Hail in Medicine Lodge · May 29, 2026
NEXRAD logged 9 hail signatures up to 3"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft. At 3" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 29, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Medicine Lodge 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
- 75 /100
- Homes exposed
- 18 /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 Medicine Lodge saw the hail — from two instruments
Each storm gets two readings: the radar signatures NEXRAD recorded as the cells passed overhead, and a modeled estimate of hail size in the air. They are independent surfaces, so a mismatch between them is expected — and worth reading.
Radar signature field The point detections NEXRAD recorded overhead. Each signature marks where the radar saw hail aloft — it is a detection, not a stone measured on the ground.
Estimated size field Radar-estimated hail size over the swath. The model reports the biggest stone the storm could sustain in the air; what actually fell may have been smaller.
The storm in context
Where May 29, 2026 sits in Medicine Lodge's hail record.
This was Medicine Lodge's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 80 days after the Mar 10, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Medicine Lodge at 3" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 29, 2026 convective day was bigger than Medicine Lodge: the same system put hail over 350 other tracked cities, 116 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Isabel (14 miles north, up to 2.5"); Nashville (15 miles north, up to 3"); Zenda (15 miles northeast, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Medicine Lodge 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.
For this storm over Medicine Lodge, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.
Severe hail signal
What 3" hail means for Medicine Lodge roofs.
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
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$84K
Potential roof exposure — 7 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 $1 on top of the $150 plan.
Medicine Lodge hail history
Other storms in Medicine Lodge.
Sep 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 5, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 11, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
3.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 26, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 25, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 21, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 20, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 18, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 16, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
0.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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