Tornado Rating unknown
11 NE Dickens Lincoln County
“[Landspout] (LBF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
/ Storm field report · Lincoln
Hail in Wellfleet · May 30, 2026
NEXRAD logged 10 hail signatures up to 2.5"; the estimated-size surface reached 1.75" aloft. At 2.5" — baseball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.
A tornado was also reported to the National Weather Service during this storm. The ground reports below show where it was filed.
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Peak hail signal 2.5" ≈ baseball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 24
Ground reports 10 8 hail · 2 tornado
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size
Convective day · May 30, 2026 · noon–noon UTC
Severity
The most severe storm Wellfleet has seen in the last 12 months
Composite score · 5.9 / 10
Storm severity score
Overview's storm severity score weighs hailstone size, homes in the footprint, and ground-truth reports.
5.9 /10
- Peak hail signal
- 63 /100
- Homes exposed
- 28 /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 Wellfleet saw the hail — from two instruments
May 30, 2026 · Wellfleet, 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.
NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
Radar signature field NEXRAD's hail signatures for this storm: the spots the radar detected from above. A detection overhead is not the same thing as a confirmed stone below.
Max size
2.5"
Detections
10
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
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
1.75"
The storm in context
Where May 30, 2026 sits in Wellfleet's hail record.
This was Wellfleet's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 14 days after the May 16, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 1st of the 11 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over Wellfleet at 2.5" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.
The May 30, 2026 convective day was bigger than Wellfleet: the same system put hail over 541 other tracked cities, 102 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Hayes Center (14 miles south, up to 1.75"); North Platte (15 miles north, up to 1"); Wallace (16 miles west, up to 1.5").
These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 11 Wellfleet 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
10 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.
Tornado reports
2 reports Tornado Rating unknown
9 N Wellfleet Lincoln County
“Storm Spotter reported tornado via Twitter. (LBF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail reports
8 reports Hail size 2.75"
5 N Wellfleet Lincoln County
“(LBF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 2.25"
5 N Wellfleet Lincoln County
“(LBF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
5 N Wellfleet Lincoln County
“(LBF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 3.5"
4 N Wellfleet Lincoln County
“(LBF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.75"
6 NW Wellfleet Lincoln County
“(LBF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1"
6 NW Wellfleet Lincoln County
“(LBF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 3"
4 NW Wellfleet Lincoln County
“(LBF)”
— NOAA / SPC storm report
Hail size 1.25"
7 NW Wellfleet Lincoln County
“(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.
Hail was reported over 30 minutes, from to .
Reports came from Dickens — beyond Wellfleet itself.
Severe hail signal
What 2.5" hail means for Wellfleet 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
Roofing exposure
What this storm is worth to a roofer.
24 homes × $12,000 avg. claim
Potential roof exposure
$288K
Potential roof exposure — 24 homes × the ~$12,000 industry-average hail roof claim. Exposure, not confirmed damage.
Claim window
May 2028
Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around May 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.
Wellfleet hail history
Other storms in Wellfleet.
11 recorded storm days in Wellfleet, NE
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NEXRAD surface Storm date Wellfleet / NE
Sep 8, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wellfleet / NE
Aug 27, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wellfleet / NE
Aug 24, 2026
0.75" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wellfleet / NE
Jul 28, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wellfleet / NE
Jul 9, 2026
1.75" Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wellfleet / NE
Jun 30, 2026
1" Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wellfleet / NE
Jun 24, 2026
1.75" Estimated 1.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wellfleet / NE
Jun 8, 2026
0.5" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
NEXRAD surface Storm date Wellfleet / NE
Jun 1, 2026
No ground reports filed Open report →
Estimated-size surface Storm date Wellfleet / NE
May 16, 2026
2.5" Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
2 ground reports 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 9, 2026.