Hail size 2"
Hay Springs Sheridan County
“Report with photo via social media. Time estimated from radar. (LBF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Dawes
Hail in Chadron · Jun 28, 2026
NEXRAD logged 7 hail signatures up to 2.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.5" aloft. At 2.5" — 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 2.5" ≈ baseball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 63
Ground reports 5 5 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Jun 28, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 4th most severe storm Chadron has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 5.9 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
5.9 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 63 /100
- Homes exposed
- 36 /100
- Ground truth
- 83 /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 Chadron saw the hail — from two instruments
Jun 28, 2026 · Chadron, NE
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
2.5"
Detections
7
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
2.5"
The storm in context
Where Jun 28, 2026 sits in Chadron's hail record.
This was Chadron's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jun 27, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 18 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Chadron at 2.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Jun 28, 2026 convective day was bigger than Chadron: the same system put hail over 348 other tracked cities, 6 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Whitney (16 miles west, up to 2.5"); Pine Ridge (22 miles northeast, up to 4"); Hay Springs (23 miles east, up to 4").
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
5 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.
Hail reports
5 reports Hail size 1.25"
Hay Springs Sheridan County
“Delayed report via social media with pictures. Time estimated from radar. (LBF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.5"
Chadron State Park Dawes County
“Several pictures on social media reported ping pong ball sized hail at Chadron State Park. Picture shows possible larger stones. (CYS)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
2 NNW Chadron State Par Dawes County
“Estimated timing based on radar. (CYS)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
12 SE Chadron Dawes County
“Quarter sized hail. Exact time estimated based on radar. (CYS)”
— 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.
Hail was reported over 100 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Hay Springs, Chadron State Park, and Chadron State Par — beyond Chadron itself.
Severe hail signal
What 2.5" 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.
63 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$756K
Potential roof exposure — 63 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 $13 on top of the $150 plan.
Chadron hail history
Other storms in Chadron.
18 recorded storm days in Chadron, NE
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Sep 6, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Aug 27, 2026
2.75" Estimated 2.75"
5 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Aug 23, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Aug 21, 2026
2.5" Estimated 2.5"
7 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Aug 17, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Aug 12, 2026
2.25" Estimated 2.25"
3 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Jul 7, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Jul 6, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
2 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Jul 3, 2026
2" Signatures 2" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Jun 27, 2026
2.25" Signatures 2.25" Estimated 1.75"
2 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Jun 26, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Jun 22, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Jun 21, 2026
1.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Jun 9, 2026
0.5" Signatures 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
Jun 2, 2026
3.25" Signatures 3.25" Estimated 2"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Chadron / NE
May 30, 2026
3.5" Signatures 3.5" Estimated 2.25"
1 ground report Open report →
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.