Storm report · Colfax

Hail in Springer May 13, 2026

Both radar surfaces caught this storm: NEXRAD logged 5 hail signatures up to 0.75", and the radar-estimated size reached 0.5" aloft.

Largest hailstone

0.75"

≈ penny to nickel · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint

6

Ground reports

0

none filed
Severity

The 3rd most severe storm Springer has seen in the last 12 months

Storm severity score

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

1.5 /10
Hail size
19 /100

Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.

Homes exposed
17 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Two ways to read the storm

How Springer 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.

NEXRAD radar signatures
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Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.

Max size 0.75" Detections 5
Radar-estimated hail size
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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.

Max size 0.5"
The storm in context

Where May 13, 2026 sits in Springer's hail record

This was Springer's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 3 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Springer at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The May 13, 2026 convective day was bigger than Springer: the same system put hail over 122 other tracked cities. Nearest: Torrington (398 miles north, up to 1"); Twin Bridges (742 miles northwest, up to 0"); Mosby (754 miles north, up to 1").

These maps are stills from Springer's May 13, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.

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 Springer. 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 Springer roofs

Hail this size sits right at the edge of the National Weather Service severe threshold. Newer roofs usually shrug it off, but aging or already-worn shingles can bruise, and soft metals — vents, flashing, gutters — often show the first dents.

What this storm is worth to a roofer

$72K

Potential roof exposure — 6 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 2028 — the window to reach these homeowners while it's still open. Deadlines vary by policy and state.

Track hail over Springer on the live map

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Springer hail history

3 recorded storm days in Springer, NM

← All hail in Springer

Other storms in Springer

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 surfaces are detections and estimates, not confirmed damage. Last updated Aug 2, 2026.