Hail in Pine Ridge · Sep 5, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft. At 2" — tennis ball — 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 · Sep 5, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th most severe storm Pine Ridge 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
- 50 /100
- Homes exposed
- 51 /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 Pine Ridge saw the hail — from two instruments
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Radar signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
The storm in context
Where Sep 5, 2026 sits in Pine Ridge's hail record.
This was Pine Ridge's 12th recorded hail day, arriving 20 days after the Aug 16, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Pine Ridge at 2" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 5, 2026 convective day was bigger than Pine Ridge: the same system put hail over 514 other tracked cities, 8 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Rushville (12 miles southeast, up to 2"); Oglala (14 miles north, up to 0.75"); Hay Springs (18 miles south, up to 2.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Pine Ridge 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Pine Ridge. 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.
Severe hail signal
What 2" hail means for Pine Ridge 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
$4.4M
Potential roof exposure — 366 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 2 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$30K
Close just 0.5% of the 366 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
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 $77 on top of the $150 plan.
Pine Ridge hail history
Other storms in Pine Ridge.
Estimated-size surface Sep 6, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 16, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 11, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jul 29, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 7, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 4, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
3.25"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
3.5"Take your next area into the field.
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