Hail in Fort Morgan · Aug 16, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Fort Morgan that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 7th most severe storm Fort Morgan 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
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 53 /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 Fort Morgan 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 Aug 16, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Fort Morgan, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 16, 2026 sits in Fort Morgan's hail record.
This was Fort Morgan's 14th recorded hail day, arriving 3 days after the Aug 13, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 7th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Fort Morgan at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Fort Morgan: the same system put hail over 264 other tracked cities, 22 of them in Colorado. Nearest: Merino (15 miles northeast, up to 0.75"); Snyder (16 miles east, up to 1.5"); New Raymer (21 miles north, up to 2").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Fort Morgan 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Fort Morgan. 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.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Fort Morgan roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$5.4M
Potential roof exposure — 454 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 454 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
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $95 on top of the $150 plan.
Fort Morgan hail history
Other storms in Fort Morgan.
Estimated-size surface Aug 13, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 28, 2026
3.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 23, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jun 8, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 6, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
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