Hail in La Veta · Aug 26, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over La Veta that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm La Veta 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
- 35 /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 La Veta saw the hail — from two instruments
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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Aug 26, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over La Veta, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 26, 2026 sits in La Veta's hail record.
This was La Veta's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 7 days after the Aug 19, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 4 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over La Veta at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than La Veta: the same system put hail over 440 other tracked cities, 39 of them in Colorado. Nearest: Walsenburg (14 miles east, up to 1.25"); Gardner (21 miles north, up to 1.25"); Weston (32 miles southeast, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 4 La Veta 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over La Veta. 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for La Veta 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
$660K
Potential roof exposure — 55 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
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 $12 on top of the $150 plan.
La Veta hail history
Other storms in La Veta.
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 31, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jul 28, 2026
1.25"Take your next area into the field.
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