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Hail in Rushville · Jul 7, 2026

NEXRAD logged 92 hail signatures up to 3.25"; the estimated-size surface reached 2" aloft. At 3.25" — baseball — 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 3.25" ≈ baseball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 1,193
Ground reports 1 1 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Jul 7, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

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

Composite score · 6.7 / 10
Storm severity score

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

6.7 /10
Peak hail signal
81 /100

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

Homes exposed
62 /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 Rushville saw the hail — from two instruments

Jul 7, 2026 · Rushville, NE

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.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Rushville, NE on Jul 7, 2026 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.

Max size 3.25" Detections 92
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Jul 7, 2026 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.

Max size 2"

The storm in context

Where Jul 7, 2026 sits in Rushville's hail record.

This was Rushville's 9th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jul 6, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 16 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Rushville at 3.25" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Jul 7, 2026 convective day was bigger than Rushville: the same system put hail over 568 other tracked cities, 15 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Hay Springs (7 miles south, up to 3.25"); Pine Ridge (12 miles northwest, up to 1.5"); Gordon (15 miles east, up to 3").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 16 Rushville 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.

Hail reports

1 report
Hail size 1"
12 NNW Rushville Sheridan County

“Peas to quarters. (LBF)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

Severe hail signal

What 3.25" hail means for Rushville 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.

1,193 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$14M

Potential roof exposure — 1,193 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
6 jobs
Illustrative work
~$90K

Close just 0.5% of the 1,193 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

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 $251 on top of the $150 plan.

Rushville hail history

Other storms in Rushville.

16 recorded storm days in Rushville, NE
← All hail in Rushville
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Sep 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Sep 5, 2026

2"
Estimated 2"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Aug 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Aug 21, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Aug 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Aug 16, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Aug 12, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Aug 12, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Aug 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Aug 11, 2026

2"
Estimated 2"
6 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Jul 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Jul 29, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Jul 9, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Jul 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Jul 6, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Jul 3, 2026

3"
Signatures 3" Estimated 2"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Jun 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Jun 28, 2026

4"
Signatures 4" Estimated 3.5"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Jun 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Jun 27, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 2"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Jun 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Jun 21, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Jun 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Jun 4, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on Jun 2, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

Jun 2, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Rushville, NE on May 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Rushville / NE

May 30, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" 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 6, 2026.