Hail in Big Spring · Sep 26, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 2.25" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Big Spring that day. At 2.25" — tennis ball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 26, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Big Spring 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
- 56 /100
- Homes exposed
- 67 /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 Big Spring saw the hail — from two instruments
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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 26, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Big Spring, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 26, 2026 sits in Big Spring's hail record.
This was Big Spring's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 70 days after the Jul 18, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 7 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Big Spring at 2.25" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 26, 2026 convective day was bigger than Big Spring: the same system put hail over 35 other tracked cities, 10 of them in Texas. Nearest: Coahoma (16 miles northeast, up to 1"); Colorado City (34 miles northeast, up to 1"); Ackerly (36 miles northwest, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 7 Big Spring 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 Big Spring. 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.
Severe hail signal
What 2.25" hail means for Big Spring roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$28M
Potential roof exposure — 2,328 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 12 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$180K
Close just 0.5% of the 2,328 homes in this footprint at the average $15,000 roof job. Illustrative math, not a projection — your results depend on your outreach and how the market responds.
Claim window
September 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around September 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 $489 on top of the $150 plan.
Big Spring hail history
Other storms in Big Spring.
Estimated-size surface Jul 18, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 5, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 23, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 20, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 10, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
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