Hail in Cleveland · Jul 7, 2026
NEXRAD logged 63 hail signatures up to 1.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 7, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Cleveland 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
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 67 /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 Cleveland saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Radar signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
Estimated size field The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
The storm in context
Where Jul 7, 2026 sits in Cleveland's hail record.
This was Cleveland's 10th recorded hail day, arriving 18 days after the Jun 19, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Cleveland at 1.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 7, 2026 convective day was bigger than Cleveland: the same system put hail over 568 other tracked cities, 105 of them in Texas. Nearest: Shepherd (14 miles northeast, up to 1.25"); Coldspring (18 miles north, up to 2"); Huffman (18 miles south, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Cleveland 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 Cleveland, 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.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Cleveland roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$26M
Potential roof exposure — 2,167 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 11 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$165K
Close just 0.5% of the 2,167 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
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 $455 on top of the $150 plan.
Cleveland hail history
Other storms in Cleveland.
Estimated-size surface Sep 2, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 28, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 22, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 19, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface May 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 10, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 9, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 15, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 8, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 7, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Mar 6, 2026
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