Hail in Edwards · Jan 3, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Edwards that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jan 3, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th most severe storm Edwards 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 0 /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 Edwards 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jan 3, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Edwards, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jan 3, 2026 sits in Edwards's hail record.
This was Edwards's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 5th of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Edwards at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jan 3, 2026 convective day was bigger than Edwards: the same system put hail over 18 other tracked cities, 1 of them in New York. Nearest: Altamont (126 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Leesburg (995 miles southwest, up to 1.25"); Albany (1009 miles southwest, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Edwards 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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Edwards for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Edwards roofs.
A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Edwards hail history
Other storms in Edwards.
Estimated-size surface Aug 31, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 20, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Feb 28, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jan 31, 2026
0.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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