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Hail in Kiowa · Sep 20, 2026

Hit 1 day ago

The estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Kiowa that day. At 2" — tennis ball — 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 2" ≈ tennis ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 2,274
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Sep 20, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

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

Composite score · 4.7 / 10
Storm severity score

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

4.7 /10
Peak hail signal
50 /100

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

Homes exposed
67 /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 Kiowa saw the hail — from two instruments

Sep 20, 2026 · Kiowa, CO

Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.

Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on Sep 20, 2026 Estimated size field

Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.

Max size 2"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 20, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Kiowa, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Sep 20, 2026 sits in Kiowa's hail record.

This was Kiowa's 18th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Sep 19, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 18 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Kiowa at 2" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Sep 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Kiowa: the same system put hail over 253 other tracked cities, 33 of them in Colorado. Nearest: Elbert (10 miles south, up to 1.5"); Elizabeth (11 miles west, up to 2"); Franktown (16 miles west, up to 1.5").

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

The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Kiowa. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.

Severe hail signal

What 2" hail means for Kiowa 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.

2,274 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$27M

Potential roof exposure — 2,274 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
11 jobs
Illustrative work
~$165K

Close just 0.5% of the 2,274 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

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 $478 on top of the $150 plan.

Kiowa hail history

Other storms in Kiowa.

18 recorded storm days in Kiowa, CO
← All hail in Kiowa
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on Sep 19, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

Sep 19, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on Aug 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

Aug 18, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on Aug 14, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

Aug 14, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on Jul 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

Jul 28, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on Jul 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

Jul 10, 2026

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

Jul 8, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

Jul 3, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on Jun 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

Jun 26, 2026

2"
Signatures 2" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on Jun 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

Jun 23, 2026

1.75"
Estimated 1.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on Jun 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

Jun 21, 2026

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

Jun 8, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on Jun 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

Jun 5, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on Jun 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

Jun 3, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on May 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

May 30, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on May 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

May 17, 2026

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

May 16, 2026

0.5"
Signatures 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kiowa, CO on May 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kiowa / CO

May 9, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" 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 Sep 21, 2026.