Hail reported in Nebraska on August 18, 2026

16 hail reports across 14 towns in 8 counties. The largest measured 2.50″ (tennis ball size) at Cedar Rapids.

Well above the size that commonly damages roofs, siding and vehicles. Whether hail actually struck any particular roof can only be settled by someone standing on it. But the date, the size and the source travel well on a claim form, and they are all public record.

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Every report, largest first

Size	Comparable	Place	County	Time
2.50″	tennis ball	Cedar Rapids	Boone Co.	04:35 GMT
2.00″	hen egg	7 ENE Burwell	Garfield Co.	01:40 GMT
2.00″	hen egg	Ord	Valley Co.	02:12 GMT
1.75″	golf ball	13 N Burwell	Garfield Co.	00:41 GMT
1.75″	golf ball	8 ENE Burwell	Garfield Co.	01:39 GMT
1.75″	golf ball	1 N Bassett	Rock Co.	03:14 GMT
1.75″	golf ball	Cedar Rapids	Boone Co.	04:35 GMT
1.50″	ping pong ball	5 NW Chambers	Holt Co.	00:50 GMT
1.50″	ping pong ball	Inman	Holt Co.	01:40 GMT
1.25″	half dollar	12 WSW Amelia	Holt Co.	00:15 GMT
1.00″	quarter	16 SW Amelia	Holt Co.	00:06 GMT
1.00″	quarter	1 N Ogallala	Keith Co.	00:49 GMT
1.00″	quarter	Ord	Valley Co.	02:12 GMT
1.00″	quarter	3 NNW Cotesfield	Greeley Co.	02:57 GMT
1.00″	quarter	Crete	Saline Co.	09:00 GMT
0.75″	penny	Scotia	Greeley Co.	02:45 GMT

What the reports said

Cedar Rapids: Delayed public report shared via social media. Several hailstone measured up to tennis ball sized in Cedar Rapids, NE. Time estimated via radar.
Ord: Report of 2 inch hail from Facebook. Time estimated from storm reports in area.
8 ENE Burwell: Ping pong to golf ball. Time estimated from radar.
13 N Burwell: Quarters to golfballs for at least 15 to 30 minutes nonstop.
Inman: Delayed report via social media.
5 NW Chambers: Time estimated from radar.

Remarks are written by the National Weather Service office that received the report.

These are reports, not a survey. Local Storm Reports are preliminary observations from NWS forecast offices, contributed by spotters, the public, mesonet stations and emergency managers. Coverage follows where people are, not where hail is: no report does NOT mean no hail. Sizes are frequently rounded to a coin size and some times are radar-estimated. Reports may be revised or withdrawn.

No report near you does not mean no hail near you. A large stone that falls in an empty field is reported by nobody. Use this to confirm what did happen, never to rule out what didn't.

Times and dates here are GMT, not local. GMT runs 4–8 hours ahead of the US, so an evening storm is recorded under the following date. If you are writing a date of loss on a claim form, check the local time: being one day off is a real reason a carrier can push back.

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