Hail in Madrid · Jan 6, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Madrid that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jan 6, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 20th most severe storm Madrid 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
- 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 Madrid 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 6, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Madrid, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jan 6, 2026 sits in Madrid's hail record.
This was Madrid's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 5 days after the Jan 1, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 20th of the 29 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Madrid at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
Madrid was the only tracked city this system reached on Jan 6, 2026 — a locally confined cell rather than a regional outbreak.
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 29 Madrid 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 Madrid. 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Madrid 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
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$456K
Potential roof exposure — 38 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 $8 on top of the $150 plan.
Madrid hail history
Other storms in Madrid.
Estimated-size surface Aug 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 2, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 28, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 25, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 16, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 13, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 8, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 6, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface May 1, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 29, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 1, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Mar 30, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 26, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 16, 2026
3"
Estimated-size surface Mar 3, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Feb 22, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jan 28, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jan 21, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jan 9, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jan 1, 2026
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