Hail in Rio Hondo · Jul 6, 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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Convective day · Jul 6, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 11th most severe storm Rio Hondo 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
- 0 /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 Rio Hondo 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.
Radar signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Jul 6, 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 6, 2026 sits in Rio Hondo's hail record.
This was Rio Hondo's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 37 days after the May 30, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 11th of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Rio Hondo at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 6, 2026 convective day was bigger than Rio Hondo: the same system put hail over 832 other tracked cities, 125 of them in Texas. Nearest: San Perlita (15 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Raymondville (17 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Falfurrias (74 miles northwest, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Rio Hondo 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 Rio Hondo, 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Rio Hondo 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
Rio Hondo hail history
Other storms in Rio Hondo.
Estimated-size surface Sep 2, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 22, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 22, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 21, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 20, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jan 3, 2026
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