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Hail in Odell · May 17, 2026

NEXRAD logged 6 hail signatures up to 1.5"; 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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Peak hail signal 1.5" ≈ ping-pong ball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 193
Ground reports 1 1 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

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

Severity

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

Composite score · 3.6 / 10
Storm severity score

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

3.6 /10
Peak hail signal
38 /100

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

Homes exposed
46 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
17 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Odell saw the hail — from two instruments

May 17, 2026 · Odell, 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 Odell, NE on May 17, 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 1.5" Detections 6
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Odell, NE on May 17, 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 0.75"

The storm in context

Where May 17, 2026 sits in Odell's hail record.

This was Odell's 5th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the May 16, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 13 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Odell at 1.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The May 17, 2026 convective day was bigger than Odell: the same system put hail over 894 other tracked cities, 185 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Wymore (5 miles east, up to 1.5"); Bremen (7 miles south, up to 2.5"); Diller (11 miles west, up to 1").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 13 Odell 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

1 report 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

1 report
Wind gust 60 mph
Odell Gage County

“Trained weather spotter reported estimated 60 mph wind gusts along with pea size hail. (OAX)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

High damage potential

What 1.5" hail means for Odell 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.

193 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$2.3M

Potential roof exposure — 193 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 193 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

May 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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 $41 on top of the $150 plan.

Odell hail history

Other storms in Odell.

13 recorded storm days in Odell, NE
← All hail in Odell
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NEXRAD surface
Storm date Odell / NE

Sep 12, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Odell, NE on Aug 19, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Odell / NE

Aug 19, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Odell, NE on Aug 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Odell / NE

Aug 6, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Odell, NE on Jul 8, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Odell / NE

Jul 8, 2026

1"
Signatures 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Odell, NE on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Odell / NE

Jul 3, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Odell, NE on Jun 20, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Odell / NE

Jun 20, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Odell, NE on Jun 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Odell / NE

Jun 5, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Odell, NE on May 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Odell / NE

May 18, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Odell, NE on May 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Odell / NE

May 16, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Odell, NE on Apr 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Odell / NE

Apr 23, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Odell, NE on Apr 14, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Odell / NE

Apr 14, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Odell, NE on Mar 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Odell / NE

Mar 5, 2026

1"
Signatures 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 13, 2026.