Hail in Sedgwick · Sep 5, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 2.25" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Sedgwick that day. At 2.25" — 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.
Convective day · Sep 5, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Sedgwick 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
- 56 /100
- Homes exposed
- 55 /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 Sedgwick 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 Sep 5, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Sedgwick, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 5, 2026 sits in Sedgwick's hail record.
This was Sedgwick's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 27 days after the Aug 9, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Sedgwick at 2.25" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 5, 2026 convective day was bigger than Sedgwick: the same system put hail over 514 other tracked cities, 9 of them in Colorado. Nearest: Ovid (9 miles northeast, up to 2"); Chappell (11 miles north, up to 2.25"); Crook (13 miles west, up to 1.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Sedgwick 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 Sedgwick. 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 2.25" hail means for Sedgwick 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.
Potential roof exposure
$6.9M
Potential roof exposure — 579 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 3 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$45K
Close just 0.5% of the 579 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 $122 on top of the $150 plan.
Sedgwick hail history
Other storms in Sedgwick.
Estimated-size surface Aug 9, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 22, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 8, 2026
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