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Hail in Trinidad · Aug 14, 2026

Hit 34 days ago

NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 291
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Aug 14, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 4th most severe storm Trinidad has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 2.4 / 10
Storm severity score

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

2.4 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

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

Homes exposed
49 /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 Trinidad saw the hail — from two instruments

Aug 14, 2026 · Trinidad, CO

Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Trinidad, CO on Aug 14, 2026 Radar signature field

The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.

Max size 0" Detections 0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on Aug 14, 2026 Estimated size field

Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.

Max size 0.75"

The storm in context

Where Aug 14, 2026 sits in Trinidad's hail record.

This was Trinidad's 10th recorded hail day, arriving 14 days after the Jul 31, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th 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 Aug 14, 2026 convective day was bigger than Trinidad: the same system put hail over 316 other tracked cities, 36 of them in Colorado. Nearest: La Junta (81 miles northeast, up to 1.75"); Las Animas (93 miles northeast, up to 1.75"); Mc Clave (120 miles northeast, up to 1").

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

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.

For this storm over Trinidad, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.

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.

291 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$3.5M

Potential roof exposure — 291 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 291 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

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 $61 on top of the $150 plan.

Trinidad hail history

14 recorded storm days in Trinidad, CO
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on Aug 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Trinidad / CO

Aug 28, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on Aug 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Trinidad / CO

Aug 27, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on Aug 19, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Trinidad / CO

Aug 19, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on Aug 15, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Trinidad / CO

Aug 15, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on Jul 31, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Trinidad / CO

Jul 31, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on Jul 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Trinidad / CO

Jul 30, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on Jul 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Trinidad / CO

Jul 5, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on Jul 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Trinidad / CO

Jul 4, 2026

No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on Jun 24, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Trinidad / CO

Jun 24, 2026

2"
Estimated 2"
3 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on Jun 15, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Trinidad / CO

Jun 15, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on Jun 12, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Trinidad / CO

Jun 12, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on May 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Trinidad / CO

May 28, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Trinidad, CO on May 20, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Trinidad / CO

May 20, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
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 Aug 29, 2026.