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Hail in Frankfort · Aug 19, 2026

Hit 26 days ago

NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; 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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Peak hail signal 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 260
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Aug 19, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 10th most severe storm Frankfort has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 2.3 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

2.3 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
48 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Frankfort saw the hail — from two instruments

Aug 19, 2026 · Frankfort, KS

We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Frankfort, KS on Aug 19, 2026 Radar signature field

NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.

Max size 0" Detections 0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Aug 19, 2026 Estimated size field

Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.

Max size 0.75"

The storm in context

Where Aug 19, 2026 sits in Frankfort's hail record.

This was Frankfort's 19th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Aug 18, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 10th of the 20 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Frankfort at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Aug 19, 2026 convective day was bigger than Frankfort: the same system put hail over 496 other tracked cities, 23 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Marysville (22 miles north, up to 0.75"); Oketo (28 miles north, up to 0.5"); Bremen (32 miles northwest, up to 0.5").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 20 Frankfort 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

No 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.

Nobody on the ground filed a report over Frankfort for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Frankfort 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.

260 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$3.1M

Potential roof exposure — 260 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 260 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

August 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $55 on top of the $150 plan.

Frankfort hail history

Other storms in Frankfort.

20 recorded storm days in Frankfort, KS
← All hail in Frankfort
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Sep 12, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Sep 12, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Aug 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Aug 18, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Aug 14, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Aug 14, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Jul 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Jul 30, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Jul 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Jul 8, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Jul 3, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Jun 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Jun 13, 2026

1.75"
Estimated 1.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Jun 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Jun 10, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Jun 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Jun 4, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on May 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

May 30, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on May 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

May 29, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on May 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

May 18, 2026

2.25"
Signatures 2.25" Estimated 1"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on May 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

May 17, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on May 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

May 16, 2026

No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Apr 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Apr 26, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Apr 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Apr 23, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Apr 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Apr 9, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Mar 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Mar 6, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Frankfort, KS on Mar 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Frankfort / KS

Mar 5, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →

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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.