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The heaviest weather of July 5, 2026 fell over the central Sandhills, where trained spotters near Stapleton in Logan County reported walnut-sized hail up to 1.5 inches — stones logged in a pair of delayed reports by the National Weather Service office in North Platte (LBF). Hail that size falls hard enough to bruise asphalt shingles and pockmark the soft aluminum of a gutter, even when it only lasts a few minutes.
The same afternoon-into-evening activity scattered smaller hail and gusty wind across the Loup River country. At Arnold in Custer County, a spotter described a mix of peas to nickels with a few quarter-sized stones, and farther east a 68 mph thunderstorm gust was clocked at Scotia in Greeley County — the same small town buried under 3-inch hail just five days earlier on June 30. For a stretch of ranch country that has now been hit again and again this summer, the 5th was another reminder that Nebraska's severe season runs deep into July.
Damage from a fast-moving hail core like this often hides in plain sight — a scattering of dislodged granules that quietly ages a roof, or a hairline dent that only weeps at the next downpour. Southeast Seamless tracks and documents severe weather statewide, so even though July 5 stayed well northwest of our southeast Nebraska service area, homeowners across the Sandhills can use the lookup tool below to see exactly how close the hail swath passed their address before filing a claim.
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.
The day's largest hail — walnut-sized 1.5" stones — fell at Stapleton, confirmed in a pair of delayed spotter reports to the North Platte NWS.
A spotter at Arnold reported a mix of pea- to nickel-sized hail with a few quarters as the storms tracked across the Sandhills.
A 68 mph thunderstorm gust hit Scotia in Greeley County — the same town pounded by 3" hail on June 30, back in the crosshairs five days later.
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. Trained spotters near Stapleton in Logan County reported walnut-sized hail up to 1.5 inches on July 5, 2026, in reports relayed to the National Weather Service in North Platte. Smaller hail — peas to quarters — fell the same day at Arnold in neighboring Custer County.
The largest measured stones were about 1.5 inches across — roughly the size of a walnut or ping-pong ball. Hail that size falls fast enough to bruise shingles, split older gutter seams, and dent metal roofing and vents, even during a short-lived storm.
Most Nebraska policies set a limited window — often one to two years from the date of loss — to file a hail claim, so the clock on the July 5, 2026 storms is already ticking. Documenting the damage now, while the cause and date are clear, makes for a far stronger claim than waiting for a leak to appear.
Southeast Seamless offers free, documented roof, gutter, and siding inspections across its southeast Nebraska service area — the Omaha metro south through Otoe County and the Kansas line. July 5's storms fell farther northwest, but the storm-lookup tool on this page works statewide and, paired with dated photos, gives any Nebraska homeowner a strong start on a claim. Questions? Call (402) 265-3017.
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