Hail in White Lake · Aug 17, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over White Lake that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 17, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th most severe storm White Lake 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
- 48 /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 White Lake 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Aug 17, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over White Lake, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 17, 2026 sits in White Lake's hail record.
This was White Lake's 8th recorded hail day, arriving 23 days after the Jul 25, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over White Lake at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 17, 2026 convective day was bigger than White Lake: the same system put hail over 428 other tracked cities, 29 of them in South Dakota. Nearest: Platte (17 miles southwest, up to 1"); Armour (23 miles southeast, up to 0.75"); Lake Andes (28 miles south, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 White Lake 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over White Lake. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for White Lake 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
$3.1M
Potential roof exposure — 261 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 261 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
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 $55 on top of the $150 plan.
White Lake hail history
Other storms in White Lake.
Estimated-size surface Sep 6, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 4, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 1, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 25, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
3"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 9, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 3, 2026
1.75"
NEXRAD surface Apr 13, 2026
0.5"Take your next area into the field.
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