Roof Claim Answers

Roof claims after the July 3, 2026 hail

Radar estimated hail up to 1.28 inches in North Georgia on July 3, 2026, with three quarters of an inch or more in 21 counties, around White, Rock Spring, Cave Spring, Alpharetta. That was 102 days ago, which is well inside the window most policies allow for reporting a loss, but prompt notice is a condition in nearly every policy.

CountyLargest estimateWhere
Bartow County1.28 in (half dollar size)30184 White
Walker County1.27 in (half dollar size)30739 Rock Spring
Floyd County1.19 in (quarter size)30124 Cave Spring
Fulton County1.16 in (quarter size)30022 Alpharetta
Gwinnett County1.13 in (quarter size)30092 Norcross
Coweta County1.11 in (quarter size)30263 Newnan
Whitfield County1.10 in (quarter size)30721 Dalton
Cobb County0.96 in (penny size)30101 Acworth
Polk County0.95 in (penny size)30104 Aragon
Cherokee County0.92 in (penny size)30102 Acworth
Newton County0.92 in (penny size)30014 Covington
Chattooga County0.91 in (penny size)30747 Summerville
Gilmer County0.90 in (penny size)30540 Ellijay
DeKalb County0.87 in (penny size)30338 Atlanta
Haralson County0.87 in (penny size)30176 Tallapoosa
Murray County0.84 in (penny size)30705 Chatsworth
Fayette County0.82 in (penny size)30290 Tyrone
Catoosa County0.81 in (penny size)30736 Ringgold
Dawson County0.78 in (penny size)30534 Dawsonville
Banks County0.76 in (penny size)30547 Homer
Franklin County0.76 in (penny size)30521 Carnesville

NOAA MRMS radar estimates. See the hail map for this date.

Using this date on a claim

Your date of loss should be the day the storm actually hit your address. If two storms came close together, the policy and the evidence decide whether that is one claim or two, so document both. Read how to choose a date of loss.

Robust Roofing wrote a detailed guide to this storm: read it on chooserobust.com.