Hail in Eskridge · May 18, 2026
NEXRAD logged 3 hail signatures up to 0.75"; 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 18, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 8th most severe storm Eskridge 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
- 30 /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 Eskridge saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
Estimated size field The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.
The storm in context
Where May 18, 2026 sits in Eskridge's hail record.
This was Eskridge's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the May 17, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Eskridge at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 18, 2026 convective day was bigger than Eskridge: the same system put hail over 726 other tracked cities, 258 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Burlingame (11 miles east, up to 0.5"); Allen (11 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Admire (14 miles south, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Eskridge 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Eskridge. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Eskridge 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
$348K
Potential roof exposure — 29 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
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 $6 on top of the $150 plan.
Eskridge hail history
Other storms in Eskridge.
Estimated-size surface Sep 15, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Sep 12, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 21, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 5, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 23, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface May 17, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
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