“(UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail in Sundance · Jul 3, 2026
NEXRAD logged 90 hail signatures up to 3.25"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.25" aloft. At 3.25" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
Convective day · Jul 3, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Sundance 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
- 81 /100
- Homes exposed
- 55 /100
- Ground truth
- 100 /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 Sundance 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.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
The storm in context
Where Jul 3, 2026 sits in Sundance's hail record.
This was Sundance's 8th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jul 2, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Sundance at 3.25" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 3, 2026 convective day was bigger than Sundance: the same system put hail over 1,885 other tracked cities, 11 of them in Wyoming. Nearest: Osage (19 miles southwest, up to 3.25"); Upton (22 miles southwest, up to 3.25"); Lead (30 miles east, up to 3").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Sundance 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.
Hail reports
6 reports“Been hailing non-stop since 2 PM (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“(UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“(UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“(UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“mPING report (UNR)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
How the storm moved
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
The storm tracked south at roughly 15 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 107 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Osage and Devils Tower — beyond Sundance itself.
Severe hail signal
What 3.25" hail means for Sundance 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
$6.9M
Potential roof exposure — 575 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 3 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$45K
Close just 0.5% of the 575 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
July 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 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 $121 on top of the $150 plan.
Sundance hail history
Other storms in Sundance.
Estimated-size surface Aug 11, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 16, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 4, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
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