“Tornado on the ground from at least 720 PM to 725 PM CDT per multiple reports and videos from storm chasers. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Hamill · Jun 3, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 2.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft. At 2.5" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
A tornado was also reported to the National Weather Service during this storm. The ground reports below show where it was filed.
Convective day · Jun 3, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Hamill 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
- 63 /100
- Homes exposed
- 56 /100
- Ground truth
- 83 /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 Hamill saw the hail — from two instruments
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 signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
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.
The storm in context
Where Jun 3, 2026 sits in Hamill's hail record.
This was Hamill's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 1st of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Hamill at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jun 3, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hamill: the same system put hail over 274 other tracked cities, 69 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Ideal (8 miles southwest, up to 3.75"); Reliance (18 miles north, up to 1.75"); Winner (19 miles southeast, up to 3.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Hamill 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.
Tornado reports
1 reportHail reports
1 report“Time estimated based on radar. Photo submitted via social media. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind reports
2 reports“winds rocking a pickup filled with equipment... very heavy downpours also reported. (ABR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“(UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
How the storm moved
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
The storm tracked east at roughly 20 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 32 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Iona — beyond Hamill itself.
Severe hail signal
What 2.5" hail means for Hamill roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$7.5M
Potential roof exposure — 624 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 624 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
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 $131 on top of the $150 plan.
Hamill hail history
Other storms in Hamill.
Estimated-size surface Sep 6, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 19, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
2.25"
NEXRAD surface Jun 30, 2026
Estimated-size surface Jun 4, 2026
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