Hail size 3"
8 NNW Stratton Hitchcock County
“Trained Spotter report of 3 inch hail measured and pictured. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Hitchcock
Hail in Stratton · Jul 2, 2026
NEXRAD logged 1 hail signature up to 4"; the estimated-size surface reached 2.75" aloft. At 4" — softball or larger — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start.
For iPhone. Android coming soon.
Web trial: 7 days free. Card required. $150/month after the trial unless cancelled.
Peak hail signal 4" ≈ softball or larger · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 0
Ground reports 7 7 hail
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · Jul 2, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The 2nd most severe storm Stratton has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 7.5 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
7.5 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 100 /100
- Homes exposed
- 0 /100
- Ground truth
- 100 /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 Stratton saw the hail — from two instruments
Jul 2, 2026 · Stratton, 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
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
4"
Detections
1
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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
2.75"
The storm in context
Where Jul 2, 2026 sits in Stratton's hail record.
This was Stratton's 6th recorded hail day, arriving 8 days after the Jun 24, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 2nd of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Stratton at 4" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The Jul 2, 2026 convective day was bigger than Stratton: the same system put hail over 1,147 other tracked cities, 110 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Trenton (9 miles southeast, up to 1.75"); Max (11 miles west, up to 2.5"); Palisade (12 miles northeast, up to 2.75").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Stratton 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
7 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.
Hail reports
7 reports Hail size 1.5"
8 NNW Stratton Hitchcock County
“Trained Spotter report of 1-1.5 inch hail failing. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2"
8 NNW Stratton Hitchcock County
“Trained Spotter report of 2 inch hail measured and pictured. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.75"
8 NNW Stratton Hitchcock County
“Trained Spotter report of baseball sized hail failing. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2"
8 NNW Stratton Hitchcock County
“Trained Spotter report of 2 inch hail failing. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
5 NNW Stratton Hitchcock County
“Trained Spotter report of 1.75 inch hail measured. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
5 NNW Stratton Hitchcock County
“Trained Spotter report of 1 inch hail measured. (GLD)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Storm forensics
How the storm moved
Timing and place names from NOAA ground reports
Read from the arrival times and locations of the NOAA ground reports, not a radar-measured storm track.
Hail was reported over 59 minutes, from to .
Severe hail signal
What 4" hail means for Stratton 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
Stratton hail history
Other storms in Stratton.
11 recorded storm days in Stratton, NE
Estimated-size surface Storm date Stratton / NE
Aug 24, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Stratton / NE
Aug 14, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Stratton / NE
Jul 28, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Stratton / NE
Jul 27, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Stratton / NE
Jul 8, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Stratton / NE
Jun 24, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Stratton / NE
Jun 22, 2026
1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Stratton / NE
Jun 21, 2026
1.75" Estimated 1.75"
2 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Stratton / NE
Jun 20, 2026
3.75" Estimated 3.75"
6 ground reports Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Stratton / NE
May 29, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
The next storm won’t wait for you.
Set your territory and alerts today. When hail hits, use Overview to choose your streets and get moving.
7-day free trial in the iPhone app. No card required to start.
For iPhone. Android coming soon.
Web trial: 7 days free. Card required. $150/month after the trial unless cancelled.
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 25, 2026.