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Hail in Crawford · May 30, 2026

NEXRAD logged 3 hail signatures up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.5" aloft. 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 · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 4
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · May 30, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 14th most severe storm Crawford has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 1.5 / 10
Storm severity score

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

1.5 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

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

Homes exposed
14 /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 Crawford saw the hail — from two instruments

May 30, 2026 · Crawford, 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
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Crawford, NE on May 30, 2026 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 0.75" Detections 3
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on May 30, 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 0.5"

The storm in context

Where May 30, 2026 sits in Crawford's hail record.

This was Crawford's 1st recorded hail day — the first hail day in our records for the city. By severity it ranks 14th of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Crawford at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The May 30, 2026 convective day was bigger than Crawford: the same system put hail over 541 other tracked cities, 102 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Chadron (23 miles northeast, up to 3.5"); Alliance (29 miles southeast, up to 1.75"); Harrison (36 miles west, up to 2").

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

Nobody on the ground filed a report over Crawford for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Crawford 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.

4 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$48K

Potential roof exposure — 4 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 $1 on top of the $150 plan.

Crawford hail history

Other storms in Crawford.

16 recorded storm days in Crawford, NE
← All hail in Crawford
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Sep 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Sep 6, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Aug 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Aug 23, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Aug 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Aug 21, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Aug 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Aug 17, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Aug 15, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Aug 15, 2026

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

Aug 12, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Aug 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Aug 9, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Aug 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Aug 8, 2026

1.75"
Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Jul 9, 2026

2.75"
Signatures 2.75" Estimated 1.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Jul 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Jul 6, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Jun 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Jun 28, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 2.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Jun 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Jun 26, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Jun 22, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Jun 22, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Jun 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Jun 21, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Crawford, NE on Jun 2, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Crawford / NE

Jun 2, 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 7, 2026.