Hail in Bethune May 21, 2026
The radar-estimated size surface caught this storm, reaching 1" aloft. NEXRAD logged no point detections over Bethune this day.
1"
≈ quarter · radar-estimated size aloft110
0
none filedThe 8th most severe storm Bethune has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 25 /100
- Homes exposed
- 41 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Bethune saw the hail — from two instruments
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 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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for May 21, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Bethune, so there is one map to show, not two.
Where May 21, 2026 sits in Bethune's hail record
This was Bethune's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the May 17, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Bethune at 1" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 21, 2026 convective day was bigger than Bethune: the same system put hail over 120 other tracked cities, 20 of them in Colorado. Nearest: Joes (21 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Vona (23 miles southwest, up to 1.25"); Cope (25 miles west, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills from Bethune's May 21, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
What people on the ground reported
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 Bethune. 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.
What 1" hail means for Bethune roofs
Quarter-size and larger hail is where asphalt shingle damage starts in earnest: bruised mats and granule loss that homeowners can't see from the ground. Most people inside the footprint won't know their roof was hit until someone inspects it.
$1.3M
Potential roof exposure — 110 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Track hail over Bethune on the live map
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12 recorded storm days in Bethune, CO
Other storms in Bethune
Jul 9, 2026
1.75"
Jul 3, 2026
1"
Jun 30, 2026
1.75"
Jun 22, 2026
2.25"
Jun 8, 2026
4"
Jun 1, 2026
1"
May 31, 2026
1"
May 29, 2026
2"
May 17, 2026
2.75"
May 16, 2026
1.25"
May 9, 2026