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Hail in Hugo · Jun 26, 2026

NEXRAD logged 38 hail signatures up to 4"; the estimated-size surface reached 3" aloft. At 4" — softball or larger — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 4" ≈ softball or larger · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 57
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Jun 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The most severe storm Hugo has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 6.9 / 10
Storm severity score

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

6.9 /10
Peak hail signal
100 /100

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

Homes exposed
35 /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 Hugo saw the hail — from two instruments

Jun 26, 2026 · Hugo, CO

We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Hugo, CO on Jun 26, 2026 Radar signature field

NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.

Max size 4" Detections 38
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on Jun 26, 2026 Estimated size field

Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.

Max size 3"

The storm in context

Where Jun 26, 2026 sits in Hugo's hail record.

This was Hugo's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 18 days after the Jun 8, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 17 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Hugo at 4" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Jun 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hugo: the same system put hail over 440 other tracked cities, 51 of them in Colorado. Nearest: Ramah (27 miles west, up to 1.25"); Seibert (42 miles northeast, up to 2.5"); Flagler (42 miles northeast, up to 2.5").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 17 Hugo 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.

Nobody on the ground filed a report over Hugo 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.

Severe hail signal

What 4" hail means for Hugo roofs.

Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.

Radar reading · not confirmed damage

Roofing exposure

What this storm is worth to a roofer.

57 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$684K

Potential roof exposure — 57 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Claim window

June 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around June 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 $12 on top of the $150 plan.

Hugo hail history

Other storms in Hugo.

17 recorded storm days in Hugo, CO
← All hail in Hugo
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on Aug 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

Aug 26, 2026

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

Aug 22, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on Aug 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

Aug 21, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on Aug 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

Aug 18, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on Aug 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

Aug 16, 2026

1.75"
Estimated 1.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on Aug 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

Aug 13, 2026

1.75"
Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on Jul 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

Jul 28, 2026

3"
Signatures 3" Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on Jul 22, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

Jul 22, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on Jul 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

Jul 10, 2026

1.5"
Signatures 1.5" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

Jul 9, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on Jul 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / 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 Hugo, CO on Jun 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

Jun 8, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 2"
9 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on Jun 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

Jun 5, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on May 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

May 16, 2026

2"
Signatures 2" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on May 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

May 9, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hugo, CO on Apr 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hugo / CO

Apr 11, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
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 Aug 27, 2026.