Hail in Arcadia · Apr 27, 2026
NEXRAD logged 3 hail signatures 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 · Apr 27, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 10th most severe storm Arcadia 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
- 42 /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 Arcadia saw the hail — from two instruments
Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.
Radar signature field The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Apr 27, 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 Apr 27, 2026 sits in Arcadia's hail record.
This was Arcadia's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Apr 23, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 10th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Arcadia at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Apr 27, 2026 convective day was bigger than Arcadia: the same system put hail over 1,188 other tracked cities, 5 of them in Wisconsin. Nearest: Viroqua (59 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Cresco (66 miles southwest, up to 1.75"); Decorah (67 miles south, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Arcadia 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 Arcadia. 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 Arcadia 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
$1.4M
Potential roof exposure — 118 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 118 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
April 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around April 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 $25 on top of the $150 plan.
Arcadia hail history
Other storms in Arcadia.
Estimated-size surface Sep 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 8, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 17, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
2.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 9, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 5, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Apr 23, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 13, 2026
2.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 30, 2026
0.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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