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Hail in Lubbock · Sep 19, 2026

Hit 2 days ago

The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Lubbock that day. 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 7,240
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Sep 19, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 9th most severe storm Lubbock has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 3.1 / 10
Storm severity score

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

3.1 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
77 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Lubbock saw the hail — from two instruments

Sep 19, 2026 · Lubbock, TX

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-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Map image is still rendering for this surface.

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 0.75"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 19, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Lubbock, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Sep 19, 2026 sits in Lubbock's hail record.

This was Lubbock's 14th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Sep 15, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Lubbock at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Sep 19, 2026 convective day was bigger than Lubbock: the same system put hail over 336 other tracked cities, 24 of them in Texas. Nearest: Slaton (16 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Idalou (19 miles northeast, up to 0.75"); Levelland (27 miles west, up to 1").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Lubbock 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

No 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.

No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Lubbock. 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.

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Lubbock 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.

7,240 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$87M

Potential roof exposure — 7,240 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
36 jobs
Illustrative work
~$540K

Close just 0.5% of the 7,240 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 $1,520 on top of the $150 plan.

Lubbock hail history

14 recorded storm days in Lubbock, TX
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lubbock, TX on Sep 15, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lubbock / TX

Sep 15, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
4 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lubbock, TX on Aug 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lubbock / TX

Aug 13, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lubbock, TX on Jul 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lubbock / TX

Jul 18, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lubbock, TX on Jul 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lubbock / TX

Jul 5, 2026

0.5"
Signatures 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lubbock, TX on Jun 25, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lubbock / TX

Jun 25, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1"
3 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lubbock, TX on Jun 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lubbock / TX

Jun 11, 2026

2.5"
Estimated 2.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lubbock, TX on Jun 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lubbock / TX

Jun 8, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lubbock, TX on Jun 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lubbock / TX

Jun 5, 2026

1.5"
Signatures 1.5" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lubbock, TX on May 31, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lubbock / TX

May 31, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lubbock, TX on May 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lubbock / TX

May 23, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lubbock, TX on May 22, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lubbock / TX

May 22, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
3 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lubbock, TX on May 20, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lubbock / TX

May 20, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Lubbock, TX on Mar 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Lubbock / TX

Mar 30, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed 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 20, 2026.