Hail in Solomon · Aug 18, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Solomon that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 18, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 13th most severe storm Solomon 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
- 13 /100
- Homes exposed
- 38 /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 Solomon 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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Aug 18, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Solomon, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 18, 2026 sits in Solomon's hail record.
This was Solomon's 16th recorded hail day, arriving 5 days after the Aug 13, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 13th of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Solomon at 0.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 18, 2026 convective day was bigger than Solomon: the same system put hail over 309 other tracked cities, 47 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Minneapolis (11 miles northwest, up to 0.5"); Abilene (19 miles east, up to 1.5"); Junction City (27 miles east, up to 1.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 16 Solomon 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 Solomon. 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 0.5" hail means for Solomon 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
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$960K
Potential roof exposure — 80 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 $17 on top of the $150 plan.
Solomon hail history
Other storms in Solomon.
Estimated-size surface Aug 13, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 23, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 13, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 8, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jun 4, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 30, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
3.75"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Apr 26, 2026
4"
Estimated-size surface Apr 9, 2026
Estimated-size surface Mar 5, 2026
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