Hail in Custer · Jun 6, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 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 · Jun 6, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 9th 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
- 38 /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
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Radar signature field NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
The storm in context
Where Jun 6, 2026 sits in Custer's hail record.
This was Custer's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Jun 2, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th 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 Jun 6, 2026 convective day was bigger than Custer: the same system put hail over 447 other tracked cities, 7 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Hill City (18 miles north, up to 1"); Deadwood (26 miles north, up to 1"); Rapid City (28 miles northeast, up to 0.5").
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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Custer 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.
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
$912K
Potential roof exposure — 76 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
June 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around June 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 $16 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 2, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
1.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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