Hail in Madrid · May 8, 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 · May 8, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 15th 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
- 37 /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
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 May 8, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Madrid, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 8, 2026 sits in Madrid's hail record.
This was Madrid's 16th recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the May 6, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 15th of the 29 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Madrid at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 8, 2026 convective day was bigger than Madrid: the same system put hail over 378 other tracked cities, 4 of them in New York. Nearest: Rensselaer Falls (15 miles south, up to 1.75"); Carthage (61 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Castorland (64 miles south, up to 0.75").
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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Madrid 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 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
$864K
Potential roof exposure — 72 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $15 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 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 6, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jan 1, 2026
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