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Hail in Raton · Aug 25, 2026

Hit 18 days ago

NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; 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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Peak hail signal 0.5" ≈ pea to penny · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 3
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Aug 25, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 8th most severe storm Raton has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 1.1 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

1.1 /10
Peak hail signal
13 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
12 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Raton saw the hail — from two instruments

Aug 25, 2026 · Raton, NM

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.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Raton, NM on Aug 25, 2026 Radar signature field

The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.

Max size 0" Detections 0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Raton, NM on Aug 25, 2026 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.

Max size 0.5"

The storm in context

Where Aug 25, 2026 sits in Raton's hail record.

This was Raton's 11th recorded hail day, arriving 25 days after the Jul 31, 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 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Aug 25, 2026 convective day was bigger than Raton: the same system put hail over 205 other tracked cities, 7 of them in New Mexico. Nearest: Clayton (82 miles east, up to 0.5"); Sapello (91 miles southwest, up to 0.75"); Pueblo (93 miles north, up to 0.5").

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

No reports filed with the NWS

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 Raton, 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.

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.

3 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$36K

Potential roof exposure — 3 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Claim window

August 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $1 on top of the $150 plan.

Raton hail history

Other storms in Raton.

12 recorded storm days in Raton, NM
← All hail in Raton
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Raton, NM on Sep 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Raton / NM

Sep 9, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Raton, NM on Jul 31, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Raton / NM

Jul 31, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Raton, NM on Jul 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Raton / NM

Jul 30, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Raton, NM on Jul 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Raton / NM

Jul 29, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Raton, NM on Jul 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Raton / NM

Jul 4, 2026

0.5"
Signatures 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Raton, NM on Jun 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Raton / NM

Jun 26, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Raton, NM on Jun 24, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Raton / NM

Jun 24, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Raton, NM on Jun 12, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Raton / NM

Jun 12, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Raton, NM on Jun 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Raton / NM

Jun 5, 2026

No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Raton, NM on Jun 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Raton / NM

Jun 3, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Raton, NM on Apr 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Raton / NM

Apr 11, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →

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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Sep 10, 2026.