Hail in Limon · Jul 3, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 2.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft. At 2.5" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
Convective day · Jul 3, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 6th most severe storm Limon 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
- 63 /100
- Homes exposed
- 0 /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 Limon saw the hail — from two instruments
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 signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
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.
The storm in context
Where Jul 3, 2026 sits in Limon's hail record.
This was Limon's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 10 days after the Jun 23, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 6th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Limon at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 3, 2026 convective day was bigger than Limon: the same system put hail over 1,885 other tracked cities, 35 of them in Colorado. Nearest: Genoa (11 miles east, up to 1.75"); Agate (22 miles northwest, up to 2.5"); Ramah (22 miles southwest, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 12 Limon 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 Limon. 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.
Severe hail signal
What 2.5" hail means for Limon 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
Estimated-size surface Aug 18, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 14, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 23, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 22, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 23, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 8, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 16, 2026
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