Hail in Tripp · Aug 2, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Tripp that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 2, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 11th most severe storm Tripp 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 10 /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 Tripp 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Aug 2, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Tripp, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 2, 2026 sits in Tripp's hail record.
This was Tripp's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 8 days after the Jul 25, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 11th of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Tripp at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 2, 2026 convective day was bigger than Tripp: the same system put hail over 83 other tracked cities, 4 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Leola (173 miles north, up to 0.75"); Java (180 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Hosmer (183 miles northwest, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Tripp 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 Tripp, 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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Tripp roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$24K
Potential roof exposure — 2 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $0 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Sep 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Sep 1, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 20, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 17, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 25, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 24, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 13, 2026
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