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Hail in Valentine · Jun 20, 2026

The estimated-size surface reached 1.5" aloft; NEXRAD logged no point detections over Valentine 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 566
Ground reports 0 none filed
Radar surfaces 1 Estimated size only

Convective day · Jun 20, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

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

Composite score · 3.6 / 10
Storm severity score

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

3.6 /10
Peak hail signal
38 /100

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

Homes exposed
55 /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 Valentine saw the hail — from two instruments

Jun 20, 2026 · Valentine, NE

The maps here read the same storm from two angles — point detections from NEXRAD, and modeled hail size aloft. Where the two disagree is informative: it marks where estimated size outran the signatures, or trailed them.

Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Valentine, NE on Jun 20, 2026 Estimated size field

The modeled maximum hail size across the swath, derived from radar aloft — the largest stone the storm could have supported, which is not necessarily what reached the ground.

Max size 1.5"

Only the radar-estimated size surface resolved for Jun 20, 2026 — this storm produced no NEXRAD point detections over Valentine, so there is one map to show, not two.

The storm in context

Where Jun 20, 2026 sits in Valentine's hail record.

This was Valentine's 4th recorded hail day, arriving 16 days after the Jun 4, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 12th of the 19 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Valentine at 1.5" — radar-estimated size aloft.

The Jun 20, 2026 convective day was bigger than Valentine: the same system put hail over 298 other tracked cities, 84 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Crookston (16 miles northwest, up to 1.25"); Thedford (38 miles south, up to 1.5"); Purdum (57 miles southeast, up to 1.5").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 19 Valentine 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.

No ground reports were filed with the National Weather Service for this storm over Valentine. That is common: a report depends on someone being there to see it and take the time to call it in. The radar surfaces above are the record here — the storm was detected from above even though no one on the ground logged it.

High damage potential

What 1.5" hail means for Valentine 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.

566 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$6.8M

Potential roof exposure — 566 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.

Illustrative jobs
3 jobs
Illustrative work
~$45K

Close just 0.5% of the 566 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

June 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around June 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 $119 on top of the $150 plan.

Valentine hail history

Other storms in Valentine.

19 recorded storm days in Valentine, NE
← All hail in Valentine
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Valentine, NE on Aug 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Valentine / NE

Aug 27, 2026

2.75"
Estimated 2.75"
6 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Valentine, NE on Aug 21, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Valentine / NE

Aug 21, 2026

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

Aug 20, 2026

2.5"
Estimated 2.5"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Valentine, NE on Aug 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Valentine / NE

Aug 17, 2026

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

Aug 11, 2026

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

Aug 10, 2026

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

Aug 3, 2026

2"
Estimated 2"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Valentine, NE on Jul 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Valentine / NE

Jul 30, 2026

4"
Signatures 4" Estimated 3"
5 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Valentine, NE on Jul 29, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Valentine / NE

Jul 29, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Valentine, NE on Jul 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Valentine / NE

Jul 27, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Valentine, NE on Jul 9, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Valentine / NE

Jul 9, 2026

4"
Signatures 4" Estimated 3"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Valentine, NE on Jul 6, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Valentine / 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 Valentine, NE on Jul 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Valentine / NE

Jul 4, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Valentine, NE on Jun 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Valentine / NE

Jun 30, 2026

1.25"
Signatures 1" Estimated 1.25"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Valentine, NE on Jun 27, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Valentine / NE

Jun 27, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Valentine, NE on Jun 4, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Valentine / NE

Jun 4, 2026

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

Jun 3, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over Valentine, NE on May 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date Valentine / NE

May 30, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
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 Aug 28, 2026.