Hail size 1"
4 E Lamar Chase County
“(LBF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Chase
Hail in Champion · May 30, 2026
NEXRAD logged 20 hail signatures up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.75" 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 · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 91
Ground reports 1 1 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · May 30, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 3rd most severe storm Champion has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 3.9 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
3.9 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 39 /100
- Ground truth
- 17 /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 Champion saw the hail — from two instruments
May 30, 2026 · Champion, 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
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
1.75"
Detections
20
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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
0.75"
The storm in context
Where May 30, 2026 sits in Champion's hail record.
This was Champion's 3rd recorded hail day, arriving 5 days after the May 25, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Champion at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 30, 2026 convective day was bigger than Champion: the same system put hail over 541 other tracked cities, 102 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Imperial (10 miles east, up to 1.25"); Holyoke (16 miles west, up to 2"); Haigler (25 miles south, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 Champion 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 reportStorm 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.
Reports came from Lamar — beyond Champion itself.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Champion 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.
91 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$1.1M
Potential roof exposure — 91 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $19 on top of the $150 plan.
Champion hail history
Other storms in Champion.
15 recorded storm days in Champion, NE
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
Sep 7, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
Aug 15, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
Aug 9, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
Aug 3, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
Jul 9, 2026
1.25" Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
Jul 8, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
Jul 3, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
Jul 2, 2026
2.5" Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
Jun 30, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
Jun 24, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
Jun 21, 2026
1.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
Jun 1, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
May 25, 2026
1" Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Champion / NE
May 16, 2026
2.75" Signatures 2.75" Estimated 1.75"
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 8, 2026.