Hail in Lincoln · Jul 4, 2026
NEXRAD logged 19 hail signatures up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 0.75" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · Jul 4, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 9th most severe storm Lincoln 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
- 44 /100
- Homes exposed
- 71 /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 Lincoln saw the hail — from two instruments
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 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.
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.
The storm in context
Where Jul 4, 2026 sits in Lincoln's hail record.
This was Lincoln's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jul 3, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 9th of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Lincoln at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 4, 2026 convective day was bigger than Lincoln: the same system put hail over 2,035 other tracked cities, 39 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Roca (11 miles south, up to 1.75"); Palmyra (17 miles southeast, up to 3"); Weston (25 miles north, up to 2.25").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 Lincoln 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 Lincoln. 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.
High damage potential
What 1.75" hail means for Lincoln roofs.
Hail around an inch and a half is capable of cracking shingles, stripping granules, and denting gutters, vents, and siding. Risk is usually greatest near the strongest radar signal, but property-level damage still requires an on-site inspection.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$41M
Potential roof exposure — 3,445 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 17 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$255K
Close just 0.5% of the 3,445 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
July 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around July 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 $723 on top of the $150 plan.
Lincoln hail history
Other storms in Lincoln.
Estimated-size surface Sep 13, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Sep 12, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 19, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Aug 4, 2026
0.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 27, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jul 8, 2026
1"
Estimated-size surface Jul 3, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 10, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 5, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 1, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 18, 2026
1.5"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
2"
Estimated-size surface May 16, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Apr 23, 2026
2.75"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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