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Hail in Stuart · Sep 1, 2026

Hit 11 days ago

The estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Stuart that day. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 1.5" ≈ ping-pong ball · radar-estimated size aloft
Homes in the hail footprint 347
Ground reports 3 1 hail · 2 wind
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Sep 1, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

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

Composite score · 4.3 / 10
Storm severity score

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

4.3 /10
Peak hail signal
38 /100

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

Homes exposed
51 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
50 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How Stuart saw the hail — from two instruments

Sep 1, 2026 · Stuart, NE

Two instruments, one storm: NEXRAD logs the point signatures it detected overhead, while the estimated-size surface models how large the hail aloft could have grown. Agreement between them is not guaranteed — the gaps are where the model ran ahead of, or behind, the detections.

Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Stuart, NE on Sep 1, 2026 Estimated size field

Radar-estimated maximum hail size across the swath, modeled from radar aloft. It reflects the biggest stone the storm could support, which may differ from what actually fell.

Max size 1.5"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Sep 1, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Stuart, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Sep 1, 2026 sits in Stuart's hail record.

This was Stuart's 10th recorded hail day, arriving 9 days after the Aug 23, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 4th of the 10 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Stuart at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Sep 1, 2026 convective day was bigger than Stuart: the same system put hail over 362 other tracked cities, 42 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Newport (11 miles west, up to 2.25"); Naper (11 miles north, up to 1.75"); Atkinson (15 miles southeast, up to 2.25").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 10 Stuart 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

3 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

1 report
Hail size 1.5"
7 N Stuart Holt County

“Quarters to ping pong. (LBF)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report

Wind reports

2 reports
Wind gust 63 mph
10 SE Mills Keya Paha County

“Nebraska Mesonet. (LBF)”

— NOAA / SPC storm report
Wind gust 70 mph
10 SE Mills Keya Paha County

“Nebraska Mesonet. (LBF)”

— 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.

The storm tracked southeast at roughly 5 mph, based on the timing of ground reports.

Hail was reported over 130 minutes, from to .

Reports came from Mills — beyond Stuart itself.

High damage potential

What 1.5" hail means for Stuart 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.

347 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$4.2M

Potential roof exposure — 347 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
2 jobs
Illustrative work
~$30K

Close just 0.5% of the 347 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

September 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around September 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 $73 on top of the $150 plan.

Stuart hail history

Other storms in Stuart.

10 recorded storm days in Stuart, NE
← All hail in Stuart
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Stuart, NE on Aug 23, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Stuart / NE

Aug 23, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Stuart, NE on Aug 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Stuart / NE

Aug 21, 2026

1.25"
Estimated 1.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Stuart, NE on Aug 20, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Stuart / NE

Aug 20, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Stuart, NE on Aug 19, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Stuart / NE

Aug 19, 2026

2.25"
Estimated 2.25"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Stuart, NE on Aug 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Stuart / NE

Aug 11, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Stuart, NE on Aug 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Stuart / NE

Aug 3, 2026

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

Jul 30, 2026

1.5"
Signatures 1.5" Estimated 0.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Stuart, NE on Jul 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Stuart / NE

Jul 4, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Stuart, NE on May 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Stuart / NE

May 17, 2026

2.75"
Signatures 2.75" Estimated 1.5"
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 2, 2026.