Hail in Mc Laughlin · Sep 27, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Mc Laughlin that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 27, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 9th most severe storm Mc Laughlin 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 32 /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 Mc Laughlin 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.
Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 27, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Mc Laughlin, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 27, 2026 sits in Mc Laughlin's hail record.
This was Mc Laughlin's 14th recorded hail day, arriving 14 days after the Sep 13, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Mc Laughlin at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 27, 2026 convective day was bigger than Mc Laughlin: the same system put hail over 43 other tracked cities, 11 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Timber Lake (34 miles southwest, up to 1.25"); Eagle Butte (56 miles southwest, up to 1.25"); Dupree (60 miles southwest, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Mc Laughlin 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 Mc Laughlin. 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Mc Laughlin roofs.
A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$444K
Potential roof exposure — 37 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
September 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around September 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 $8 on top of the $150 plan.
Mc Laughlin hail history
Other storms in Mc Laughlin.
Estimated-size surface Sep 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 5, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 30, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 29, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 24, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 9, 2026
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