Hail size 1.5"
1 W Norfolk Madison County
“Delayed report of hail up to ping pong ball sized along with wind driven hail damage to siding. Time estimated with radar. (OAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Pierce
Hail in Norfolk · Jun 29, 2026
NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 4"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.75" aloft. At 4" — softball or larger — 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 4" ≈ softball or larger · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 13,894
Ground reports 11 5 hail · 6 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Jun 29, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Norfolk has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 9.6 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
9.6 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 100 /100
- Homes exposed
- 83 /100
- Ground truth
- 100 /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 Norfolk saw the hail — from two instruments
Jun 29, 2026 · Norfolk, 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
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
4"
Detections
0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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
2.75"
The storm in context
Where Jun 29, 2026 sits in Norfolk's hail record.
This was Norfolk's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 17 days after the Jun 12, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Norfolk at 4" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jun 29, 2026 convective day was bigger than Norfolk: the same system put hail over 702 other tracked cities, 70 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Pierce (7 miles north, up to 4"); Hoskins (8 miles east, up to 4"); Battle Creek (12 miles southwest, up to 4").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Norfolk 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
11 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
5 reports Hail size 1"
2 NNW Norfolk Madison County
“Trained spotter report of hail up to quarter sized... wind driven. (OAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
2 NW Norfolk Madison County
“(OAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.5"
2 NW Norfolk Madison County
“(OAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
2 E Hadar Pierce County
“(OAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind reports
6 reports Wind gust 64 mph
4 SSW Norfolk Madison County
“(OAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 59 mph
4 S Norfolk Madison County
“Personal weather station measured wind gust. (OAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 64 mph
2 S Norfolk Madison County
“Personal weather station measured wind gust. (OAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 101 mph
2 SE Hadar Madison County
“As measured at a personal weather station. Destroyed well-anchored car port. (OAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 70 mph
2 NNW Norfolk Madison County
“Personal weather station measured wind gust. (OAX)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 74 mph
1 E Hadar Pierce County
“Also reported that he was seeing tree damage from inside the house. (OAX)”
— 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.
Hail was reported over 19 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Hadar — beyond Norfolk itself.
Severe hail signal
What 4" hail means for Norfolk 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.
13,894 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$167M
Potential roof exposure — 13,894 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
- Illustrative jobs
- 69 jobs
- Illustrative work
- ~$1M
Close just 0.5% of the 13,894 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
June 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around June 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 $2,918 on top of the $150 plan.
Norfolk hail history
Other storms in Norfolk.
13 recorded storm days in Norfolk, NE
Estimated-size surface Storm date Norfolk / NE
Sep 13, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Norfolk / NE
Aug 12, 2026
1.25" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Norfolk / NE
Jul 30, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Norfolk / NE
Jul 26, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Norfolk / NE
Jul 20, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Norfolk / NE
Jul 2, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Norfolk / NE
Jul 1, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Norfolk / NE
Jun 30, 2026
4" Signatures 4"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Norfolk / NE
Jun 12, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Norfolk / NE
Jun 9, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Norfolk / NE
May 17, 2026
2.25" Signatures 2.25" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Norfolk / NE
May 16, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" 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 14, 2026.