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Hail in York · Apr 25, 2026

NEXRAD logged 28 hail signatures up to 2"; the estimated-size surface reached 1" aloft. At 2" — tennis ball — this is a severe hail signal associated with roof damage. Open it on the live map to see the swath over the streets.

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Peak hail signal 2" ≈ tennis ball · the largest NEXRAD radar signature
Homes in the hail footprint 522
Ground reports 1 1 wind
Radar surfaces 2 NEXRAD + estimated size

Convective day · Apr 25, 2026 · noon–noon UTC

Severity

The 3rd most severe storm York has seen in the last 12 months

Composite score · 4.6 / 10
Storm severity score

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

4.6 /10
Peak hail signal
50 /100

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

Homes exposed
54 /100

How many homes sit inside the storm's footprint.

Ground truth
17 /100

Independent storm reports filed with the NWS.

Evidence / storm surfaces

How York saw the hail — from two instruments

Apr 25, 2026 · York, NE

We map this storm two ways: the NEXRAD radar signatures the storm produced overhead, and the radar-estimated size of the hail in the air. The two surfaces don’t have to match — where they diverge is where estimated size aloft ran ahead of, or behind, what the signatures caught.

NEXRAD radar signatures Surface resolved
NEXRAD radar-signature map of the hail storm over York, NE on Apr 25, 2026 Radar signature field

NEXRAD radar signatures — the point detections the storm produced overhead. A signature is where the radar saw hail, not a confirmed stone on the ground.

Max size 2" Detections 28
Radar-estimated hail size Surface resolved
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on Apr 25, 2026 Estimated size field

Maximum hail size as estimated from radar aloft. Treat it as the storm's ceiling — the largest supportable stone — rather than a ground measurement.

Max size 1"

The storm in context

Where Apr 25, 2026 sits in York's hail record.

This was York's 2nd recorded hail day, arriving 10 days after the Apr 15, 2026 storm. By severity it ranks 3rd of the 15 storms we have logged here. Radar put the day's largest stone over York at 2" — the largest NEXRAD radar signature.

The Apr 25, 2026 convective day was bigger than York: the same system put hail over 392 other tracked cities, 49 of them in Nebraska. Nearest: Waco (10 miles northeast, up to 1.75"); Henderson (14 miles south, up to 1.25"); Mc Cool Junction (14 miles south, up to 1.25").

These maps are stills. In the app this date is one of 15 York 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

1 report 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.

Wind reports

1 report
Wind gust 68 mph
York Airport York County

“Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from York Airport. Report from York Airport. Exact time estimated from radar. (GID)”

— 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.

Reports came from York Airport — beyond York itself.

Severe hail signal

What 2" hail means for York 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.

522 homes × $12,000 avg. claim

Potential roof exposure

$6.3M

Potential roof exposure — 522 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 522 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

April 2028

Claims from this storm can typically be filed until around April 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 $110 on top of the $150 plan.

York hail history

15 recorded storm days in York, NE
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on Sep 11, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date York / NE

Sep 11, 2026

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

Aug 19, 2026

1"
Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on Aug 17, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date York / NE

Aug 17, 2026

0.75"
Estimated 0.75"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on Jul 30, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date York / NE

Jul 30, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on Jul 8, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date York / NE

Jul 8, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on Jul 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date York / NE

Jul 3, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on Jul 1, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date York / NE

Jul 1, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.75"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on Jun 13, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date York / NE

Jun 13, 2026

0.5"
Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on Jun 10, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date York / NE

Jun 10, 2026

2.25"
Estimated 2.25"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on Jun 5, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date York / NE

Jun 5, 2026

2.5"
Signatures 2.5" Estimated 1.5"
2 ground reports Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on Jun 3, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date York / NE

Jun 3, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on May 18, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date York / NE

May 18, 2026

1"
Signatures 1" Estimated 0.5"
No ground reports filed Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on May 16, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date York / NE

May 16, 2026

1.75"
Signatures 1.75" Estimated 1"
1 ground report Open report →
Radar-estimated hail-size map of the storm over York, NE on Apr 15, 2026 Estimated-size surface
Storm date York / NE

Apr 15, 2026

0.5"
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 Sep 12, 2026.