Hail in Salina · Sep 12, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Salina that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 12, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 12th most severe storm Salina 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 53 /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 Salina 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 12, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Salina, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 12, 2026 sits in Salina's hail record.
This was Salina's 14th recorded hail day, arriving 30 days after the Aug 13, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Salina at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 12, 2026 convective day was bigger than Salina: the same system put hail over 354 other tracked cities, 113 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Solomon (5 miles east, up to 0.75"); Brookville (16 miles west, up to 0.5"); Abilene (21 miles northeast, up to 1.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Salina 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 Salina. 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.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Salina 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.
Potential roof exposure
$5.2M
Potential roof exposure — 433 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 2 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$30K
Close just 0.5% of the 433 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 $91 on top of the $150 plan.
Salina hail history
Other storms in Salina.
Estimated-size surface Aug 13, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 23, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Jun 8, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
3.25"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 14, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 4, 2026
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Apr 9, 2026
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