Hail in Lead · Jul 3, 2026
NEXRAD logged 19 hail signatures up to 3"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.25" aloft. At 3" — 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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Convective day · Jul 3, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Lead 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
- 75 /100
- Homes exposed
- 21 /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 Lead saw the hail — from two instruments
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.
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.
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.
The storm in context
Where Jul 3, 2026 sits in Lead's hail record.
This was Lead's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 7 days after the Jun 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Lead at 3" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 3, 2026 convective day was bigger than Lead: the same system put hail over 1,885 other tracked cities, 32 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Deadwood (9 miles southeast, up to 1.5"); Silver City (9 miles southeast, up to 1.5"); Rapid City (12 miles southeast, up to 3").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Lead 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 Lead 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 3" hail means for Lead 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
$120K
Potential roof exposure — 10 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
July 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 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.
Estimated-size surface Aug 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 16, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 11, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 18, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 4, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
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