Hail in Lincoln · Jun 17, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Lincoln that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jun 17, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 4th most severe storm Lincoln has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Peak hail signal
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 54 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
Evidence / storm surfaces
How Lincoln saw the hail — from two instruments
Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jun 17, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Lincoln, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Jun 17, 2026 sits in Lincoln's hail record.
This was Lincoln's 8th recorded hail day, arriving 6 days after the Jun 11, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Lincoln at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jun 17, 2026 convective day was bigger than Lincoln: the same system put hail over 294 other tracked cities, 134 of them in Illinois. Nearest: Atlanta (7 miles north, up to 0.75"); Mc Lean (11 miles northeast, up to 0.5"); Emden (13 miles northwest, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Lincoln storm dates on a live map — both surfaces, the reports, and a replay — and the same map is where you draw the swath. This page rebuilds nightly.
Ground reports
What people on the ground reported
These are storm reports filed with the National Weather Service and released through the NOAA Storm Prediction Center — public-domain observations from spotters, the public, and NWS surveys. We quote each one exactly as filed.
For this storm over Lincoln, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Lincoln roofs.
A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$5.8M
Potential roof exposure — 480 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 2 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$30K
Close just 0.5% of the 480 homes in this footprint at the average $15,000 roof job. Illustrative math, not a projection — your results depend on your outreach and how the market responds.
Claim window
June 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around June 2028 — the window to reach these homeowners while it's still open. Deadlines vary by policy and state.
Names and phones for every home in the footprint: at most $101 on top of the $150 plan.
Lincoln hail history
Other storms in Lincoln.
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 11, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface May 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 27, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 26, 2026
NEXRAD surface Mar 15, 2026
0.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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