Hail in Calhan · Jan 14, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Calhan that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jan 14, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 20th most severe storm Calhan has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Peak hail signal
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 22 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /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 Calhan saw the hail — from two instruments
Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jan 14, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Calhan, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jan 14, 2026 sits in Calhan's hail record.
This was Calhan's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 20th of the 23 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Calhan at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jan 14, 2026 convective day was bigger than Calhan: the same system put hail over 2 other tracked cities. Nearest: Lowville (1519 miles east, up to 0.75"); Harrisville (1530 miles east, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 23 Calhan 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
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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Calhan for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Calhan roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$144K
Potential roof exposure — 12 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
January 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around January 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 $3 on top of the $150 plan.
Calhan hail history
Other storms in Calhan.
Estimated-size surface Aug 27, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 26, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 22, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 16, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 14, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 31, 2026
2.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 28, 2026
3.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 22, 2026
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 23, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jun 6, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 5, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 16, 2026
0.75"
NEXRAD surface May 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 30, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
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