Hail size 1.25"
9 WNW Olpe Lyon County
“mping report. (TOP)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Chase
Hail in Emporia · May 30, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start.
For iPhone. Android coming soon.
Web trial: 7 days free. Card required. $150/month after the trial unless cancelled.
Peak hail signal 1.75" ≈ golf ball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 0
Ground reports 2 2 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · May 30, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 10th most severe storm Emporia has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 3.1 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
3.1 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 0 /100
- Ground truth
- 33 /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 Emporia saw the hail — from two instruments
May 30, 2026 · Emporia, KS
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.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
Radar signature field The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
Max size
1.75"
Detections
1
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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.
Max size
1"
The storm in context
Where May 30, 2026 sits in Emporia's hail record.
This was Emporia's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 12 days after the May 18, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 10th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Emporia at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 30, 2026 convective day was bigger than Emporia: the same system put hail over 541 other tracked cities, 228 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Admire (13 miles northeast, up to 1.75"); Strong City (14 miles west, up to 1.75"); Reading (14 miles east, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Emporia 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
2 reports filed with the NWS
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.
Hail reports
2 reports Hail size 1"
5 W Emporia Lyon County
“Delayed report. Relayed via KVOE radio. Time estimated from radar data. (TOP)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
How the storm moved
Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
Reports came from Olpe — beyond Emporia itself.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Emporia roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Emporia hail history
Other storms in Emporia.
14 recorded storm days in Emporia, KS
Estimated-size surface Storm date Emporia / KS
Sep 12, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Emporia / KS
Aug 5, 2026
3.5" Estimated 3.5"
3 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Emporia / KS
Jul 4, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Emporia / KS
Jul 3, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Emporia / KS
Jun 10, 2026
1.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Emporia / KS
Jun 8, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Emporia / KS
May 31, 2026
2.5" Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
4 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Emporia / KS
May 18, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Emporia / KS
May 4, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Emporia / KS
Apr 26, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Emporia / KS
Apr 23, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Emporia / KS
Apr 17, 2026
1.5" Signatures 1.5" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Emporia / KS
Apr 13, 2026
2.5" Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
3 ground reports Open report →
The next storm won’t wait for you.
Set your territory and alerts today. When hail hits, use Overview to choose your streets and get moving.
7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start.
For iPhone. Android coming soon.
Web trial: 7 days free. Card required. $150/month after the trial unless cancelled.
A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon
UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that
spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground
reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm
Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Sep 13, 2026.