STORM BRIEF · NOAA PRELIMINARY REPORTS · UPDATED 2026-10-21
Nebraska hail reports, last 90 days.
137 preliminary hail reports on 28 days, 27 of them at two inches or larger. NOAA logs hail from one inch, the size that starts shingle claims. Last report Sep 27. Below: where it hit, then what a roofer may and may not do in Nebraska before the first door.
| Date | Time | Hail | Place | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 27 | 22:16 UTC | 1.00" | 20 S Merriman | Cherry |
| Sep 27 | 00:32 UTC | 1.00" | 24 N Whitman | Cherry |
| Sep 19 | 22:59 UTC | 1.25" | 2 E Chadron | Dawes |
| Sep 17 | 01:56 UTC | 1.50" | 9 ESE Broadwater | Morrill |
| Sep 13 | 07:23 UTC | 1.00" | 2 S Sterling | Johnson |
| Sep 12 | 16:52 UTC | 1.25" | Holdrege | Phelps |
| Sep 12 | 16:52 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NE Holdrege | Phelps |
| Sep 12 | 16:51 UTC | 1.00" | Holdrege | Phelps |
| Sep 12 | 16:13 UTC | 1.00" | Blue Springs | Gage |
| Sep 12 | 15:56 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NE Beatrice | Gage |
| Sep 12 | 15:55 UTC | 1.00" | 1 N Beatrice | Gage |
| Sep 12 | 15:54 UTC | 1.75" | 1 N Beatrice | Gage |
| Sep 12 | 15:53 UTC | 1.75" | 2 ENE Beatrice | Gage |
| Sep 7 | 23:27 UTC | 1.00" | 6 WSW Butte | Holt |
| Sep 5 | 23:28 UTC | 1.25" | 3 N Bridgeport | Morrill |
| Sep 5 | 23:27 UTC | 1.00" | 9 SSW Alliance | Morrill |
| Sep 5 | 23:05 UTC | 2.00" | 3 SSW Alliance | Box Butte |
| Sep 5 | 23:00 UTC | 1.00" | 4 SSW Alliance | Box Butte |
| Sep 5 | 22:30 UTC | 2.00" | 4 SSW Alliance | Box Butte |
| Sep 5 | 22:05 UTC | 2.50" | 5 WNW Alliance | Box Butte |
| Sep 5 | 22:01 UTC | 2.00" | 5 W Alliance | Box Butte |
| Sep 5 | 21:56 UTC | 1.50" | 6 W Alliance | Box Butte |
| Sep 5 | 00:49 UTC | 1.00" | 3 W Broadwater | Morrill |
| Sep 5 | 00:08 UTC | 1.25" | 3.5 E Minatare | Scotts Bluff |
| Sep 5 | 00:06 UTC | 1.75" | Chappell | Deuel |
| Sep 5 | 00:01 UTC | 1.75" | 1 ENE Minatare | Scotts Bluff |
| Sep 1 | 23:51 UTC | 1.00" | 3 NW Amelia | Holt |
| Sep 1 | 23:16 UTC | 1.75" | 5 S Butte | Holt |
| Sep 1 | 23:08 UTC | 1.50" | 7 N Stuart | Holt |
| Sep 1 | 22:56 UTC | 1.25" | 5 N Rose | Rock |
| Sep 1 | 22:45 UTC | 1.00" | 11 SSE Bassett | Rock |
| Sep 1 | 22:37 UTC | 1.00" | 2 NNE Anoka | Boyd |
| Sep 1 | 21:45 UTC | 1.00" | 11 SSE Bassett | Rock |
| Sep 1 | 21:15 UTC | 1.00" | 3 ESE Naper | Boyd |
| Sep 1 | 02:59 UTC | 2.00" | Randolph | Cedar |
| Sep 1 | 02:41 UTC | 1.00" | Osmond | Pierce |
| Sep 1 | 02:26 UTC | 1.00" | Plainview | Pierce |
| Sep 1 | 02:04 UTC | 1.00" | 1 NE Brunswick | Antelope |
| Sep 1 | 02:03 UTC | 1.00" | Brunswick | Antelope |
| Sep 1 | 01:55 UTC | 2.00" | 1 S Brunswick | Antelope |
NOAA Storm Prediction Center preliminary reports, public domain; times are UTC; sizes are as reported, not surveyed. Full 120-day file: reports.json.
What a roofer may and may not do in Nebraska.
Solicitation and rescission
Federal floor: FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 C.F.R. §§ 429.0–429.1 — a door-to-door sale of $25 or more agreed at the buyer's home carries a 3-business-day right to cancel, with a narrow exemption where the buyer initiated the call for emergency repairs and signs a dated waiver. Checked at law.cornell.edu, 2026-08-15. State law can add to this floor; it… Full entry and sources →
Deductibleverified
R.R.S. Neb. § 44-8604: a residential contractor shall not promise to rebate any portion of an insurance deductible as an inducement to the sale of goods or services. Full entry and sources →
Contractor adjustingnot located
for Nebraska. This pack does not assert where Nebraska draws the line between documenting a roof and adjusting a claim. Public-adjuster licensing is issued by the insurance regulator, not the contractor board — put the question to the Nebraska Department of Insurance in writing before you negotiate, interpret coverage, or advise the homeowner on what the… Full entry and sources →
Licence
Registration only Full entry and sources →
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