Hail in Hiawatha · Aug 19, 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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Convective day · Aug 19, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 9th most severe storm Hiawatha 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
- 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 Hiawatha saw the hail — from two instruments
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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Aug 19, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Hiawatha, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 19, 2026 sits in Hiawatha's hail record.
This was Hiawatha's 19th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Aug 15, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th of the 19 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Hiawatha at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 19, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hiawatha: the same system put hail over 496 other tracked cities, 23 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Fairview (5 miles west, up to 0.75"); Sabetha (11 miles west, up to 0.5"); Bern (22 miles west, up to 0.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 19 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
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 Hiawatha 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 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.
Potential roof exposure
$1.8M
Potential roof exposure — 150 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 150 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 $32 on top of the $150 plan.
Hiawatha hail history
Other storms in Hiawatha.
Estimated-size surface Aug 15, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Jul 29, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 20, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 4, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface May 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 16, 2026
1.75"
NEXRAD surface Apr 26, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1.25"
NEXRAD surface Apr 17, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 11, 2026
0.5"
NEXRAD surface Mar 31, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Mar 6, 2026
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
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