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Hail in Gordon · Aug 10, 2026

Hit 33 days ago

NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 0"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.25" aloft. 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 143
Ground reports 2 1 hail · 1 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Aug 10, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 8th most severe storm Gordon has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 5.0 / 10
Storm severity score

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

5.0 /10
Peak hail signal
56 /100

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

Homes exposed
43 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
33 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Gordon saw the hail — from two instruments

Aug 10, 2026 · Gordon, NE

We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Gordon, NE on Aug 10, 2026 Radar signature field

NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.

Max size 0" Detections 0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Aug 10, 2026 Estimated size field

Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.

Max size 2.25"

The storm in context

Where Aug 10, 2026 sits in Gordon's hail record.

This was Gordon's 12th recorded hail day, arriving 12 days after the Jul 29, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 8th of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Gordon at 2.25" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Aug 10, 2026 convective day was bigger than Gordon: the same system put hail over 616 other tracked cities, 9 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Valentine (80 miles east, up to 2"); Philip (86 miles north, up to 1.75"); Midland (101 miles northeast, up to 1.25").

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

2 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.

Hail reports

1 report
Hail size 1"
26 N Whitman Cherry County

“Time estimated from radar. (LBF)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

Wind reports

1 report
Wind gust 70 mph
26 N Whitman Cherry County

“Time estimated from radar. (LBF)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

Storm 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 Whitman — beyond Gordon itself.

Severe hail signal

What 2.25" hail means for Gordon 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.

143 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$1.7M

Potential roof exposure — 143 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
1 job
Illustrative work
~$15K

Close just 0.5% of the 143 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

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 $30 on top of the $150 plan.

Gordon hail history

Other storms in Gordon.

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

Sep 6, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Aug 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

Aug 16, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Aug 12, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

Aug 12, 2026

2.75"
Estimated 2.75"
3 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Aug 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

Aug 11, 2026

1.75"
Estimated 1.75"
7 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Jul 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

Jul 29, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Jul 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

Jul 28, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

Jul 9, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Jul 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

Jul 7, 2026

3"
Signatures 3" Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Jul 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

Jul 6, 2026

3.75"
Signatures 3.75" Estimated 2.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

Jul 3, 2026

2.75"
Signatures 2.75" Estimated 2.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Jun 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

Jun 28, 2026

4"
Signatures 4" Estimated 3.75"
4 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Jun 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

Jun 27, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 2.25"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Jun 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

Jun 4, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on Jun 2, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

Jun 2, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Gordon, NE on May 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Gordon / NE

May 30, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 1"
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.