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Hail in Beresford · May 24, 2026

The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Beresford that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 729
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · May 24, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 11th most severe storm Beresford has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 2.6 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

2.6 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
57 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Beresford saw the hail — from two instruments

May 24, 2026 · Beresford, SD

The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.

Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Beresford, SD on May 24, 2026 Estimated size field

The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.

Max size 0.75"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for May 24, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Beresford, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where May 24, 2026 sits in Beresford's hail record.

This was Beresford's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 7 days after the May 17, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 11th of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Beresford at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The May 24, 2026 convective day was bigger than Beresford: the same system put hail over 200 other tracked cities, 25 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Centerville (6 miles northwest, up to 0.75"); Lennox (17 miles north, up to 1.5"); Volin (23 miles west, up to 1").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Beresford 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

No reports filed with the NWS

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.

The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Beresford. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Beresford 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.

729 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$8.7M

Potential roof exposure — 729 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
4 jobs
Illustrative work
~$60K

Close just 0.5% of the 729 homes in this footprint at the average $15,000 roof job. Illustrative math, not a projection — your results depend on your outreach and how the market responds.

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 $153 on top of the $150 plan.

Beresford hail history

13 recorded storm days in Beresford, SD
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Beresford, SD on Sep 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Beresford / SD

Sep 11, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Beresford, SD on Sep 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Beresford / SD

Sep 4, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Beresford, SD on Sep 1, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Beresford / SD

Sep 1, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Beresford, SD on Aug 20, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Beresford / SD

Aug 20, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Beresford, SD on Aug 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Beresford / SD

Aug 10, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Beresford, SD on Aug 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Beresford / SD

Aug 3, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Beresford, SD on Jul 25, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Beresford / SD

Jul 25, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Beresford, SD on Jul 2, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Beresford / SD

Jul 2, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Beresford, SD on Jun 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Beresford / SD

Jun 29, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Beresford, SD on Jun 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Beresford / SD

Jun 27, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Beresford, SD on May 31, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Beresford / SD

May 31, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 2"
4 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Beresford, SD on May 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Beresford / SD

May 17, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →

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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Sep 12, 2026.