NEXRAD logged 12 hail signatures up to 2.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft. At 2.5" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
A tornado was also reported to the National Weather Service during this storm. The ground reports below show where it was filed.
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Convective day · May 16, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
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
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.
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.
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.
The storm in context
This was Goodland's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 7 days after the May 9, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Goodland at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 16, 2026 convective day was bigger than Goodland: the same system put hail over 711 other tracked cities, 98 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Kanorado (15 miles northwest, up to 2.5"); Edson (17 miles northeast, up to 4"); Burlington (27 miles west, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Goodland 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
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.
“Between an NWS Employee seeing a ground circulation while a storm chaser noticing a funnel in the same spot from a different angle... brief tornado east of Edson. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Social Media report of a golf ball size hail picture. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“12th and Broadway; hail photo with a tape measure. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Social Media Report 2.05 inch measured hail. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Report from mPING: Hen Egg (2.00 in.). (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Size estimated... photo shows hail a little bigger than a quarter. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Social Media report of 2 inch hail. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Public report of 2 inch hail in Gulick Park. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Public report of 2 inch hail. 11th and Sherman. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Public report of 1.75 inch hail. (Pictured). (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Golf Ball Size; 300 block of Sycamore Road in Goodland. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Public report with picture of 2.32 inch hail. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Sheriff office reported 2 inch hail. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Relayed report of golf ball sized hail. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“NWS Employee measured 2 inch hail at the office. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Relayed report from Ham Operator of measure 2.4 inch hail. Had been laying there a few minutes. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Spotter network report of 2.5 inch hail. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Golf ball sized hail reported on spotter network. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Spotter report of measured with caliper 2.70 inch hail. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Spotter network report of one inch hail. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Delayed report of North of Ruleton... baseball sized hail. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“Report of 1.25-2 inch hail. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
“ASOS station KGLD Goodland. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
The storm tracked east at roughly 5 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 90 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Ruleton, Caruso, and Edson — beyond Goodland itself.
Severe hail signal
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
Potential roof exposure
$372K
Potential roof exposure — 31 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 $7 on top of the $150 plan.
Goodland hail history
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