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Hail in Bennett · Aug 14, 2026

Hit 29 days ago

NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.5" 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 · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 56
Ground reports 1 1 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Aug 14, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 8th most severe storm Bennett has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 3.4 / 10
Storm severity score

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

3.4 /10
Peak hail signal
38 /100

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

Homes exposed
35 /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 Bennett saw the hail — from two instruments

Aug 14, 2026 · Bennett, CO

We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Bennett, CO on Aug 14, 2026 Radar signature field

NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.

Max size 0" Detections 0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on Aug 14, 2026 Estimated size field

Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.

Max size 1.5"

The storm in context

Where Aug 14, 2026 sits in Bennett's hail record.

This was Bennett's 13th recorded hail day, arriving 16 days after the Jul 29, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Bennett at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Aug 14, 2026 convective day was bigger than Bennett: the same system put hail over 316 other tracked cities, 36 of them in Colorado. Nearest: Elizabeth (7 miles south, up to 1.25"); Kiowa (18 miles south, up to 1.5"); Deer Trail (19 miles east, up to 1.5").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 Bennett 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
9 NNE Kiowa Elbert County

“Davis WeatherLink station. (BOU)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

Storm forensics

How the storm moved

Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports

Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.

Reports came from Kiowa — beyond Bennett itself.

High damage potential

What 1.5" hail means for Bennett 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.

56 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$672K

Potential roof exposure — 56 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

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 $12 on top of the $150 plan.

Bennett hail history

Other storms in Bennett.

15 recorded storm days in Bennett, CO
← All hail in Bennett
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on Aug 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

Aug 26, 2026

2"
Estimated 2"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on Aug 22, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

Aug 22, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
4 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on Jul 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

Jul 29, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on Jul 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

Jul 28, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
4 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on Jul 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

Jul 10, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on Jul 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

Jul 8, 2026

1.5"
Signatures 1.5" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Bennett, CO on Jul 7, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

Jul 7, 2026

0.5"
Signatures 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

Jul 3, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on Jun 24, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

Jun 24, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on Jun 20, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

Jun 20, 2026

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

Jun 8, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on Jun 1, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

Jun 1, 2026

3.25"
Signatures 3.25" Estimated 2.5"
6 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on May 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

May 30, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on May 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

May 21, 2026

0.5"
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 Aug 27, 2026.