Hail in Custer · May 30, 2026
NEXRAD logged 24 hail signatures up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 30, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 7th most severe storm Custer 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
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 56 /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 Custer 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 30, 2026 sits in Custer's hail record.
This was Custer's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 7th of the 20 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Custer at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 30, 2026 convective day was bigger than Custer: the same system put hail over 541 other tracked cities, 41 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Pringle (14 miles southeast, up to 1"); Hill City (18 miles north, up to 1.75"); Deadwood (26 miles north, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 20 Custer 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 Custer. 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.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Custer roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$7.1M
Potential roof exposure — 595 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 3 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$45K
Close just 0.5% of the 595 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 $125 on top of the $150 plan.
Custer hail history
Other storms in Custer.
Estimated-size surface Sep 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 12, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 11, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Jul 31, 2026
3.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 28, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 17, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 22, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 7, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 6, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
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