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Hail in Sidney · Jul 29, 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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Peak hail signal 0.75" ≈ penny to nickel · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 28
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 NEXRAD only

Convective day · Jul 29, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 16th most severe storm Sidney has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 1.9 / 10
Storm severity score

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

1.9 /10
Peak hail signal
19 /100

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

Homes exposed
29 /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 29, 2026 · Sidney, 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 Sidney, NE on Jul 29, 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 0.75" Detections 1

Only the NEXRAD radar-signature surface resolved for Jul 29, 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 Jul 29, 2026 sits in Sidney's hail record.

This was Sidney's 15th recorded hail day, arriving 1 day after the Jul 28, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 16th of the 18 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Sidney at 0.75" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Jul 29, 2026 convective day was bigger than Sidney: the same system put hail over 359 other tracked cities, 16 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Briggsdale (65 miles southwest, up to 1"); Grant (84 miles east, up to 1"); Keystone (84 miles east, up to 0.75").

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.

Nobody on the ground filed a report over Sidney for this date, which says more about who was watching than about the storm: spotter reports only exist where there is an observer. The radar surfaces above carry the evidence for this one.

Near the severe threshold

What 0.75" hail means for Sidney 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.

28 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$336K

Potential roof exposure — 28 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 $6 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 →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Sidney, NE on Jul 28, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Sidney / NE

Jul 28, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.25"
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.