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Hail in Sidney · Jul 28, 2026

NEXRAD logged 15 hail signatures up to 1.75"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.25" 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 25
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Jul 28, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 4th most severe storm Sidney has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 3.3 / 10
Storm severity score

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

3.3 /10
Peak hail signal
44 /100

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

Homes exposed
28 /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 Sidney saw the hail — from two instruments

Jul 28, 2026 · Sidney, 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 Sidney, NE on Jul 28, 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 15
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Jul 28, 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 1.25"

The storm in context

Where Jul 28, 2026 sits in Sidney's hail record.

This was Sidney's 14th recorded hail day, arriving 19 days after the Jul 9, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 18 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Sidney at 1.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Jul 28, 2026 convective day was bigger than Sidney: the same system put hail over 686 other tracked cities, 32 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Peetz (7 miles south, up to 2"); Padroni (15 miles southwest, up to 2"); Iliff (24 miles southeast, up to 1.75").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 18 Sidney 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.

For this storm over Sidney, the NWS report log is empty — a common outcome, since ground reports only happen when someone witnesses the hail and takes the time to call it in. The detection record for the date lives in the radar maps above.

High damage potential

What 1.75" hail means for Sidney 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.

25 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$300K

Potential roof exposure — 25 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

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 $5 on top of the $150 plan.

Sidney hail history

Other storms in Sidney.

18 recorded storm days in Sidney, NE
← All hail in Sidney
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Aug 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Aug 21, 2026

2"
Estimated 2"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Aug 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Aug 10, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Aug 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Aug 9, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over Sidney, NE on Jul 29, 2026 NEXRAD surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Jul 29, 2026

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

Jul 9, 2026

0.75"
Signatures 0.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Jul 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / 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 Sidney, NE on Jul 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Jul 7, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Jul 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Jul 4, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Jul 3, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Jun 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Jun 30, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Jun 26, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Jun 26, 2026

No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Jun 24, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Jun 24, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Jun 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Jun 9, 2026

1.5"
Signatures 1.5" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Jun 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Jun 8, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
3 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Jun 7, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Jun 7, 2026

1.5"
Estimated 1.5"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Jun 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Jun 4, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on May 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

May 16, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1.25" Estimated 0.5"
1 ground report 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 Aug 22, 2026.