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Hail in Hiawatha · Jun 20, 2026

The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Hiawatha that day. 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 784
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Jun 20, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 7th most severe storm Hiawatha has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 2.6 / 10
Storm severity score

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

2.6 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

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

Homes exposed
58 /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 Hiawatha saw the hail — from two instruments

Jun 20, 2026 · Hiawatha, KS

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.

Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hiawatha, KS on Jun 20, 2026 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.

Max size 0.75"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jun 20, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Hiawatha, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Jun 20, 2026 sits in Hiawatha's hail record.

This was Hiawatha's 15th recorded hail day, arriving 7 days after the Jun 13, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 7th of the 21 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Hiawatha at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Jun 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hiawatha: the same system put hail over 298 other tracked cities, 121 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Fairview (8 miles west, up to 0.75"); Robinson (8 miles east, up to 0.75"); Powhattan (11 miles southwest, up to 0.5").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 21 Hiawatha 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.

No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Hiawatha. 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.

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Hiawatha 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.

784 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$9.4M

Potential roof exposure — 784 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
4 jobs
Illustrative work
~$60K

Close just 0.5% of the 784 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

June 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around June 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 $165 on top of the $150 plan.

Hiawatha hail history

21 recorded storm days in Hiawatha, KS
Map unavailable
NEXRAD surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

Sep 19, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hiawatha, KS on Sep 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

Sep 13, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hiawatha, KS on Aug 19, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

Aug 19, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hiawatha, KS on Aug 15, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

Aug 15, 2026

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

Jul 29, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hiawatha, KS on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hiawatha / 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 Hiawatha, KS on Jun 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

Jun 13, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hiawatha, KS on Jun 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

Jun 10, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hiawatha, KS on Jun 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

Jun 4, 2026

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

May 30, 2026

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

May 18, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hiawatha, KS on May 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

May 17, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hiawatha, KS on May 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

May 16, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hiawatha, KS on Apr 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

Apr 26, 2026

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

Apr 23, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hiawatha, KS on Apr 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

Apr 17, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hiawatha, KS on Apr 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

Apr 11, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Hiawatha, KS on Mar 31, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

Mar 31, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Hiawatha, KS on Mar 6, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Hiawatha / KS

Mar 6, 2026

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

Mar 5, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75"
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 20, 2026.