Hail in Saint Francis · Jul 29, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 29, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 12th 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 42 /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
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.
Radar signature field NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
The storm in context
Where Jul 29, 2026 sits in Saint Francis's hail record.
This was Saint Francis's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the Jul 27, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Saint Francis at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jul 29, 2026 convective day was bigger than Saint Francis: the same system put hail over 359 other tracked cities, 30 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Parmelee (14 miles north, up to 0.5"); Rosebud (14 miles northeast, up to 0.5"); Crookston (19 miles southeast, up to 1").
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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Saint Francis for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Saint Francis 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
$1.6M
Potential roof exposure — 130 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 130 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
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 $27 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 27, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
3.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
1.75"
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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