Hail in Saint Francis · Jul 6, 2026
NEXRAD logged 17 hail signatures up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.25" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 6, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 8th most severe storm Saint Francis 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
- 35 /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 Saint Francis 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 Jul 6, 2026 sits in Saint Francis's hail record.
This was Saint Francis's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 9 days after the Jun 27, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Saint Francis at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 6, 2026 convective day was bigger than Saint Francis: the same system put hail over 832 other tracked cities, 39 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Kilgore (13 miles southeast, up to 1.75"); Rosebud (14 miles northeast, up to 1.75"); Crookston (19 miles southeast, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Saint Francis 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.
For this storm over Saint Francis, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Saint Francis 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
$636K
Potential roof exposure — 53 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 $11 on top of the $150 plan.
Saint Francis hail history
Other storms in Saint Francis.
Estimated-size surface Aug 27, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 17, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Aug 16, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 11, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 8, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 29, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
3.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 4, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 22, 2026
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