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Hail in Flagler · Sep 18, 2026

Hit 3 days ago

NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 0.5" ≈ pea to penny · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 14
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Sep 18, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 18th most severe storm Flagler has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 1.3 / 10
Storm severity score

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

1.3 /10
Peak hail signal
13 /100

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

Homes exposed
24 /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 Flagler saw the hail — from two instruments

Sep 18, 2026 · Flagler, 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.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Flagler, CO on Sep 18, 2026 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.

Max size 0" Detections 0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on Sep 18, 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 0.5"

The storm in context

Where Sep 18, 2026 sits in Flagler's hail record.

This was Flagler's 17th recorded hail day, arriving 23 days after the Aug 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 18th of the 18 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Flagler at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Sep 18, 2026 convective day was bigger than Flagler: the same system put hail over 157 other tracked cities, 9 of them in Colorado. Nearest: Stratton (22 miles east, up to 2"); Bethune (30 miles east, up to 1.75"); Burlington (41 miles east, up to 1.25").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 18 Flagler 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 Flagler. 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.

Below the severe threshold

What 0.5" hail means for Flagler 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.

14 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$168K

Potential roof exposure — 14 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

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 $3 on top of the $150 plan.

Flagler hail history

18 recorded storm days in Flagler, CO
Map unavailable
NEXRAD surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

Sep 19, 2026

2.75"
Estimated 2.75"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on Aug 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

Aug 26, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on Aug 19, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

Aug 19, 2026

4"
Estimated 4"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on Jul 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

Jul 28, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on Jul 22, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

Jul 22, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

Jul 9, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on Jul 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

Jul 7, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on Jul 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

Jul 4, 2026

4"
Signatures 4" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

Jul 3, 2026

4"
Signatures 4" Estimated 3.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on Jun 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

Jun 26, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on Jun 24, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

Jun 24, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on Jun 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

Jun 21, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on Jun 20, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

Jun 20, 2026

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

Jun 8, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 2.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on May 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

May 21, 2026

2.25"
Estimated 2.25"
7 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on May 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

May 17, 2026

2"
Signatures 2" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Flagler, CO on May 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Flagler / CO

May 16, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
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.