Hail in Esbon · May 16, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 1"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 7th most severe storm Esbon 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
- 25 /100
- Homes exposed
- 44 /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 Esbon saw the hail — from two instruments
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Radar signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
The storm in context
Where May 16, 2026 sits in Esbon's hail record.
This was Esbon's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 21 days after the Apr 25, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 7th of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Esbon at 1" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Esbon: the same system put hail over 711 other tracked cities, 98 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Lebanon (11 miles south, up to 1"); Mankato (14 miles east, up to 2.5"); Burr Oak (17 miles northeast, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Esbon 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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Esbon. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
Damage-capable hail signal
What 1" hail means for Esbon roofs.
Quarter-size and larger hail can bruise asphalt mats, remove granules, and dent exposed soft metal. The mapped footprint identifies an inspection priority area — it does not identify which individual roofs, if any, sustained damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$1.9M
Potential roof exposure — 162 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 1 job
- Illustrative work
- ~$15K
Close just 0.5% of the 162 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
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $34 on top of the $150 plan.
Estimated-size surface Sep 12, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1.5"
NEXRAD surface Jun 30, 2026
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface Apr 25, 2026
1.25"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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