /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 Fullerton 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.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
The storm in context
Where Jul 8, 2026 sits in Fullerton's hail record.
This was Fullerton's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 25 days after the Jun 13, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Fullerton at 2.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 8, 2026 convective day was bigger than Fullerton: the same system put hail over 908 other tracked cities, 155 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Genoa (8 miles east, up to 1"); Belgrade (10 miles west, up to 2.5"); Saint Edward (12 miles northeast, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 12 Fullerton 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 2.75" hail means for Fullerton 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
$16M
Potential roof exposure — 1,354 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 7 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$105K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,354 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
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 $284 on top of the $150 plan.
Fullerton hail history
Other storms in Fullerton.
Estimated-size surface Sep 11, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 17, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 5, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface May 16, 2026
2.5"
NEXRAD surface Mar 5, 2026
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