Hail in Fairbury · Aug 20, 2026
The estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Fairbury that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Aug 20, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 13th most severe storm Fairbury has seen in the last 12 months
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
- Peak hail signal
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 32 /100
- Ground truth
- 0 /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 Fairbury saw the hail — from two instruments
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.
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.
Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Aug 20, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Fairbury, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where Aug 20, 2026 sits in Fairbury's hail record.
This was Fairbury's 14th recorded hail day, arriving 11 days after the Aug 9, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 13th of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Fairbury at 0.75" — radar-estimated size aloft.
The Aug 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Fairbury: the same system put hail over 640 other tracked cities, 31 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Bushton (134 miles southwest, up to 0.75"); Elwood (144 miles west, up to 0.5"); Cozad (152 miles west, up to 1.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 Fairbury 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
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.
No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Fairbury. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Fairbury 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.
Potential roof exposure
$468K
Potential roof exposure — 39 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
August 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around August 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 $8 on top of the $150 plan.
Fairbury hail history
Other storms in Fairbury.
Estimated-size surface Sep 11, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Aug 9, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 20, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 29, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
3.75"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
2.25"
Estimated-size surface May 16, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 25, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 14, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 11, 2026
1.25"
Estimated-size surface Apr 9, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Mar 6, 2026
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