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Radar measures stone size, not damage. Whether a particular roof was damaged depends on stone size, wind direction, roof age and material — only an inspection settles it. This tells you where it is worth looking.

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Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25 inches against ground truth and resolves to roughly 1 km cells. That makes it canvass-targeting quality — good enough to pick the neighbourhoods worth knocking, not a substitute for claim evidence.

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Madison, WI

Hail map for Madison, WI — April 14, 2026

Name: Hail map for Madison, WI — April 14, 2026
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NOAA radar detected hail up to 2.00″ — hen egg size — within 5 miles of Madison on April 14, 2026.

Hail swath map for Madison, WI on April 14, 2026 showing 2.00 inch hail.

Max hail size: 2.00″; hen egg
Impact rating: 7/10; from stone size
Size bands over the city: 3; distinct radar bands
Reached the ground: 70%; NOAA POSH probability
Measured on the ground: 4.00″; 6.2 mi away · Trained Spotter

NOAA's Probability of Severe Hail peaked at 70% over Madison that day — high: around even odds of 1″ hail reaching the ground. It is a separate model from the size estimate above: one asks how big the stones were in the storm, the other asks whether they made it down.

Sizes come from NOAA MRMS radar (MESH), which runs about ±0.25″ against ground truth. It is canvass-targeting quality, not claim evidence.

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What people on the ground measured in Madison, WI on April 14, 2026

83 reports filed with the National Weather Service — 9 from trained spotters or officials. These are measured stones, not radar estimates, so they are the closest thing to proof that hail actually reached the ground.

