NEXRAD logged 238 hail signatures up to 4"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.75" aloft. At 4" — softball or larger — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
A tornado was also reported to the National Weather Service during this storm. The ground reports below show where it was filed.
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Convective day · May 10, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
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
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
This was Colorado City's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 13 days after the Apr 27, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Colorado City at 4" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 10, 2026 convective day was bigger than Colorado City: the same system put hail over 350 other tracked cities, 259 of them in Texas. Nearest: Loraine (8 miles northeast, up to 2.5"); Roscoe (16 miles northeast, up to 2.5"); Maryneal (20 miles east, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Colorado City 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
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.
“[Landspout] Gustnado reported by storm chaser via Social Media near the intersection of Hwy 208 and CR 337 southeast of Colorado City. Gustnado was persistent for at l (MAF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“[Landspout] Corrects previous landspout report from 14 SSE Colorado City. Gustnado reported by storm chaser via Social Media near the intersection of Hwy 208 and CR 33 (MAF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (MAF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (MAF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Multiple mPING reports of tennis to baseball size hail along TX Hwy 208 10 miles NW of Silver. (MAF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (MAF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Report via social media north of Colorado City. Time was estimated by radar. (MAF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Social media report of Golf ball to hen egg size hail over Westbrook. Time was estimated by approximation of occurrence and by radar. (MAF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
The storm tracked southeast at roughly 20 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 71 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Westbrook and Loraine — beyond Colorado City itself.
Severe hail signal
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
Potential roof exposure
$15M
Potential roof exposure — 1,265 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Close just 0.5% of the 1,265 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
May 2028
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.
Names and phones for every home in the footprint: at most $266 on top of the $150 plan.
Colorado City hail history
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