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At 8:10 p.m. on August 3, 2026, a weather station 12 miles northwest of Max measured an 84 mph gust — 73 knots — in a report logged by the National Weather Service office in Goodland (GLD). It was the strongest wind anywhere in Nebraska that night, and the hardest single gust this corner of Dundy County has absorbed all summer. Wind at 84 mph does not need hail alongside it to matter: it lifts shingle edges, works fasteners loose on metal roofing and outbuildings, and pushes rain into seams that have never leaked before.
For Nebraska's southwest corner, this was the fifth severe round since the start of July — after the hail that hit Stratton on July 3, hen-egg stones near Max on July 8, golf-ball hail there again on July 10, and a 71 mph gust with 1.75-inch hail at Enders on July 27. A hundred and fifty miles to the north, the only other severe report in the state that night arrived at 9:11 p.m., when quarter-sized one-inch hail fell at Thedford in Thomas County under the North Platte office (LBF). Between those two points, nothing. August 3 was a night of isolated high-plains cells rather than an organized line, which is why the damage is narrow and concentrated instead of spread across counties.
Five rounds in five weeks stops being bad luck and starts being a pattern, and a pattern changes what a roof is actually worth. Each pass takes a little more off a surface that has not yet been inspected, let alone repaired, and by the fifth one the useful question is no longer whether any single storm caused damage — it is whether the roof still has the service life its age would suggest. Southeast Seamless keeps a statewide record of severe weather from our base in southeast Nebraska, and Dundy and Thomas counties sit far outside where our crews work. The lookup tool below covers the whole state, though: pull every storm that has crossed your address since June, take that list to a contractor local to you, and let the accumulation make the argument.
Read about the Statewide, Nebraska storm above? Now find out how close it actually came to your address. Insurance companies want a specific storm and a specific date. Look up your address below to see exactly which hail and wind events passed over your home — so you can file with confidence, not guesswork.
Enter your address to see recent storms, how close they passed, and the exact dates — the same details your insurer will ask for.
Not every storm is worth a claim. As a rule of thumb, it's worth having us take a look if all three of these are true:
Here's where the Statewide, Nebraska storm caused the most damage. If you're in or near one of these towns, get your roof checked.
An 84 mph gust (73 knots) was measured 12 miles northwest of Max at 8:10 p.m. — the strongest wind in Nebraska that night and the fifth severe hit on this corner since July 3.
Quarter-sized 1" hail fell at Thedford at 9:11 p.m., the only other severe report anywhere in the state on August 3.
Storm damage often hides until the next heavy rain. Here's what to check after a hail or wind event — or let us do it for you, free.
In Nebraska you typically have a limited window — often one to two years from the date of the storm — to file a hail or wind damage claim. Document damage early, before the deadline and before the next heavy rain turns a hidden bruise into an interior leak.
Yes. A weather station 12 miles northwest of Max recorded an 84 mph gust at about 8:10 p.m. on August 3, 2026, in a report logged by the National Weather Service office in Goodland. It was the strongest wind measured anywhere in Nebraska that night.
One inch — quarter size — reported at about 9:11 p.m. through the North Platte office. Quarter-sized hail sits right at the threshold the National Weather Service treats as severe, and it is large enough to strip granules and bruise shingle mats even when nothing looks wrong from the driveway.
It cuts both ways. A documented series of storms strengthens the case that damage is weather-related rather than ordinary wear, but an insurer may also argue that older, undocumented damage falls outside the claim window. That is why dating each event matters — photograph after every round rather than saving it all for one large claim later.
Five rounds have hit the Dundy and Hitchcock County area since July 3: hail at Stratton on July 3, hen-egg stones near Max on July 8, golf-ball hail on July 10, a 71 mph gust with golf-ball hail at Enders on July 27, and the 84 mph gust near Max on August 3.
No — Southeast Seamless works the Omaha metro and southeast Nebraska, several hundred miles east of Max and Thedford, and we would rather say so plainly than waste your time. Use the storm-lookup tool on this page to map August 3 against your address, then call a contractor local to southwest Nebraska or the Sandhills.
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"We know that inviting someone to work on your home is a big deal. That's why we show up on time, communicate clearly, clean up after ourselves, and follow through on everything we promise."
— Todd & Troy Bennett, Owners
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