Hail in Newton · May 17, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 17, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 13th most severe storm Newton 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
- 0 /100
- Homes exposed
- 0 /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 Newton saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Radar signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for May 17, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 17, 2026 sits in Newton's hail record.
This was Newton's 7th recorded hail day, arriving 21 days after the Apr 26, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 13th of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Newton at 0" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The May 17, 2026 convective day was bigger than Newton: the same system put hail over 894 other tracked cities, 134 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Halstead (11 miles west, up to 1"); Hutchinson (33 miles west, up to 1.75"); Arlington (47 miles west, up to 1").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Newton 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 Newton. 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.
Below the severe threshold
What 0" hail means for Newton roofs.
Radar signals under three-quarters of an inch stay below the National Weather Service severe threshold and generally indicate lower roof risk. Older or already-worn materials can still show effects, but radar alone cannot determine whether a specific roof was damaged.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Newton hail history
Other storms in Newton.
NEXRAD surface Jul 22, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
1.75"
NEXRAD surface Jun 8, 2026
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Apr 26, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
3.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 17, 2026
3.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 11, 2026
1"
NEXRAD surface Apr 3, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Mar 10, 2026
0.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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