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Hail in Miller · Jul 2, 2026

NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 5
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Jul 2, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 10th most severe storm Miller has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 1.5 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

1.5 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
16 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Miller saw the hail — from two instruments

Jul 2, 2026 · Miller, 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
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Miller, SD on Jul 2, 2026 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 0.75" Detections 1
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Miller, SD on Jul 2, 2026 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 0"

The storm in context

Where Jul 2, 2026 sits in Miller's hail record.

This was Miller's 8th recorded hail day, arriving 3 days after the Jun 29, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 10th of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Miller at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Jul 2, 2026 convective day was bigger than Miller: the same system put hail over 1,147 other tracked cities, 153 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Highmore (10 miles west, up to 1.75"); Saint Lawrence (26 miles southeast, up to 0.75"); Ree Heights (28 miles south, up to 2.5").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Miller 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

No 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.

No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Miller. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Miller 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.

5 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$60K

Potential roof exposure — 5 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 $1 on top of the $150 plan.

Miller hail history

13 recorded storm days in Miller, SD
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Miller, SD on Sep 14, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Miller / SD

Sep 14, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Miller, SD on Sep 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Miller / SD

Sep 4, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Miller, SD on Sep 1, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Miller / SD

Sep 1, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Miller, SD on Aug 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Miller / SD

Aug 29, 2026

1.75"
Estimated 1.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Miller, SD on Jul 25, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Miller / SD

Jul 25, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Miller, SD on Jun 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Miller / SD

Jun 29, 2026

3.75"
Signatures 3.75" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Miller, SD on Jun 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Miller / SD

Jun 28, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 2.25"
6 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Miller, SD on Jun 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Miller / SD

Jun 27, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Miller, SD on Jun 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Miller / SD

Jun 4, 2026

3"
Signatures 3" Estimated 1.75"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Miller, SD on Jun 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Miller / SD

Jun 3, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Miller, SD on May 31, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Miller / SD

May 31, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Miller, SD on Apr 22, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Miller / SD

Apr 22, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
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.