Hail in Belle Fourche · Jul 16, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Belle Fourche that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 8th most severe storm Belle Fourche 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
- 25 /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 Belle Fourche 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 Jul 16, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Belle Fourche, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jul 16, 2026 sits in Belle Fourche's hail record.
This was Belle Fourche's 8th recorded hail day, arriving 8 days after the Jul 8, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Belle Fourche at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Belle Fourche: the same system put hail over 206 other tracked cities, 1 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Alva (30 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Hulett (34 miles southwest, up to 0.75"); Capitol (35 miles north, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Belle Fourche 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.
For this storm over Belle Fourche, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Belle Fourche 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
$204K
Potential roof exposure — 17 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
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 $4 on top of the $150 plan.
Belle Fourche hail history
Other storms in Belle Fourche.
Estimated-size surface Sep 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
3.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 7, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
1.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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