On September 18, 2026, hail up to 1.5 inches was reported in Kaysville just west of I-15, stones estimated up to 2 inches fell near the Kaysville–Layton line, and the same storm put a brief tornado down on the ridge above neighboring Fruit Heights. We serve Kaysville from our Salt Lake City office with free inspections, a written photo report for your insurer, and repairs built to Utah code.
Joel Johnson was my rep and helped me navigate the process. They helped me overcome some hurdles with my insurance company. The communication was great and installation was efficient despite the challenges of living in the mountains. Overall was a good experience and glad I went with Joel and Roof Technologies.
— Andy M. — Google ReviewPreliminary storm reports, listed as the NWS logged them. Sizes are the largest reported at each spot — often estimated from photos — and hail falls in narrow swaths, so damage can change from one street to the next.
| When (MDT) | Report | Where | NWS Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 18, 2026, 1:45 PM | 1.5" hail (ping-pong ball) | 2 mi W of Kaysville (just west of I-15) | From a photo shared with the NWS office via social media. |
| Sept. 18, 2026, 1:45 PM | 2" hail (hen egg) | 3 mi SSW of Layton (near the Kaysville line) | Estimated from multiple photos shared with local media. Property damage and injuries reported. |
| Sept. 18, 2026, 1:52 PM | Tornado | 2 mi E of Fruit Heights | Video showed rotation reaching the ground on the ridgeline west of Francis Peak; unpopulated terrain, no damage reported. |
| Sept. 18, 2026, 2:40 PM | 0.88" hail (nickel) | Kaysville | Public report of nickel-size hail. |
Source: National Weather Service Salt Lake City preliminary Local Storm Reports, archived by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Damaging hail doesn’t come often along the Wasatch Front, so most homeowners have never had to look for it — and hail damage rarely shows from the street. Start with what you can safely see from the ground, then let an inspector check the roof itself.
Seeing these doesn’t prove the roof is damaged, and not seeing them doesn’t mean it’s fine. Please don’t climb up yourself — our inspection is free and comes with a photo report either way.
| Size | Looks like | What it typically damages |
|---|---|---|
| 0.75″ | Penny | Window screens, paint, thin soft metals |
| 1″ | Quarter | Gutters, vents, AC fins — asphalt shingle damage starts, especially on older roofs |
| 1.25–1.5″ | Half-dollar to ping-pong ball | Bruised and cracked shingles, siding and skylight damage |
| 1.75–2″ | Golf ball to hen egg | Fractured shingles, punctured vents, broken siding |
Typical thresholds only — roof age, material, and how hard the wind drove the hail all change the outcome. That’s why the inspection checks every slope.
Both 2026 storms produced hail in the damaging range: up to golf-ball size in Taylorsville on June 25, and up to an estimated 2 inches near Layton on September 18. See the full 2026 storm record →
Most Wasatch Front homeowners have never filed a hail claim. Here’s exactly how it works with us, and the Utah rules that protect you while it happens.
We check every slope, mark and photograph each hit, and look at gutters, vents, siding, screens, and your AC condenser.
You get the photos and our findings in writing before you decide anything. If the damage doesn’t justify a claim, we’ll tell you that too.
You open the claim with your insurer. We attend the adjuster’s inspection and walk them through what we documented.
We line our estimate up with the adjuster’s scope and document anything uncovered during tear-off, like damaged decking, for the insurer to review.
Installed to Utah code and manufacturer spec, with the completion photos and invoices your insurer needs to release any withheld depreciation.
Roof Technologies isn’t a public adjuster — your claim stays between you and your insurance company. We document the damage, show it to the adjuster, and do the work.
After a big hailstorm, trucks with out-of-state plates start knocking on doors. Some do fine work — but when the claims dry up they’re gone, and so is whoever was supposed to stand behind the warranty.
Roof Technologies opened a Salt Lake City office to serve the Wasatch Front. Kaysville homeowners get the same documented process we run through hail seasons in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska: a written scope before work starts, one project manager from inspection to final walkthrough, and manufacturer-certified installs.
Roof Technologies serves Davis County from our Salt Lake City office. Here’s where we work and what the local conditions look like.
Kaysville took 1.5-inch hail west of I-15 on September 18, 2026, and it sits beneath the canyon mouths that funnel Davis County's downslope east winds — the September 2020 windstorm blew down more than a dozen blue spruce along the local "Evergreen Strip." Wind-rated nailing and sealed ridge caps matter here as much as the hail rating.
Kaysville issues building permits through the city. Because Utah enforces one statewide construction code, the re-roof standard doesn't change at the city line — we check what your address needs and pull the permit whenever one is required.
Kaysville runs its own municipal electric utility, Kaysville City Power, with its own net-metering and interconnection agreement — the city's power department has to approve a system in writing before it's energized. We handle that approval alongside the building permit.
Same crews, same materials, same scheduling priority across the Wasatch Front footprint.
Hail is far less frequent along the Wasatch Front than on Colorado’s Front Range, which is exactly why 2026 caught so many roofs unprepared. On June 25, National Weather Service storm reports logged golf-ball-size hail in Taylorsville and ping-pong-ball-size hail in Holladay. On September 18, a severe line crossed Davis County with hail estimated up to 2 inches near Layton, 1.5-inch stones in Kaysville and Farmington, a brief tornado on the ridgeline east of Fruit Heights, and half-dollar hail near Mountain Green in Morgan County; later that afternoon, quarter-size hail fell in Taylorsville and West Jordan. Wind is the more familiar threat here: the September 8, 2020 downslope windstorm knocked out power to nearly 200,000 homes and businesses and toppled thousands of trees, with Davis County’s canyon-mouth communities among the hardest hit.
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Tell us where you are and when the storm hit. An inspector from our Salt Lake City office will reach out to schedule, and you’ll get the photo report whether or not you decide to file a claim.
Check your address for hail and wind from the last 2 years — the radar hail estimate for your home, nearby storm reports, and NWS warnings — and get a free PDF storm report.
