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Hail in North Platte · Jul 30, 2026

NEXRAD logged 0 hail signatures up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 1.75" ≈ golf ball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 3,633
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Jul 30, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 5th most severe storm North Platte has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 4.4 / 10
Storm severity score

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

4.4 /10
Peak hail signal
44 /100

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

Homes exposed
71 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
0 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How North Platte saw the hail — from two instruments

Jul 30, 2026 · North Platte, 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 North Platte, NE on Jul 30, 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 1.75" Detections 0
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Jul 30, 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 1"

The storm in context

Where Jul 30, 2026 sits in North Platte's hail record.

This was North Platte's 13th recorded hail day, arriving 2 days after the Jul 28, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 5th of the 20 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over North Platte at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Jul 30, 2026 convective day was bigger than North Platte: the same system put hail over 432 other tracked cities, 101 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Maxwell (9 miles northeast, up to 1.25"); Hershey (13 miles west, up to 1"); Sutherland (21 miles west, up to 1.5").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 20 North Platte 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

No 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.

No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over North Platte. 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 North Platte 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.

3,633 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$44M

Potential roof exposure — 3,633 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
18 jobs
Illustrative work
~$270K

Close just 0.5% of the 3,633 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 $763 on top of the $150 plan.

North Platte hail history

Other storms in North Platte.

20 recorded storm days in North Platte, NE
← All hail in North Platte
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Sep 1, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Sep 1, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Aug 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Aug 28, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Aug 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Aug 27, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
8 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Aug 24, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Aug 24, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Aug 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Aug 17, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Aug 12, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Aug 12, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Aug 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Aug 4, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Jul 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Jul 28, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Jul 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Jul 27, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Jul 9, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Jul 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Jul 8, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Jul 2, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Jul 2, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Jun 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Jun 30, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Jun 24, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Jun 24, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
5 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Jun 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Jun 8, 2026

1.75"
Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on Jun 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

Jun 7, 2026

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

Jun 1, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on May 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

May 30, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over North Platte, NE on May 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date North Platte / NE

May 16, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
2 ground reports 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 2, 2026.