Hail in Mulvane May 18, 2026
The radar-estimated size surface caught this storm, reaching 1" aloft. NEXRAD logged no point detections over Mulvane this day.
1"
≈ quarter · radar-estimated size aloft3,787
0
none filedThe 4th most severe storm Mulvane has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Hail size
- 25 /100
- Homes exposed
- 72 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /100
Largest hailstone — the top predictor of roof damage.
How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.
Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.
How Mulvane 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.
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 May 18, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Mulvane, so there is one map to show, not two.
Where May 18, 2026 sits in Mulvane's hail record
This was Mulvane's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 31 days after the Apr 17, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Mulvane at 1" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 18, 2026 convective day was bigger than Mulvane: the same system put hail over 726 other tracked cities, 258 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Belle Plaine (7 miles south, up to 1.25"); Peck (9 miles southwest, up to 1"); Clearwater (11 miles west, up to 1").
These maps are stills from Mulvane's May 18, 2026 storm. In the Overview app the same surfaces are live — radar updating in real time, radar-estimated hail size as it forms, and NWS spotter reports pinned where they're filed — with a radar replay you can scrub back over any past day.
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 Mulvane, 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.
What 1" hail means for Mulvane roofs
Quarter-size and larger hail is where asphalt shingle damage starts in earnest: bruised mats and granule loss that homeowners can't see from the ground. Most people inside the footprint won't know their roof was hit until someone inspects it.
$45M
Potential roof exposure — 3,787 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.Track hail over Mulvane on the live map
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10 recorded storm days in Mulvane, KS
Other storms in Mulvane
Jul 9, 2026
2.5"
Jul 4, 2026
1"
Jun 25, 2026
1"
Jun 20, 2026
0.5"
Jun 18, 2026
0.5"
Jun 4, 2026
1.5"
Apr 17, 2026
2"
Mar 10, 2026
0.5"
Mar 5, 2026
1"