Hail in Elbert · Jul 9, 2026
NEXRAD logged 3 hail signatures up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 9, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 8th most severe storm Elbert 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 51 /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 Elbert saw the hail — from two instruments
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 signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Jul 9, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jul 9, 2026 sits in Elbert's hail record.
This was Elbert's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jul 8, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Elbert at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 9, 2026 convective day was bigger than Elbert: the same system put hail over 944 other tracked cities, 45 of them in Colorado. Nearest: Peyton (7 miles south, up to 0.75"); Agate (36 miles northeast, up to 1"); Rush (40 miles southeast, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Elbert 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.
For this storm over Elbert, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Elbert 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.
Potential roof exposure
$4.3M
Potential roof exposure — 355 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 2 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$30K
Close just 0.5% of the 355 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
July 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 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 $75 on top of the $150 plan.
Elbert hail history
Other storms in Elbert.
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 16, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 28, 2026
2.25"
NEXRAD surface Jul 22, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 5, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
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