Wind gust 131 mph
4 ESE Holabird Hyde County
“131 mph peak wind on an Ambient Weather station. (ABR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Hyde
Hail in Highmore · Jun 28, 2026
NEXRAD logged 2 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.
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Peak hail signal 2.5" ≈ baseball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 8
Ground reports 6 6 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Jun 28, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Highmore has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 5.7 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
5.7 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 63 /100
- Homes exposed
- 19 /100
- Ground truth
- 100 /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 Highmore saw the hail — from two instruments
Jun 28, 2026 · Highmore, SD
Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
Radar signature field The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
Max size
2.5"
Detections
2
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Estimated size field Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
Max size
2"
The storm in context
Where Jun 28, 2026 sits in Highmore's hail record.
This was Highmore's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 19 days after the Jun 9, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Highmore at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jun 28, 2026 convective day was bigger than Highmore: the same system put hail over 348 other tracked cities, 42 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Miller (10 miles east, up to 2.5"); Holabird (13 miles southwest, up to 2.5"); Orient (22 miles northeast, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Highmore 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
6 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.
Wind reports
6 reports Wind gust 80 mph
6 S Highmore Hyde County
“Emergency manager reports winds of 70 to 80 mph with small hail. (ABR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 131 mph
1 WNW Highmore Hyde County
“Mesonet station HIHS2 Highmore (SD Mesonet). (ABR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 114 mph
1 WNW Highmore Hyde County
“Mesonet station HIHS2 Highmore (SD Mesonet). (ABR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 71 mph
Highmore Hyde County
“Peak wind gust on Ambient Weather station. (ABR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 88 mph
Holabird Hyde County
“Peak wind gust at a Weather Underground station. (ABR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
How the storm moved
Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
Hail was reported over 10 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Holabird — beyond Highmore itself.
Severe hail signal
What 2.5" hail means for Highmore 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.
8 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$96K
Potential roof exposure — 8 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 $2 on top of the $150 plan.
Highmore hail history
Other storms in Highmore.
10 recorded storm days in Highmore, SD
Estimated-size surface Storm date Highmore / SD
Sep 14, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Highmore / SD
Jul 25, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Highmore / SD
Jul 7, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date Highmore / SD
Jul 4, 2026
2.5" Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Highmore / SD
Jul 2, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Highmore / SD
Jun 9, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Highmore / SD
Jun 4, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Highmore / SD
Jun 3, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Highmore / SD
Jun 2, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
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 15, 2026.