Hail in Atkinson · Aug 17, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft. At 2" — tennis ball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 17, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th most severe storm Atkinson 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
- 50 /100
- Homes exposed
- 49 /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 Atkinson saw the hail — from two instruments
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.
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.
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.
The storm in context
Where Aug 17, 2026 sits in Atkinson's hail record.
This was Atkinson's 10th recorded hail day, arriving 6 days after the Aug 11, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Atkinson at 2" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 17, 2026 convective day was bigger than Atkinson: the same system put hail over 428 other tracked cities, 103 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Butte (21 miles north, up to 0.5"); Chambers (24 miles southeast, up to 3"); Amelia (25 miles south, up to 2.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Atkinson 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.
For this storm over Atkinson, 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.
Severe hail signal
What 2" hail means for Atkinson roofs.
Two-inch-plus hail is capable of puncturing shingles, breaking skylights or windows, and heavily denting soft materials. The strongest radar bands warrant prompt inspection, but neither the signal nor the footprint confirms damage at a specific address.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$3.2M
Potential roof exposure — 267 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 1 job
- Illustrative work
- ~$15K
Close just 0.5% of the 267 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
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 $56 on top of the $150 plan.
Atkinson hail history
Other storms in Atkinson.
Estimated-size surface Sep 5, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Sep 1, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 23, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface Aug 11, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 3, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 4, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 30, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 9, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface May 25, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
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