Hail in Bridgewater · May 14, 2026
NEXRAD logged 2 hail signatures up to 0.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 0" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 14, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 8th most severe storm Bridgewater 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 36 /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 Bridgewater 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.
Radar signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
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.
The storm in context
Where May 14, 2026 sits in Bridgewater's hail record.
This was Bridgewater's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 8th of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Bridgewater at 0.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 14, 2026 convective day was bigger than Bridgewater: the same system put hail over 61 other tracked cities, 2 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Olivet (17 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Hawarden (57 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Astoria (88 miles northeast, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Bridgewater 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 Bridgewater. 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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Bridgewater roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$720K
Potential roof exposure — 60 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 $13 on top of the $150 plan.
Bridgewater hail history
Other storms in Bridgewater.
Estimated-size surface Sep 11, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 4, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 31, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface May 24, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
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