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Hail in Bennett · Sep 19, 2026

Hit 2 days ago

The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Bennett 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 582
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Sep 19, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 10th most severe storm Bennett has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 2.5 / 10
Storm severity score

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

2.5 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

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

Homes exposed
55 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Bennett saw the hail — from two instruments

Sep 19, 2026 · Bennett, CO

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.

Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bennett, CO on Sep 19, 2026 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 0.75"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 19, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Bennett, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Sep 19, 2026 sits in Bennett's hail record.

This was Bennett's 16th recorded hail day, arriving 24 days after the Aug 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 10th of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Bennett at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Sep 19, 2026 convective day was bigger than Bennett: the same system put hail over 336 other tracked cities, 27 of them in Colorado. Nearest: Strasburg (5 miles east, up to 0.5"); Byers (19 miles east, up to 0.5"); Kiowa (24 miles south, up to 1").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 16 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

No reports 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.

No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Bennett. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Bennett 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.

582 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$7M

Potential roof exposure — 582 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 582 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

September 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around September 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 $122 on top of the $150 plan.

Bennett hail history

16 recorded storm days in Bennett, CO
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 Aug 14, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bennett / CO

Aug 14, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
1 ground report 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 Sep 20, 2026.