Hail in Marion · May 24, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Marion that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 24, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Marion 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
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 64 /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 Marion 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for May 24, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Marion, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 24, 2026 sits in Marion's hail record.
This was Marion's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 7 days after the May 17, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Marion at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 24, 2026 convective day was bigger than Marion: the same system put hail over 200 other tracked cities, 25 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Bridgewater (9 miles northwest, up to 1.25"); Parker (12 miles northeast, up to 1.25"); Canistota (14 miles north, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Marion 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Marion. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Marion 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
$18M
Potential roof exposure — 1,535 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 8 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$120K
Close just 0.5% of the 1,535 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 $322 on top of the $150 plan.
Marion hail history
Other storms in Marion.
Estimated-size surface Sep 11, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Sep 4, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 25, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 31, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 13, 2026
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