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Hail in Kilgore · Aug 17, 2026

Hit 26 days ago

The estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Kilgore that day. At 2" — 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" ≈ tennis ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 251
Ground reports 2 2 wind
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Aug 17, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

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

Composite score · 4.7 / 10
Storm severity score

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

4.7 /10
Peak hail signal
50 /100

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

Homes exposed
48 /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 Kilgore saw the hail — from two instruments

Aug 17, 2026 · Kilgore, NE

Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.

Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kilgore, NE on Aug 17, 2026 Estimated size field

Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.

Max size 2"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Aug 17, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Kilgore, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Aug 17, 2026 sits in Kilgore's hail record.

This was Kilgore's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Aug 16, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 12 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Kilgore at 2" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Aug 17, 2026 convective day was bigger than Kilgore: the same system put hail over 428 other tracked cities, 103 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Crookston (6 miles southeast, up to 1.5"); Saint Francis (13 miles northwest, up to 2"); Tuthill (16 miles west, up to 2.25").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 12 Kilgore 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.

Wind reports

2 reports
Wind gust 64 mph
5 E Kilgore Cherry County

“(LBF)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 70 mph
5 E Kilgore Cherry County

“(LBF)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

Severe hail signal

What 2" hail means for Kilgore 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.

251 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$3M

Potential roof exposure — 251 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 251 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 $53 on top of the $150 plan.

Kilgore hail history

Other storms in Kilgore.

12 recorded storm days in Kilgore, NE
← All hail in Kilgore
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kilgore, NE on Aug 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kilgore / NE

Aug 27, 2026

2.25"
Estimated 2.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kilgore, NE on Aug 22, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kilgore / NE

Aug 22, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kilgore, NE on Aug 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kilgore / NE

Aug 21, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kilgore, NE on Aug 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kilgore / NE

Aug 16, 2026

2"
Estimated 2"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kilgore, NE on Aug 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kilgore / NE

Aug 11, 2026

1.75"
Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kilgore, NE on Jul 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kilgore / NE

Jul 27, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kilgore, NE on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kilgore / NE

Jul 9, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kilgore, NE on Jul 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kilgore / NE

Jul 6, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kilgore, NE on Jun 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kilgore / NE

Jun 27, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kilgore, NE on Jun 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kilgore / NE

Jun 4, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Kilgore, NE on Jun 2, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Kilgore / NE

Jun 2, 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 Aug 28, 2026.