Wind gust 65 mph
7 WSW Topeka Shawnee County
“(TOP)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Shawnee
Hail in Topeka · Jun 8, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Peak hail signal 1.75" ≈ golf ball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 62,078
Ground reports 4 4 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Jun 8, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Topeka has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 6.0 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
6.0 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 96 /100
- Ground truth
- 67 /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 Topeka saw the hail — from two instruments
Jun 8, 2026 · Topeka, KS
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.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
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.
Max size
1.75"
Detections
0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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.
Max size
1"
The storm in context
Where Jun 8, 2026 sits in Topeka's hail record.
This was Topeka's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 4 days after the Jun 4, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Topeka at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jun 8, 2026 convective day was bigger than Topeka: the same system put hail over 359 other tracked cities, 173 of them in Kansas. Nearest: Silver Lake (7 miles south, up to 0.5"); Maple Hill (13 miles southwest, up to 0.5"); Meriden (14 miles east, up to 0").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Topeka 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
4 reports filed with the NWS
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.
Wind reports
4 reports Wind gust 66 mph
1 WSW Berryton Shawnee County
“ASOS station KFOE Topeka Forbes. (TOP)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 62 mph
1 WSW Berryton Shawnee County
“Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 1 WSW Berryton. ASOS station KFOE Topeka Forbes. (TOP)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 60 mph
2 NW Dover Wabaunsee County
“Estimated wind gusts 60-65 mph. (TOP)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
How the storm moved
Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
The storm tracked east at roughly 20 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.
Hail was reported over 58 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Berryton and Dover — beyond Topeka itself.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Topeka roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
62,078 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$745M
Potential roof exposure — 62,078 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 310 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$4.7M
Close just 0.5% of the 62,078 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
June 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around June 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 $13,036 on top of the $150 plan.
Topeka hail history
Other storms in Topeka.
14 recorded storm days in Topeka, KS
Estimated-size surface Storm date Topeka / KS
Sep 15, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Topeka / KS
Aug 18, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Topeka / KS
Aug 14, 2026
1.75" Estimated 1.75"
4 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Topeka / KS
Jul 8, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Topeka / KS
Jun 10, 2026
2.25" Estimated 2.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Topeka / KS
Jun 4, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Topeka / KS
May 31, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Topeka / KS
May 30, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Topeka / KS
May 17, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Topeka / KS
Apr 26, 2026
2.5" Signatures 2.5" Estimated 2"
17 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Topeka / KS
Apr 23, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
4 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Topeka / KS
Apr 17, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Topeka / KS
Mar 5, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
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A storm day here is a convective day — it runs from noon to noon
UTC, so late-night hail is grouped with the afternoon storm that
spawned it rather than split across two calendar dates. Ground
reports are public-domain observations from the NOAA Storm
Prediction Center. Radar tells you where to look. Only an inspection confirms damage at an address. Last updated Sep 16, 2026.