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Hail in Akron · Aug 18, 2026

Hit 25 days ago

The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Akron that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 129
Ground reports 1 1 wind
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Aug 18, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 14th most severe storm Akron has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 2.4 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

2.4 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
42 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
17 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Akron saw the hail — from two instruments

Aug 18, 2026 · Akron, CO

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-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Aug 18, 2026 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.

Max size 0.75"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Aug 18, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Akron, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Aug 18, 2026 sits in Akron's hail record.

This was Akron's 20th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Aug 14, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 14th of the 21 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Akron at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Aug 18, 2026 convective day was bigger than Akron: the same system put hail over 309 other tracked cities, 14 of them in Colorado. Nearest: Snyder (25 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Brush (27 miles west, up to 0.5"); Agate (69 miles southwest, up to 2.25").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 21 Akron 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 report
Wind gust 64 mph
1 NNW Akron Washington County

“AWOS station KAKO Akron. (BOU)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Akron 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.

129 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$1.5M

Potential roof exposure — 129 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
1 job
Illustrative work
~$15K

Close just 0.5% of the 129 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

August 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $27 on top of the $150 plan.

Akron hail history

Other storms in Akron.

21 recorded storm days in Akron, CO
← All hail in Akron
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Aug 25, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Aug 25, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Aug 14, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Aug 14, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jul 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jul 28, 2026

3.5"
Signatures 3.5" Estimated 2.25"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jul 22, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jul 22, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jul 9, 2026

2"
Signatures 2" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jul 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jul 8, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jul 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jul 7, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jul 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jul 4, 2026

2.25"
Signatures 2.25" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jul 3, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jul 2, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jul 2, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 2.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jun 24, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jun 24, 2026

2.25"
Estimated 2.25"
12 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jun 22, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jun 22, 2026

2.75"
Estimated 2.75"
8 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jun 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jun 21, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jun 20, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jun 20, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jun 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jun 8, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on Jun 1, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

Jun 1, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on May 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

May 30, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.75"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on May 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

May 17, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on May 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

May 16, 2026

2"
Signatures 2" Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Akron, CO on May 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Akron / CO

May 9, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
1 ground report 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 Aug 26, 2026.