Globe, AZ Hail Storm – September 2025

Globe, AZ saw a concluded hail storm on September 1, 2025, with verified hail up to 1 inch. Two NWS alerts marked the event across the metro area.

What Happened

The storm developed during the afternoon and tracked through Globe in two alert cycles. The first warning came at 2:17 PM MST, with dual-polarization radar confidence for 1-inch hail. A second alert followed at 3:40 PM MST, again supporting 1-inch hail potential.

Both alerts covered the same general storm path over the Globe metro area. The event is now concluded. No later alert in this set showed a larger hail size.

Radar confidence held at the 1-inch level across both warning periods. That places this event in the quarter-size to one-inch hail range for the public warning area, with the strongest hail threat centered on the afternoon core of the storm.

Damage Assessment

Hail at 1 inch can affect roofs, gutters, skylights, vent caps, and soft metals. In a city like Globe, the main inspection targets are asphalt shingle impact marks, denting on exposed HVAC fins, and bruising on vehicles left in open parking.

Field crews should expect concentrated losses rather than uniform impact across the whole metro. The warning area was broad. Hail falls within that area can still vary block to block. Contractors should treat the storm as a roof and exterior inspection event, not a windshield-only claim.

On older roofs, a 1-inch hail report can produce visible granule loss, broken tabs on aged shingles, and impact marks on ridge accessories. On metal surfaces, the common signs are shallow dents on flashings, gutters, downspouts, and unit housings. On tile, check for chipped corners and displaced pieces at exposed slopes and ridges.

Tree and landscape damage may be limited compared with larger hail events, but broken leaves, bark scarring, and knocked fruit can still appear in exposed areas. Document the condition of each surface before cleanup begins. Photograph slopes, elevations, and accessory components separately.

What Contractors Should Know

This was a two-alert hail event with the strongest public signal at 1 inch. Crews should focus canvassing on the afternoon path through Globe and nearby addresses inside the warning area. Prioritize roofs with older asphalt, soft-metal trim, and properties with flat accessory structures. Secondary checks should include patios, awnings, pergolas, and vehicle storage areas.

Use a consistent exterior sequence. Start with roof edges, then move to field shingles or tile, then gutters, vents, and mechanicals. On metal roofs and standing-seam systems, look for impact points near seams, fasteners, and exposed trim. On commercial sites, inspect condensers, curb flashings, and rooftop accessories that take direct exposure during hail cores.

For sales and estimating, keep the message precise. This event produced 1-inch hail under dual-polarization radar support at 2:17 PM MST and 3:40 PM MST. That gives you a clean timestamped basis for first contact, inspection routing, and follow-up with property managers who need a storm-specific check.