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Hail in Chappell · Sep 5, 2026

Hit 7 days ago

The estimated-size surface reached 2.25" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Chappell that day. At 2.25" — 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 2.25" ≈ tennis ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 1,129
Ground reports 1 1 hail
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Sep 5, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 2nd most severe storm Chappell has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 5.2 / 10
Storm severity score

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

5.2 /10
Peak hail signal
56 /100

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

Homes exposed
61 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
17 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Chappell saw the hail — from two instruments

Sep 5, 2026 · Chappell, 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.

Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Map image is still rendering for this surface.

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 2.25"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 5, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Chappell, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Sep 5, 2026 sits in Chappell's hail record.

This was Chappell's 12th recorded hail day, arriving 19 days after the Aug 17, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Chappell at 2.25" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Sep 5, 2026 convective day was bigger than Chappell: the same system put hail over 514 other tracked cities, 33 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Ovid (9 miles southeast, up to 2"); Sedgwick (11 miles south, up to 2.25"); Julesburg (13 miles southeast, up to 0.75").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 12 Chappell 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 report
Hail size 1.75"
Chappell Deuel County

“Social media photo. (LBF)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

Severe hail signal

What 2.25" hail means for Chappell 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.

1,129 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$14M

Potential roof exposure — 1,129 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
6 jobs
Illustrative work
~$90K

Close just 0.5% of the 1,129 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 $237 on top of the $150 plan.

Chappell hail history

Other storms in Chappell.

12 recorded storm days in Chappell, NE
← All hail in Chappell
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chappell, NE on Aug 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chappell / NE

Aug 17, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chappell, NE on Aug 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chappell / NE

Aug 9, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chappell, NE on Jul 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chappell / NE

Jul 28, 2026

3.25"
Signatures 3.25" Estimated 2"
4 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chappell, NE on Jul 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chappell / NE

Jul 21, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chappell, NE on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chappell / NE

Jul 9, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chappell, NE on Jul 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chappell / NE

Jul 8, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chappell, NE on Jul 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chappell / NE

Jul 7, 2026

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

Jun 30, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chappell, NE on Jun 24, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chappell / NE

Jun 24, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chappell, NE on Jun 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chappell / NE

Jun 8, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Chappell, NE on May 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Chappell / NE

May 30, 2026

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 6, 2026.