Hail in Hiawatha · Sep 19, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.5" 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 · Sep 19, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 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
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 73 /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
Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.
Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 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 Sep 19, 2026 sits in Hiawatha's hail record.
This was Hiawatha's 21st recorded hail day, arriving 6 days after the Sep 13, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 21 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Hiawatha at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 19, 2026 convective day was bigger than Hiawatha: the same system put hail over 336 other tracked cities, 90 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Horton (7 miles south, up to 0.75"); Robinson (8 miles east, up to 1.5"); Fairview (8 miles west, up to 1").
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
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 Hiawatha. 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.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Hiawatha roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$51M
Potential roof exposure — 4,230 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 21 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$315K
Close just 0.5% of the 4,230 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
September 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around September 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 $888 on top of the $150 plan.
Hiawatha hail history
Other storms in Hiawatha.
Estimated-size surface Sep 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size 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"
Estimated-size 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"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 11, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Mar 31, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Mar 6, 2026
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
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