Hail in Merrill · Jun 5, 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 · Jun 5, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 6th most severe storm Merrill 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
- 28 /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 Merrill 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 Jun 5, 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 Jun 5, 2026 sits in Merrill's hail record.
This was Merrill's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 9 days after the May 27, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 6th of the 8 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Merrill at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jun 5, 2026 convective day was bigger than Merrill: the same system put hail over 440 other tracked cities, 44 of them in Wisconsin. Nearest: Junction City (35 miles south, up to 1"); Conrath (68 miles west, up to 1.5"); Ladysmith (75 miles west, up to 1.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 8 Merrill 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 Merrill. 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 Merrill 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
$276K
Potential roof exposure — 23 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 $5 on top of the $150 plan.
Merrill hail history
Other storms in Merrill.
Estimated-size surface Aug 11, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 26, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 27, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 26, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
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