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HailEvidenceBrewster, KS → 2026-05-16

Did it hail in Brewster, KS on May 16, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 2 hail reports within 10 miles of Brewster, KS on May 16, 2026, with hail up to 1.00" (quarter size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

2hail reports ≤ 10 mi
1.00"largest hail · quarter
1wind reports · max 59 mph
1tornado reports

Every recorded report near Brewster on 2026-05-16

Distances are from the Brewster city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 4.

DistanceTypeSize / speedTimeReported nearSource
0.3 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 23:33 UTC Brewster, Thomas SPC · preliminary
9.2 mi Wind 59 mph 00:09 UTC 9 NNW Brewster, Sherman SPC · preliminary
9.9 mi Hail 1.00" (quarter) 23:42 UTC 10 NNW Brewster, Sherman SPC · preliminary
10 mi Tornado UNK 23:41 UTC 1 WNW Edson, Sherman SPC · preliminary

0.3 mi, hail: “Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (GLD)”

9.2 mi, wind: “AWN; NW_Brewster. (GLD)”

9.9 mi, hail: “Off duty NWS Employee reports 1 inch hail. (GLD)”

10 mi, tornado: “Between an NWS Employee seeing a ground circulation while a storm chaser noticing a funnel in the same spot from a different angle... brief tornado east of Edson. (GLD)”

Was your property hit on 2026-05-16?

City-level reports won't settle a claim dispute — the question is what was recorded near your address. The verification report lists every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles of a specific address, with this date highlighted as a plain-English finding, formatted for an insurance appeal.

Verify your address — $29 Brewster hail history
NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-06-12