Hail in Ravenna · May 18, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 0.75"; the estimated-size surface had no signal that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
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Convective day · May 18, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 6th most severe storm Ravenna 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
- 19 /100
- Homes exposed
- 30 /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 Ravenna saw the hail — from two instruments
The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.
Radar signature field Where NEXRAD flagged hail as the storm passed — point signatures from the radar, which indicate hail overhead rather than confirm what landed.
Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for May 18, 2026 — the estimated-size swath had no hail signal to model for this storm, so there is one map to show, not two.
The storm in context
Where May 18, 2026 sits in Ravenna's hail record.
This was Ravenna's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the May 17, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 6th of the 9 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Ravenna at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 18, 2026 convective day was bigger than Ravenna: the same system put hail over 726 other tracked cities, 121 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Boelus (13 miles east, up to 1"); Wolbach (31 miles northeast, up to 0.75"); Saint Paul (32 miles northeast, up to 0.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 9 Ravenna 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.
The National Weather Service logged no spotter reports for this storm over Ravenna. That absence is ordinary — filing a report takes a person on the spot who saw the hail and phoned it in. What stands as the record for this date is the radar above, which caught the storm regardless.
Near the severe threshold
What 0.75" hail means for Ravenna roofs.
A signal this size sits near the National Weather Service severe threshold. Aging shingles and soft metals such as vents, flashing, and gutters may be more vulnerable; roof age, wind, and material condition all matter, and only an inspection can confirm damage.
Radar reading · not confirmed damage
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
Potential roof exposure
$384K
Potential roof exposure — 32 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
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 $7 on top of the $150 plan.
Ravenna hail history
Other storms in Ravenna.
Estimated-size surface Aug 17, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Aug 12, 2026
0.5"
Estimated-size surface Jul 30, 2026
Estimated-size surface Jun 20, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface Jun 5, 2026
1.75"
Estimated-size surface May 17, 2026
3.25"
Estimated-size surface May 16, 2026
2.5"
Estimated-size surface Apr 15, 2026
0.5"The next storm won’t wait for you.
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