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Hail in Bassett · Aug 17, 2026

Hit 26 days ago

NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.75" 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 · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 1,631
Ground reports 1 1 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Aug 17, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 3rd most severe storm Bassett has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 4.5 / 10
Storm severity score

Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.

4.5 /10
Peak hail signal
44 /100

Largest radar-indicated size — a signal of damage potential, not confirmation.

Homes exposed
64 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
17 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Bassett saw the hail — from two instruments

Aug 17, 2026 · Bassett, NE

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.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Bassett, NE on Aug 17, 2026 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.

Max size 0" Detections 0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on Aug 17, 2026 Estimated size field

The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.

Max size 1.75"

The storm in context

Where Aug 17, 2026 sits in Bassett's hail record.

This was Bassett's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 6 days after the Aug 11, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Bassett at 1.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Aug 17, 2026 convective day was bigger than Bassett: the same system put hail over 428 other tracked cities, 103 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Amelia (18 miles east, up to 2.5"); Ainsworth (23 miles northwest, up to 1.25"); Burwell (26 miles southeast, up to 2.75").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Bassett 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

1 report 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.

Hail reports

1 report
Hail size 1.75"
1 N Bassett Rock County

“(LBF)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

High damage potential

What 1.75" hail means for Bassett 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.

1,631 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$20M

Potential roof exposure — 1,631 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
8 jobs
Illustrative work
~$120K

Close just 0.5% of the 1,631 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 $343 on top of the $150 plan.

Bassett hail history

Other storms in Bassett.

14 recorded storm days in Bassett, NE
← All hail in Bassett
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on Sep 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bassett / NE

Sep 5, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on Sep 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bassett / NE

Sep 3, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on Sep 1, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bassett / NE

Sep 1, 2026

2.25"
Estimated 2.25"
3 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on Aug 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bassett / NE

Aug 21, 2026

1.75"
Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on Aug 19, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bassett / NE

Aug 19, 2026

2.5"
Estimated 2.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on Aug 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bassett / NE

Aug 11, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on Aug 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bassett / NE

Aug 3, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bassett / NE

Jul 9, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on Jun 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bassett / NE

Jun 30, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on Jun 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bassett / NE

Jun 9, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on Jun 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bassett / NE

Jun 3, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on May 25, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bassett / NE

May 25, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Bassett, NE on May 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Bassett / NE

May 17, 2026

2.25"
Signatures 2.25" Estimated 1.25"
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 6, 2026.