Wind gust 66 mph
7 E Sturgis Meade County
“(UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Meade
Hail in Sturgis · Jul 25, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Peak hail signal 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 15
Ground reports 1 1 wind
Radar surfaces 1 NEXRAD only
Convective day · Jul 25, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th most severe storm Sturgis has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 2.0 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
2.0 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 24 /100
- Ground truth
- 17 /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 Sturgis saw the hail — from two instruments
Jul 25, 2026 · Sturgis, SD
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.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
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.
Max size
0.75"
Detections
1
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Jul 25, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jul 25, 2026 sits in Sturgis's hail record.
This was Sturgis's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 23 days after the Jul 2, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Sturgis at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 25, 2026 convective day was bigger than Sturgis: the same system put hail over 303 other tracked cities, 102 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Faith (80 miles northeast, up to 1.25"); Cherry Creek (93 miles east, up to 3"); Kyle (98 miles southeast, up to 1.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Sturgis 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
1 report filed with the NWS
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.
Wind reports
1 reportNear the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Sturgis 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.
15 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$180K
Potential roof exposure — 15 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 $3 on top of the $150 plan.
Sturgis hail history
Other storms in Sturgis.
6 recorded storm days in Sturgis, SD
Estimated-size surface Storm date Sturgis / SD
Jul 2, 2026
4" Signatures 4" Estimated 2.75"
2 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Sturgis / SD
Jun 26, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Sturgis / SD
Jun 4, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Sturgis / SD
May 31, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Sturgis / SD
May 30, 2026
1.25" Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon
UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that
spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground
reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm
Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Aug 3, 2026.