Hail in Bells · Jan 2, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Bells that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jan 2, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Bells 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
- 25 /100
- Homes exposed
- 39 /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 Bells 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 Jan 2, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Bells, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jan 2, 2026 sits in Bells's hail record.
This was Bells's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Bells at 1" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jan 2, 2026 convective day was bigger than Bells: the same system put hail over 21 other tracked cities. Nearest: Raymondville (811 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Langdon (1020 miles northwest, up to 2.75"); Cando (1024 miles northwest, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Bells 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 Bells 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.
Damage-capable hail signal
What 1" hail means for Bells roofs.
Quarter-size and larger hail can bruise asphalt mats, remove granules, and dent exposed soft metal. The mapped footprint identifies an inspection priority area — it does not identify which individual roofs, if any, sustained damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$1M
Potential roof exposure — 84 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
January 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around January 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 $18 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Aug 26, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
0.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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