Hail in Allen · Sep 12, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Allen that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 12, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 9th most severe storm Allen 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
- 48 /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 Allen 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 12, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Allen, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 12, 2026 sits in Allen's hail record.
This was Allen's 15th recorded hail day, arriving 38 days after the Aug 5, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Allen at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 12, 2026 convective day was bigger than Allen: the same system put hail over 354 other tracked cities, 113 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Eskridge (7 miles north, up to 0.75"); Admire (11 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Council Grove (13 miles west, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 Allen 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 Allen, 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 Allen 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
$2.9M
Potential roof exposure — 244 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 244 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 $51 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Aug 5, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 31, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 13, 2026
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