Hail in Raton · Jul 4, 2026
NEXRAD logged 2 hail signatures up to 0.5"; 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 · Jul 4, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 10th 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 10 /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
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 Jul 4, 2026 sits in Raton's hail record.
This was Raton's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 8 days after the Jun 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 10th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Raton at 0.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 4, 2026 convective day was bigger than Raton: the same system put hail over 2,035 other tracked cities, 8 of them in New Mexico. Nearest: Trinidad (7 miles north, up to 0"); Pueblo (93 miles north, up to 1"); Fountain (111 miles north, up to 1.5").
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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0.5" hail means for Raton roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$24K
Potential roof exposure — 2 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
July 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 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 $0 on top of the $150 plan.
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 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 Jun 3, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 11, 2026
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