Wind gust 63 mph
6 SW Dalhart Hartley County
“Wind gust has been kept to estimated as the mesonet is privately own with unverified calibration to its system. (AMA)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Hartley
Hail in Dalhart · Aug 16, 2026
Hit 29 days ago
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Peak hail signal 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 76
Ground reports 3 3 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Aug 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 6th most severe storm Dalhart has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 2.8 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
2.8 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 38 /100
- Ground truth
- 50 /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 Dalhart saw the hail — from two instruments
Aug 16, 2026 · Dalhart, TX
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
Radar signature field NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.
Max size
0"
Detections
0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Estimated size field Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Max size
0.75"
The storm in context
Where Aug 16, 2026 sits in Dalhart's hail record.
This was Dalhart's 8th recorded hail day, arriving 10 days after the Aug 6, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 6th of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Dalhart at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Dalhart: the same system put hail over 264 other tracked cities, 5 of them in Texas. Nearest: Hartley (14 miles east, up to 0.75"); Stratford (37 miles northeast, up to 0.5"); Clayton (44 miles northwest, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Dalhart 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
3 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.
Wind reports
3 reports Wind gust 64 mph
12 SW Dalhart Hartley County
“Severe wind gusts occured at the site between 933 and 940 PM. Peak gust was 64 mph. (AMA)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 62 mph
9 SW Dalhart Hartley County
“Wind gust has been kept to estimated as the mesonet is privately own with unverified calibration to its system. (AMA)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
How the storm moved
Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
Hail was reported over 17 minutes, from to .
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Dalhart roofs.
A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
76 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$912K
Potential roof exposure — 76 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 $16 on top of the $150 plan.
Dalhart hail history
Other storms in Dalhart.
10 recorded storm days in Dalhart, TX
Estimated-size surface Storm date Dalhart / TX
Sep 9, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Dalhart / TX
Aug 25, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Dalhart / TX
Aug 6, 2026
1.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Dalhart / TX
Jun 26, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
2 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Dalhart / TX
Jun 12, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Dalhart / TX
Jun 2, 2026
2" Signatures 2" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Dalhart / TX
May 23, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Dalhart / TX
May 21, 2026
1.75" Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Dalhart / TX
Apr 10, 2026
1.5" Signatures 1.5" Estimated 1"
1 ground report 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.