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Hail in Chadron · Jul 3, 2026

NEXRAD logged 67 hail signatures up to 2"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.25" 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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Peak hail signal 2" ≈ tennis ball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 2,998
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Jul 3, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 7th most severe storm Chadron has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 4.7 / 10
Storm severity score

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

4.7 /10
Peak hail signal
50 /100

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

Homes exposed
70 /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

Jul 3, 2026 · Chadron, NE

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.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Chadron, NE on Jul 3, 2026 Radar signature field

NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.

Max size 2" Detections 67
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chadron, NE on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated size field

Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.

Max size 1.25"

The storm in context

Where Jul 3, 2026 sits in Chadron's hail record.

This was Chadron's 10th recorded hail day, arriving 5 days after the Jun 28, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 7th of the 18 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Chadron at 2" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Jul 3, 2026 convective day was bigger than Chadron: the same system put hail over 1,885 other tracked cities, 145 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Whitney (16 miles west, up to 1.25"); Pine Ridge (22 miles northeast, up to 1.25"); Hay Springs (23 miles east, up to 3.25").

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.

The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Chadron. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.

Severe hail signal

What 2" 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.

2,998 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$36M

Potential roof exposure — 2,998 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
15 jobs
Illustrative work
~$225K

Close just 0.5% of the 2,998 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

July 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 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 $630 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 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 Jun 2, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chadron / NE

Jun 2, 2026

3.25"
Signatures 3.25" Estimated 2"
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.