Hail in Columbus · Sep 6, 2026
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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Convective day · Sep 6, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Columbus 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
- 86 /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 Columbus 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.
Radar signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
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.
The storm in context
Where Sep 6, 2026 sits in Columbus's hail record.
This was Columbus's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 26 days after the Aug 11, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 5 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Columbus at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 6, 2026 convective day was bigger than Columbus: the same system put hail over 608 other tracked cities, 51 of them in Georgia. Nearest: Cataula (7 miles north, up to 0.75"); Fort Benning (9 miles southeast, up to 0.75"); Phenix City (14 miles southwest, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 5 Columbus 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 Columbus. 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Columbus 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
$233M
Potential roof exposure — 19,407 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 97 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$1.5M
Close just 0.5% of the 19,407 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 $4,075 on top of the $150 plan.
Columbus hail history
Other storms in Columbus.
Estimated-size surface Sep 19, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 11, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 22, 2026
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