The radar-estimated size surface caught this storm, reaching 1.5" aloft. NEXRAD logged no point detections over Gillette this day.
A tornado was also reported to the National Weather Service during this storm — see the ground reports below.
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≈ ping-pong ball · radar-estimated size aloft9,051
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10 hail · 5 wind · 4 tornadoOverview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
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Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
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-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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jun 22, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Gillette, so there is one map to show, not two.
This was Gillette's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 15 days after the Jun 7, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Gillette at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jun 22, 2026 convective day was bigger than Gillette: the same system put hail over 258 other tracked cities, 17 of them in Wyoming. Nearest: Rozet (25 miles east, up to 1.75"); Arvada (38 miles northwest, up to 1.75"); Recluse (38 miles north, up to 1").
These maps are stills from Gillette's Jun 22, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
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.
“Photos taken along Highway 50 relayed from the public by emergency management. Intermittant tornado touchdowns now span 235 PM to 303 PM on this storm. Most photos show (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Powder River Energy Corporation reports structural damage and 13 power poles snapped off due to confirmed tornado. Time estimated. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Photo and video received. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Reports of several intermittant touchdowns from local emergency management and fire service officials with visual rotation continuing in between. Additional photo recie (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Video via social media. Time estimated. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Arrived at location around 735 PM MDT to find golf ball sized hail up to two inch hail still laying on the ground. Time of hail estimated by radar. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Photo of hail of at least quarter size received via social media. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“No damage or significant wind reported with the hail. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
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— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Reported along Highway 387. Emergency manager reports no damage in Wright. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Delayed report. Reported near the intersection of Highway 59 and Highway 450. Vehicles dented. Photo and report via social media. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Delayed report. Fell along Black and Yellow Rd. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“At Rawhide Mine. Hail briefly covered the ground. Time estimated based on radar. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
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— NOAA / SPC storm report
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— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Measured on a personal weather station. (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
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— NOAA / SPC storm report
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— NOAA / SPC storm report
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— NOAA / SPC storm report
The storm tracked northeast at roughly 10 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 278 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Rozet, Dwtn Gillette, Wright, and Savageton — beyond Gillette itself.
At an inch and a half, hail cracks shingles, strips granules down to the mat, and dents gutters, vents, and siding. A footprint like this typically produces a wave of insurance claims — and the contractor who reaches the homeowner first usually gets the inspection.
$109M
Potential roof exposure — 9,051 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Radar updates in real time, spotter reports appear on the map as they're filed, and the full Gillette storm history — this Jun 22, 2026 storm included — sits underneath. When you're ready, draw this storm's footprint and pull highly accurate homeowner contact information for every address inside it.
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12 recorded storm days in Gillette, WY
Jul 29, 2026
1.75"
Jul 17, 2026
0.75"
Jul 8, 2026
1.75"
Jul 7, 2026
1.75"
Jul 6, 2026
Jun 27, 2026
1.75"
Jun 26, 2026
2.75"
Jun 7, 2026
1"
Jun 4, 2026
1.75"
May 30, 2026
1"
May 29, 2026
1"