HailTrax™ Reports

HailTrax reports have become the industry standard for hail verification relied upon by insurance carriers, roofers and roofing engineers for the most accurate hail report possible.  HailTrax reports are optimized for an address-specific site, using the optimal NEXRAD radar site for this location, and include a 100 mile by 100 mile map and a close-up 15 mile by 15 mile map (centered on the address of interest). Tens of thousands of these reports have been used successfully for hail determinaton on cases where there is hail damage on roofs, siding or other structures and surfaces. HailTrax reports are available for any date back to the mid 1990s.

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Product Summary

• Address-specific (street address or latitude/longitude) verification of hail
• WDT's radar derived hailswaths display areas of hail greater than or equal to 0.75" but less than 2.00" in diameter and areas of 2.00" in diameter and larger hail
• National Weather Service Local Storm Reports: human observations of hail color-coded on map
• Summary statement by a trained meteorologist as to the presence or absence of hail greater than or equal to 0.75" in diameter
• Once you've ordered a HailTrax report for an address, you can order addtional addresses for the same time period and within the 100 x 100 mile map for only $95
• View your purchased HailTrax reports (ordered 1-1-09 and after) stored on your Weather Forensics account for 365 days

The meteorological ingredients that make up a HailTrax™ report start with NEXRAD radar data, which are then processed and filtered through a proprietary WDT algorithm. In addition, any available NWS human observations of hail are added to the report, allowing for all available hail data to be provided in a single report format. A trained WDT meteorologist then reviews the data and analysis, applies quality assurance and writes a summary of his/her findings of the hail event(s) in question. See a sample HailTrax report.

The hailswath algorithm that the radar data is processed with has been scientifically validated by the scientific community both within the National Weather Service and by independent commercial weather researchers.

Application

HailTrax reports are optimized for address-specific accuracy to assist in the confirmation of the absence or presence of hail greater than or equal to 0.75" in diameter. Although intended for address-specific locations, HailTrax reports can be ordered for an intersection, city or metropolitan area and are commonly used by claims adjusters, attorneys, roofers, paintless dent removal (PDR) technicians and others who need to validate hail activity and respond to hail damage and hail claims.