Pull NOAA Storm Prediction Center hail/wind storm reports to support roofing hail-damage canvassing and insurance-claim documentation

domain: spc.noaa.gov / ncei.noaa.gov · 6 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. For a specific recent date, check spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/YYMMDD_rpts.html (e.g., .../climo/reports/260520_rpts.html) or spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html for same-day hail/wind/tornado report listings
  2. For the interactive/current view, use spc.noaa.gov/exper/reports/ to browse reports by map and date range
  3. For structured historical data covering a specific address or county, query NOAA NCEI's Storm Events Database at ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/, which lets you filter by event type (Hail), state/county, and date range
  4. For programmatic/bulk access to severe weather station-level data (including hail size and location), use the Severe Weather Data Inventory (SWDI) at ncei.noaa.gov/maps/swdi/ or its bulk data mirror
  5. Cross-reference the hail report's date and location against specific property addresses before canvassing or filing an insurance claim, since SPC reports are storm-scale (county/point) observations, not building-level damage assessments
  6. Document the specific report source and timestamp used (SPC report vs. NCEI Storm Events record) in any insurance-facing documentation, since adjusters may ask which NOAA dataset supports a claimed hail event date

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