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Hail in Leoti · Aug 14, 2026

Hit 29 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 48
Ground reports 1 1 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Aug 14, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 9th most severe storm Leoti has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 2.2 / 10
Storm severity score

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

2.2 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

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

Homes exposed
34 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
17 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Leoti saw the hail — from two instruments

Aug 14, 2026 · Leoti, KS

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.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Leoti, KS on Aug 14, 2026 Radar signature field

NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.

Max size 0" Detections 0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Aug 14, 2026 Estimated size field

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.

Max size 0.75"

The storm in context

Where Aug 14, 2026 sits in Leoti's hail record.

This was Leoti's 11th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Aug 13, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Leoti at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Aug 14, 2026 convective day was bigger than Leoti: the same system put hail over 316 other tracked cities, 53 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Tribune (23 miles west, up to 1"); Syracuse (34 miles southwest, up to 1.25"); Sharon Springs (35 miles northwest, up to 1").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 Leoti 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

1 report 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.

Wind reports

1 report
Wind gust 58 mph
10 N Selkirk Wichita County

“Davis site Leoti Feedyard measured 58 mph gust. (GLD)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

Storm forensics

How the storm moved

Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports

Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.

Reports came from Selkirk — beyond Leoti itself.

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Leoti 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.

48 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$576K

Potential roof exposure — 48 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

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 $10 on top of the $150 plan.

Leoti hail history

Other storms in Leoti.

15 recorded storm days in Leoti, KS
← All hail in Leoti
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Sep 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Leoti / KS

Sep 9, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Aug 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Leoti / KS

Aug 26, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Aug 25, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Leoti / KS

Aug 25, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Aug 19, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Leoti / KS

Aug 19, 2026

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

Aug 13, 2026

1.75"
Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Aug 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Leoti / KS

Aug 5, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Leoti / KS

Jul 9, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Jul 1, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Leoti / KS

Jul 1, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Jun 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Leoti / KS

Jun 30, 2026

0.5"
Signatures 0.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Jun 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Leoti / KS

Jun 26, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Jun 22, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Leoti / KS

Jun 22, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Jun 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Leoti / KS

Jun 21, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Jun 20, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Leoti / KS

Jun 20, 2026

3.75"
Estimated 3.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Leoti, KS on Apr 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Leoti / KS

Apr 9, 2026

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 10, 2026.