Hail in Raton · Jun 3, 2026
NEXRAD logged 2 hail signatures up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jun 3, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 8th most severe storm Raton 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
- 0 /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 Raton 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 signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
Estimated size field 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.
The storm in context
Where Jun 3, 2026 sits in Raton's hail record.
This was Raton's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 53 days after the Apr 11, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Raton at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jun 3, 2026 convective day was bigger than Raton: the same system put hail over 274 other tracked cities, 35 of them in New Mexico. Nearest: Maxwell (21 miles south, up to 1"); Springer (32 miles south, up to 1.75"); Angel Fire (52 miles southwest, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 12 Raton 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 Raton. 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 Raton 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
Estimated-size surface Sep 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 31, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 29, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 12, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 5, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 11, 2026
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