Hail in Benkelman · Sep 20, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Benkelman that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Sep 20, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 5th most severe storm Benkelman 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
- 38 /100
- Homes exposed
- 47 /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 Benkelman saw the hail — from two instruments
We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.
Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 20, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Benkelman, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Sep 20, 2026 sits in Benkelman's hail record.
This was Benkelman's 14th recorded hail day, arriving 27 days after the Aug 24, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 14 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Benkelman at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Sep 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Benkelman: the same system put hail over 253 other tracked cities, 4 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Parks (9 miles northwest, up to 1.75"); Stratton (21 miles southeast, up to 0.5"); Champion (23 miles northwest, up to 1.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 14 Benkelman 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.
Nobody on the ground filed a report over Benkelman for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.
High damage potential
What 1.5" hail means for Benkelman 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.
Potential roof exposure
$2.6M
Potential roof exposure — 215 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 215 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 $45 on top of the $150 plan.
Benkelman hail history
Other storms in Benkelman.
Estimated-size surface Aug 24, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 15, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 14, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
3.25"
Estimated-size surface Jul 9, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 2, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 1, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 24, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jun 20, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
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