Hail in Raton · Jul 30, 2026
NEXRAD logged 9 hail signatures up to 1"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 30, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th 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
- 25 /100
- Homes exposed
- 24 /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 Jul 30, 2026 sits in Raton's hail record.
This was Raton's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jul 29, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Raton at 1" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 30, 2026 convective day was bigger than Raton: the same system put hail over 432 other tracked cities, 4 of them in New Mexico. Nearest: Trinidad (7 miles north, up to 0.75"); Weston (22 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Folsom (30 miles east, 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Raton. 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.
Damage-capable hail signal
What 1" hail means for Raton roofs.
Quarter-size and larger hail can bruise asphalt mats, remove granules, and dent exposed soft metal. The mapped footprint identifies an inspection priority area — it does not identify which individual roofs, if any, sustained damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$168K
Potential roof exposure — 14 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 $3 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 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 Jun 3, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 11, 2026
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