Hail in Saint Lawrence · Jul 2, 2026
Convective day · Jul 2, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 8th most severe storm Saint Lawrence 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
- 16 /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 Lawrence 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 2, 2026 sits in Saint Lawrence's hail record.
This was Saint Lawrence's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 3 days after the Jun 29, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Saint Lawrence at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 2, 2026 convective day was bigger than Saint Lawrence: the same system put hail over 1,147 other tracked cities, 153 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Wessington (8 miles southeast, up to 1.75"); Wolsey (19 miles east, up to 2"); Hitchcock (20 miles northeast, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Saint Lawrence 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 Saint Lawrence. 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 Saint Lawrence 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
$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.
Saint Lawrence hail history
Other storms in Saint Lawrence.
Sep 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 29, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 28, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 25, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 29, 2026
2.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 28, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
Estimated-size surface Jun 4, 2026
3.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 3, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 22, 2026
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