Hail in Trinidad · May 20, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Trinidad that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 20, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th most severe storm Trinidad 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
- 47 /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 Trinidad saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Estimated size field The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for May 20, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Trinidad, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 20, 2026 sits in Trinidad's hail record.
This was Trinidad's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 5th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Trinidad at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Trinidad: the same system put hail over 109 other tracked cities. Nearest: Springlake (224 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Lubbock (274 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Brownfield (294 miles southeast, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Trinidad 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 Trinidad. 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 Trinidad 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
$2.5M
Potential roof exposure — 212 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 1 job
- Illustrative work
- ~$15K
Close just 0.5% of the 212 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
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $45 on top of the $150 plan.
Trinidad hail history
Other storms in Trinidad.
Estimated-size surface Aug 28, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 27, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 15, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 14, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 31, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Jun 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 12, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 28, 2026
1.25"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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