Hail in Hawthorne · Sep 14, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Hawthorne that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 14, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 6th most severe storm Hawthorne 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
- 57 /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 Hawthorne 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-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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 14, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Hawthorne, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 14, 2026 sits in Hawthorne's hail record.
This was Hawthorne's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Sep 10, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 6th of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Hawthorne at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 14, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hawthorne: the same system put hail over 110 other tracked cities, 2 of them in Florida. Nearest: Groveland (70 miles south, up to 0.5"); Bowling Green (131 miles south, up to 0.5"); Saint Amant (523 miles west, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne. 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 Hawthorne 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
$8.1M
Potential roof exposure — 671 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 671 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 $141 on top of the $150 plan.
Hawthorne hail history
Other storms in Hawthorne.
Estimated-size surface Sep 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 25, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 17, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 11, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 10, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 12, 2026
0.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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