Hail in Bristol · Sep 20, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Bristol that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 20, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 4th most severe storm Bristol 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
- 49 /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 Bristol saw the hail — from two instruments
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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 20, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Bristol, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 20, 2026 sits in Bristol's hail record.
This was Bristol's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 25 days after the Aug 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 6 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Bristol at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Bristol: the same system put hail over 253 other tracked cities, 20 of them in Florida. Nearest: Blountstown (7 miles northwest, up to 1"); Youngstown (28 miles west, up to 0.5"); Cottondale (42 miles northwest, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 6 Bristol 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.
For this storm over Bristol, 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 Bristol 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
$3.4M
Potential roof exposure — 286 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 286 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 $60 on top of the $150 plan.
Bristol hail history
Other storms in Bristol.
Estimated-size surface Aug 26, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 17, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
1.25"Jul 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
2"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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