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Hail in Chadron · Jun 2, 2026

NEXRAD logged 18 hail signatures up to 3.25"; the estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft. At 3.25" — baseball — 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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Peak hail signal 3.25" ≈ baseball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 27
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Jun 2, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 6th most severe storm Chadron has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 5.6 / 10
Storm severity score

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

5.6 /10
Peak hail signal
81 /100

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

Homes exposed
29 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Chadron saw the hail — from two instruments

Jun 2, 2026 · Chadron, NE

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.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Chadron, NE on Jun 2, 2026 Radar signature field

NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.

Max size 3.25" Detections 18
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Jun 2, 2026 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.

Max size 2"

The storm in context

Where Jun 2, 2026 sits in Chadron's hail record.

This was Chadron's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 3 days after the May 30, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 6th of the 18 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Chadron at 3.25" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Jun 2, 2026 convective day was bigger than Chadron: the same system put hail over 635 other tracked cities, 12 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Whitney (16 miles west, up to 1"); Pine Ridge (22 miles northeast, up to 3.25"); Rushville (23 miles east, up to 1").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 18 Chadron 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

No 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.

For this storm over Chadron, 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 3.25" hail means for Chadron 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.

27 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$324K

Potential roof exposure — 27 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

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 $6 on top of the $150 plan.

Chadron hail history

Other storms in Chadron.

18 recorded storm days in Chadron, NE
← All hail in Chadron
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Sep 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Sep 6, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Aug 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Aug 27, 2026

2.75"
Estimated 2.75"
5 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Aug 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Aug 23, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Aug 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Aug 21, 2026

2.5"
Estimated 2.5"
7 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Aug 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Aug 17, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Aug 12, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Aug 12, 2026

2.25"
Estimated 2.25"
3 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Jul 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Jul 7, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Jul 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Jul 6, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Jul 3, 2026

2"
Signatures 2" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Jun 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Jun 28, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 2.5"
5 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Jun 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Jun 27, 2026

2.25"
Signatures 2.25" Estimated 1.75"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Jun 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Jun 26, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Jun 22, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Jun 22, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Jun 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Jun 21, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Jun 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Jun 9, 2026

0.5"
Signatures 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on May 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

May 30, 2026

3.5"
Signatures 3.5" Estimated 2.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on May 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

May 21, 2026

1.25"
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 7, 2026.