Hail in De Kalb Junction · Jan 4, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over De Kalb Junction that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jan 4, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 14th most severe storm De Kalb Junction 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 36 /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 De Kalb Junction 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 Jan 4, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over De Kalb Junction, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jan 4, 2026 sits in De Kalb Junction's hail record.
This was De Kalb Junction's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 14th of the 19 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over De Kalb Junction at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jan 4, 2026 convective day was bigger than De Kalb Junction: the same system put hail over 2 other tracked cities. Nearest: White Marsh (357 miles south, up to 1.25"); Parkville (358 miles south, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 19 De Kalb Junction 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over De Kalb Junction. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for De Kalb Junction roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$756K
Potential roof exposure — 63 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
January 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around January 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 $13 on top of the $150 plan.
De Kalb Junction hail history
Other storms in De Kalb Junction.
Estimated-size surface Sep 13, 2026
0.75"Aug 27, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 14, 2026
2.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 22, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 17, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 9, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 1, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 3, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Mar 30, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 29, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 25, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
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