Guides
Storm-roofing guides, written straight
Comparisons and how-tos from the founder — bias disclosed, competitors given their due, free options covered first. If a free tool does your job, use the free tool.
Public hail observations, distinct storm areas, active counties, and largest reported hail across all six covered states.
A practical seven-part scorecard for choosing a storm tool your crew will actually use.
What each tool can establish, where each stops, and when a roofing crew needs both.
Radar swath maps vs morning-after address lists — an honest founder-written comparison, concessions included.
Meteorologist-verified maps and insurance reports vs speed-to-doorstep alerts. Different tools, different jobs.
Free NOAA sources first, then HailRecon, HailTrace, and us — ranked by what each is actually for.
The public-data method for building your own hail list — free and manual, or automated.
Official sources, bid triage, bonding, and the practical first-bid workflow across TX, OK, KS, CO, NE & MO.
Intent leads and geographic field lists are different products. Compare the source, promise, workflow, and economics before paying.
A disciplined seven-step workflow from public storm signal to a field-ready route.
A field workflow for moving quickly without overstating what the weather data proves.
Read how the data is grouped and what it cannot prove in our methodology, or learn who writes these guides.