Wind gust 58 mph
6 W Benson Cochise County
“Personal weather station recorded 58 MPH wind gust. (TWC)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Cochise
Hail in Benson · Jul 12, 2026
NEXRAD logged 19 hail signatures up to 1.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Peak hail signal 1.5" ≈ ping-pong ball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 40
Ground reports 1 1 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Jul 12, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Benson has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 3.3 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
3.3 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 32 /100
- Ground truth
- 17 /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 Benson saw the hail — from two instruments
Jul 12, 2026 · Benson, AZ
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
Radar signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
Max size
1.5"
Detections
19
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Estimated size field The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
Max size
0.5"
The storm in context
Where Jul 12, 2026 sits in Benson's hail record.
This was Benson's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jul 11, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Benson at 1.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 12, 2026 convective day was bigger than Benson: the same system put hail over 367 other tracked cities, 37 of them in Arizona. Nearest: Vail (12 miles west, up to 1.75"); Tucson (25 miles northwest, up to 2.5"); Cochise (27 miles east, up to 1.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Benson 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
1 report filed with the NWS
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.
Wind reports
1 reportHigh damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Benson roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
40 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$480K
Potential roof exposure — 40 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
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 $8 on top of the $150 plan.
Benson hail history
Other storms in Benson.
9 recorded storm days in Benson, AZ
Estimated-size surface Storm date Benson / AZ
Sep 9, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Benson / AZ
Aug 21, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Benson / AZ
Aug 19, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Benson / AZ
Aug 5, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Benson / AZ
Jul 25, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Benson / AZ
Jul 21, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Benson / AZ
Jul 11, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Benson / AZ
Jul 8, 2026
1.25" Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon
UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that
spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground
reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm
Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Sep 10, 2026.