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Everything HailConnect does

Eleven short stops covering the storm map, the newest additions — population affected and daily hail summaries — and the whole dispatch side: posting work, bidding, awarding, messaging, the pro directory and company or solo profiles.

Skip to the storm map
01Start here

Welcome to HailConnect

Find the storms, then find the crews. HailConnect puts live hail reports next to a job board for PDR techs, roofers and independent appraisers.

HailConnect

Storms, crews and claims in one place

  • Track real hail strikes from public weather reports
  • Post storm work or bid on someone else's
  • Look up pros by trade, distance and license state
Open the storm map
02Storm map

The storm map

Every dot is a reported hail strike. Bigger, hotter dots mean bigger stones — a red dot is 2.5" or larger.

  • Tap any strike for stone size, town, county and the reporter's remarks
  • Colour steps from minor sky-blue up to severe red
  • Refresh pulls the newest reports on demand
Try the map
03Storm map

Filters and the event feed

Narrow the map to the storms worth driving to, then read them newest-first in the feed beside it.

Minimum hail size

1.00" quarter

State

All states

From

09 / 08 / 2026

To

09 / 15 / 2026

2.50"3 SE Converse, TX
1.50"5 SW Dunlap, KS
1.00"4 N Monarch, MT
  • Minimum hail size, from/to dates and a state picker
  • The counter tells you how many strikes are in view
  • The feed lists size, stone name, town, county and time
Set your filters
04Storm map New

Estimated population affected

Open a strike and expand "Estimated population affected" to size up the opportunity before you roll trucks.

2.50" · tennis ball

3 SE Converse, TX · Bexar Co.

1.4M people affected

  • People inside the likely damage swath, which widens with stone size
  • Split into in-town and rural counts
  • Lists the largest cities caught in the swath
See an estimate
05Notifications New

Daily hail summary alerts

Switch on the daily summary and HailConnect tells you what fell overnight in the areas you watch.

Daily hail report summary

ON

Minimum size

1.00"

States watched

TX · OK · KS

18 hail reports in the last 24 hours

Largest stone: 2.75" near Converse, TX. Most active: TX (9), OK (5), KS (3).

  • Choose a minimum hail size and the states you cover
  • Report count, largest stone and busiest states, once a day
  • Lands in the bell menu, plus a desktop alert if you allow it
  • "Send me today's summary now" gives you one immediately
Turn on summaries
06Dispatch board

The dispatch board

Storm work from other contractors, filtered to your trade. PDR, roofing and appraisal gigs all live here.

Dent repair

PDR techs — 300 hail cars

San Antonio, TX · 6 crew

Roofing

Roof crews, 2.5" hail

Wichita, KS · 4 crew

Appraisal

Independent appraiser

Tulsa, OK · Xactimate

  • Filter by trade, state, and open jobs only
  • Cards show crew needed, pay, dates and carrier
  • Every job traces back to the storm that caused it
Browse open jobs
07Post a job

Posting storm work

Post from scratch, or tap "Post a job here" on a hail strike and the storm, town and location fill themselves in.

Trade

Dent repair (PDR)

Crew needed

6 techs

Pay

Per panel · $85

Start

09 / 18 / 2026

Carrier

State Farm

Claim volume

300 vehicles

Post job
  • Pick the trade: dent repair, roofing or appraisal
  • Crew size, pay structure and rate, start and end dates
  • Carrier, claim volume and any license you require
Post a job
08Dispatch board

Claims, bids and awards

Crews bid with their rate, availability and crew size. You pick the one you want.

Dent repair

PDR techs — 300 hail cars

San Antonio, TX · 6 crew

3 bids · 1 awarded

Roofing

Roof crews, 2.5" hail

Wichita, KS · 4 crew

Appraisal

Independent appraiser

Tulsa, OK · Xactimate

  • Bidders send rate, start date, crew size and a note
  • Posters award a bid, then move the job through to closed
  • Withdraw or update your own bid any time
Look at a job
09Dispatch board

Talking to the other crew

Each job has its own message thread, plus one-tap contact for the people involved.

Crew of 4 can be on site Thursday morning.
Works for us — lot is staged, bring your own lighting.
Rolling now. See you at 7.
Call Text Email
  • Messages stay attached to the job and refresh on their own
  • Tap to call, text or email the poster or awarded crew
  • Only the poster and bidders can read the thread
Open a job thread
10Directory

The pro directory

Need three more techs by Thursday? Search the directory instead of the group chat.

Search pros, companies, cities

Lone Star Dent Co.

PDR · 12 crew · 42 mi away

Ridgeline Roofing

Roofing · 8 crew · 78 mi away

M. Alvarez, IA

Appraisal · TX, OK, KS licensed

  • Filter by trade, state, licensed states and minimum crew size
  • Sort by distance from your home base
  • Jump straight to any pro's full profile
Search for crews
11Profile New

Company and solo profiles

Set yourself up as a company or a solo contractor — each one asks for the details that actually matter.

CompanySolo contractor

Credentials

VALE · HAAG certified

Insurance

$2M GL · expires 04/27

Rigs

2× 26' box · lift

Deployments

14 storms logged

Hurricane-alley hail, May 2026 · 3 crews · 412 vehicles completed
  • Company details or solo credentials, coverage radius and capacity
  • Certifications, licenses, insurance carrier, coverage amounts and expiry
  • Rigs and equipment specs, right down to make, model and year
  • Past storm deployments: storm, dates, crews, units completed and outcome
Build your profile