Hail in El Paso · Aug 27, 2026
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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Convective day · Aug 27, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 12th most severe storm El Paso 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 24 /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 El Paso 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.
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
Where Aug 27, 2026 sits in El Paso's hail record.
This was El Paso's 10th recorded hail day, arriving 12 days after the Aug 15, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over El Paso at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 27, 2026 convective day was bigger than El Paso: the same system put hail over 365 other tracked cities, 79 of them in Texas. Nearest: Alamogordo (77 miles north, up to 0.5"); High Rolls Mountain Park (81 miles north, up to 0.5"); Sierra Vista (230 miles west, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 El Paso 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.
For this storm over El Paso, 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for El Paso 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.
Potential roof exposure
$168K
Potential roof exposure — 14 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 $3 on top of the $150 plan.
El Paso hail history
Other storms in El Paso.
Estimated-size surface Sep 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 19, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Sep 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Sep 16, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 7, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 6, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 31, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 18, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 14, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 2, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 10, 2026
0.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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