Hail in Murdo · Apr 22, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Apr 22, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 7th most severe storm Murdo 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
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 47 /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 Murdo 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 Apr 22, 2026 sits in Murdo's hail record.
This was Murdo's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 7th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Murdo at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 22, 2026 convective day was bigger than Murdo: the same system put hail over 152 other tracked cities, 35 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Okaton (11 miles west, up to 2.5"); Fort Pierre (25 miles north, up to 1"); Midland (33 miles northwest, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Murdo 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 Murdo. 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 1.75" hail means for Murdo 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
$2.5M
Potential roof exposure — 211 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 1 job
- Illustrative work
- ~$15K
Close just 0.5% of the 211 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
April 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around April 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 $44 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Aug 24, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 12, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 11, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 25, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 22, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 4, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 3, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
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