Hail in Hancock · May 27, 2026
NEXRAD logged 7 hail signatures up to 2"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. At 2" — tennis ball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 27, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Hancock 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
- 50 /100
- Homes exposed
- 48 /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 Hancock 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.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
The storm in context
Where May 27, 2026 sits in Hancock's hail record.
This was Hancock's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 44 days after the Apr 13, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 8 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Hancock at 2" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 27, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hancock: the same system put hail over 172 other tracked cities, 38 of them in Wisconsin. Nearest: Coloma (7 miles south, up to 2"); Grand Marsh (14 miles south, up to 1.75"); Bancroft (15 miles north, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 8 Hancock 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 Hancock 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.
Severe hail signal
What 2" hail means for Hancock roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$3M
Potential roof exposure — 249 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 249 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
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $52 on top of the $150 plan.
Hancock hail history
Other storms in Hancock.
Estimated-size surface Sep 3, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 1, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 18, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
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