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Hail in Columbus · Sep 11, 2026

Hit 3 days ago

The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Columbus that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 1,913
Ground reports 1 1 wind
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Sep 11, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 5th most severe storm Columbus has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 3.0 / 10
Storm severity score

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

3.0 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

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

Homes exposed
66 /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 Columbus saw the hail — from two instruments

Sep 11, 2026 · Columbus, 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
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Columbus, NE on Sep 11, 2026 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 0.75"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 11, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Columbus, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Sep 11, 2026 sits in Columbus's hail record.

This was Columbus's 15th recorded hail day, arriving 25 days after the Aug 17, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Columbus at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Sep 11, 2026 convective day was bigger than Columbus: the same system put hail over 322 other tracked cities, 69 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Humphrey (14 miles north, up to 0.5"); Osceola (15 miles south, up to 0.75"); Genoa (16 miles west, up to 0.75").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 16 Columbus 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.

Wind reports

1 report
Wind gust 62 mph
4 NE Columbus Platte County

“Personal Weather Station. (OAX)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Columbus roofs.

A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.

Radar reading · not confirmed damage

Roofing exposure

What this storm is worth to a roofer.

1,913 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$23M

Potential roof exposure — 1,913 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
10 jobs
Illustrative work
~$150K

Close just 0.5% of the 1,913 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 $402 on top of the $150 plan.

Columbus hail history

Other storms in Columbus.

16 recorded storm days in Columbus, NE
← All hail in Columbus
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NEXRAD surface
Storm date Columbus / NE

Sep 13, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Columbus, NE on Aug 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Columbus / NE

Aug 17, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Columbus, NE on Aug 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Columbus / NE

Aug 13, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Columbus, NE on Aug 12, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Columbus / NE

Aug 12, 2026

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

Aug 8, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Columbus, NE on Jul 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Columbus / NE

Jul 29, 2026

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

Jul 8, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Columbus, NE on Jul 2, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Columbus / NE

Jul 2, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Columbus, NE on Jun 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Columbus / NE

Jun 13, 2026

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

Jun 1, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Columbus, NE on May 30, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Columbus / NE

May 30, 2026

No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Columbus, NE on May 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Columbus / NE

May 17, 2026

2"
Signatures 2" Estimated 1.25"
3 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Columbus, NE on May 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Columbus / NE

May 16, 2026

3.25"
Signatures 3.25" Estimated 1.5"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Columbus, NE on Apr 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Columbus / NE

Apr 23, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Columbus, NE on Mar 5, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Columbus / NE

Mar 5, 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 14, 2026.