Hail in Sonora · Jun 5, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 1"; 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 · Jun 5, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 14th most severe storm Sonora 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
- 25 /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 Sonora 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.
Radar signature field NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
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.
The storm in context
Where Jun 5, 2026 sits in Sonora's hail record.
This was Sonora's 13th recorded hail day, arriving 10 days after the May 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 14th of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Sonora at 1" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jun 5, 2026 convective day was bigger than Sonora: the same system put hail over 440 other tracked cities, 20 of them in Texas. Nearest: Fort Stockton (143 miles west, up to 0.75"); Coyanosa (166 miles west, up to 1.25"); Pecos (168 miles west, up to 2").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 16 Sonora 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Sonora. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
Damage-capable hail signal
What 1" hail means for Sonora 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
$204K
Potential roof exposure — 17 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
June 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around June 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 $4 on top of the $150 plan.
Sonora hail history
Other storms in Sonora.
Estimated-size surface Sep 4, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 6, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jun 18, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 22, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 21, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 20, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 19, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface May 10, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 6, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface May 5, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Apr 18, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 11, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 1, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
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