Hail in Hot Springs · May 30, 2026
NEXRAD logged 38 hail signatures up to 2"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. At 2" — tennis ball — 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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Convective day · May 30, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 7th most severe storm Hot Springs 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
- 50 /100
- Homes exposed
- 50 /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 Hot Springs 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 May 30, 2026 sits in Hot Springs's hail record.
This was Hot Springs's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 7th of the 18 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Hot Springs at 2" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 30, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hot Springs: the same system put hail over 541 other tracked cities, 41 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Buffalo Gap (16 miles northeast, up to 3.25"); Pringle (18 miles north, up to 1"); Oelrichs (18 miles southeast, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 18 Hot Springs 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 Hot Springs 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.
Severe hail signal
What 2" hail means for Hot Springs 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
$3.8M
Potential roof exposure — 316 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 2 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$30K
Close just 0.5% of the 316 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 $66 on top of the $150 plan.
Hot Springs hail history
Other storms in Hot Springs.
Estimated-size surface Sep 6, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 27, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 12, 2026
2.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 31, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Jul 28, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 22, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 21, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 6, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 4, 2026
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
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