4.00″ softball size Trained Spotter
4 E Maple Bluff, WI · 6.2 mi away6:31 PM CDTDane County
Trained spotter measures softball sized hail near Maple Bluff.
3.50″ baseball size Trained Spotter
3 E Maple Bluff, WI · 5.7 mi away5:37 PM CDTDane County
Corrects previous hail report from 3 E Maple Bluff. Trained spotter reports measured hail stones as large as 3.5 inches in diameter.
3.25″ baseball size Public
1 E Madison, WI · 1.6 mi away5:39 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Baseball+ (3.25 in.).
3.00″ baseball size Public
1 NW Maple Bluff, WI · 3.6 mi away5:02 PM CDTDane County
3.00″ baseball size Trained Spotter
1 ESE Maple Bluff, WI · 3.6 mi away5:25 PM CDTDane County
3.00″ baseball size Public
1 E Maple Bluff, WI · 3.6 mi away5:34 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Tea Cup (3.00 in.).
2.75″ baseball size Public
1 SE Maple Bluff, WI · 3.2 mi away5:20 PM CDTDane County
2.75″ baseball size Public
3 E Maple Bluff, WI · 5.2 mi away7:02 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Baseball (2.75 in.).
2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter
3 NE Monona, WI · 5.3 mi away7:29 PM CDTDane County
Trained spotter reports baseball-sized hail. Multiple vehicles with broken glass.
2.75″ baseball size Public
2 NE Maple Bluff, WI · 5.3 mi away5:18 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Baseball (2.75 in.).
2.75″ baseball size Public
2 NE Maple Bluff, WI · 5.3 mi away7:07 PM CDTDane County
Trained spotter estimates baseball sized hail.
2.75″ baseball size Public
4 W Cottage Grove, WI · 6.7 mi away6:25 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Baseball (2.75 in.).
2.75″ baseball size Trained Spotter
4 SW Middleton, WI · 8.5 mi away4:45 PM CDTDane County
Trained spotter measures hail stones as large as 2.75 inches in diameter.
2.50″ hen egg size Amateur Radio
3 E Maple Bluff, WI · 5.2 mi away5:24 PM CDTDane County
2.50″ hen egg size Trained Spotter
Middleton, WI · 5.8 mi away4:55 PM CDTDane County
2.50″ hen egg size Public
3 W Cottage Grove, WI · 7.4 mi away5:45 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Tennis Ball (2.50 in.).
2.50″ hen egg size Trained Spotter
Cottage Grove, WI · 10.2 mi away5:35 PM CDTDane County
2.25″ hen egg size Public
3 E Maple Bluff, WI · 5.2 mi away7:02 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Hen Egg+ (2.25 in.).
2.25″ hen egg size Public
4 W Cottage Grove, WI · 6.7 mi away5:37 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Hen Egg+ (2.25 in.).
2.00″ hen egg size Public
1 S Maple Bluff, WI · 2.8 mi away5:33 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).
2.00″ hen egg size Public
3 N Monona, WI · 4.3 mi away5:52 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).
2.00″ hen egg size Public
2 NE Monona, WI · 4.3 mi away5:29 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).
2.00″ hen egg size Public
1 E Middleton, WI · 4.9 mi away5:06 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).
2.00″ hen egg size Public
3 NE Middleton, WI · 4.9 mi away4:59 PM CDTDane County
2.00″ hen egg size Public
1 SE Middleton, WI · 5.1 mi away5:09 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.).
2.00″ hen egg size Public
2 S Middleton, WI · 5.5 mi away4:52 PM CDTDane County
2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter
1 E Sun Prairie, WI · 12.2 mi away5:22 PM CDTDane County
Trained spotter measures 2 inch diameter hail.
2.00″ hen egg size Trained Spotter
1 SW Cross Plains, WI · 13.2 mi away5:00 PM CDTDane County
Trained spotter reports hail stones up to 2 inches in diameter.
1.75″ golf ball size Public
1 E Middleton, WI · 4.9 mi away4:55 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
1.75″ golf ball size Public
1 NW Middleton, WI · 6.1 mi away4:58 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
1.75″ golf ball size Public
3 NE Maple Bluff, WI · 6.5 mi away5:34 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
1.75″ golf ball size Public
4 W Cottage Grove, WI · 6.7 mi away5:26 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
1.75″ golf ball size Public
1 W Middleton, WI · 6.8 mi away4:44 PM CDTDane County
1.75″ golf ball size Public
1 N Cottage Grove, WI · 10.3 mi away5:44 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
1.75″ golf ball size Public
3 N Cottage Grove, WI · 10.7 mi away5:32 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.).
1.50″ half dollar size Public
1 S Madison, WI · 1.2 mi away5:19 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
1.50″ half dollar size Public
Madison, WI · 1.2 mi away5:27 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
1.50″ half dollar size Public
3 E Maple Bluff, WI · 4.3 mi away5:07 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
1.50″ half dollar size Public
1 S Middleton, WI · 5.6 mi away4:54 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
1.50″ half dollar size Public
Middleton, WI · 5.8 mi away5:02 PM CDTDane County
1.50″ half dollar size Public
4 N Verona, WI · 6.9 mi away4:55 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.).
1.25″ half dollar size Public
1 SW Shorewood Hills, WI · 2.6 mi away4:57 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
1.25″ half dollar size Public
3 SW Shorewood Hills, WI · 4.3 mi away4:49 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
1.25″ half dollar size Public
4 S Middleton, WI · 5.7 mi away4:49 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
1.25″ half dollar size Public
3 S Middleton, WI · 6.1 mi away4:49 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
1.25″ half dollar size Public
3 W Sun Prairie, WI · 8.7 mi away5:23 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
1.25″ half dollar size Public
2 W Sun Prairie, WI · 10.1 mi away5:27 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
1.25″ half dollar size Public
1 SW Sun Prairie, WI · 10.5 mi away5:23 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
1.25″ half dollar size Public
2 E Sun Prairie, WI · 12.6 mi away5:49 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
1 SW Madison, WI · 0.7 mi away5:17 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
1 E Shorewood Hills, WI · 1.5 mi away5:13 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
1 S Shorewood Hills, WI · 2.5 mi away4:55 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
1 SW Shorewood Hills, WI · 2.6 mi away4:54 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
1 SE Maple Bluff, WI · 3.2 mi away5:00 PM CDTDane County
1.00″ quarter size Public
1 E Maple Bluff, WI · 3.6 mi away5:07 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
2 NW Maple Bluff, WI · 4.1 mi away5:14 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
2 N Maple Bluff, WI · 4.7 mi away5:00 PM CDTDane County
1.00″ quarter size Public
2 N Maple Bluff, WI · 5.1 mi away5:13 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
3 E Maple Bluff, WI · 5.6 mi away5:17 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
4 W Cottage Grove, WI · 6.7 mi away5:10 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
1 SW Sun Prairie, WI · 10.2 mi away5:26 PM CDTDane County
1.00″ quarter size Public
1 NW Sun Prairie, WI · 11.5 mi away5:30 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
1 NW Riley, WI · 12.0 mi away4:50 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
1.00″ quarter size Public
1 E Sun Prairie, WI · 12.2 mi away5:20 PM CDTDane County
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1.00″ quarter size Public
1 E Sun Prairie, WI · 12.2 mi away5:27 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
1 SW Madison, WI · 0.7 mi away5:15 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
1 S Shorewood Hills, WI · 2.2 mi away4:56 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
2 NW Maple Bluff, WI · 4.1 mi away5:07 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
2 NE Monona, WI · 4.3 mi away5:06 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
2 NE Monona, WI · 4.3 mi away5:05 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
4 W Cottage Grove, WI · 6.7 mi away5:05 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
1 SW Sun Prairie, WI · 10.5 mi away5:21 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.75″ penny size Public
1 NW Sun Prairie, WI · 11.5 mi away5:27 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Dime (0.75 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
1 SW Madison, WI · 0.5 mi away4:58 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
2 SE Shorewood Hills, WI · 1.7 mi away4:57 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
1 S Shorewood Hills, WI · 2.2 mi away4:51 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
1 S Shorewood Hills, WI · 2.5 mi away4:55 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
2 S Shorewood Hills, WI · 2.9 mi away4:57 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
1 SW Shorewood Hills, WI · 3.1 mi away4:55 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
2 NW Maple Bluff, WI · 4.1 mi away5:03 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
2 W Sun Prairie, WI · 9.9 mi away5:19 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
Windsor, WI · 10.6 mi away5:25 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).
0.50″ penny size Public
1 E Sun Prairie, WI · 12.2 mi away5:23 PM CDTDane County
Report from mPING: Half-inch (0.50 in.).

Reports come from the National Weather Service Local Storm Report feed, ingested every 15 minutes. A report records where the observer was, not the full extent of the swath — treat it as evidence about the storm, not about any one roof.

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Madison hail on April 14, 2026

NOAA radar estimated stones up to 2.00 inches — hen egg size — within about 5 miles of Madison that day, across 3 distinct size bands. Sizes vary street to street inside a single swath.

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