HailEvidence → Cairo, NE → 2026-05-17

Did it hail in Cairo, NE on May 17, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 9 hail reports within 10 miles of Cairo, NE on May 17, 2026, with hail up to 3.00" (tea cup 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.

9hail reports ≤ 10 mi

3.00"largest hail · tea cup

1tornado reports

Every recorded report near Cairo on 2026-05-17

Distances are from the Cairo city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 10.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
3.5 mi	Tornado	UNK	21:51 UTC	4 NNE Cairo, Hall	SPC · preliminary
4.1 mi	Hail	1.75" (golf ball)	21:52 UTC	4 S Dannebrog, Howard	SPC · preliminary
4.5 mi	Hail	2.75" (baseball)	21:45 UTC	5 N Cairo, Howard	SPC · preliminary
7.7 mi	Hail	1.75" (golf ball)	21:34 UTC	Boelus, Howard	SPC · preliminary
8.4 mi	Hail	1.75" (golf ball)	21:44 UTC	Dannebrog, Howard	SPC · preliminary
8.4 mi	Hail	2.75" (baseball)	21:58 UTC	Dannebrog, Howard	SPC · preliminary
8.4 mi	Hail	2.75" (baseball)	22:04 UTC	Dannebrog, Howard	SPC · preliminary
8.4 mi	Hail	2.75" (baseball)	22:11 UTC	Dannebrog, Howard	SPC · preliminary
9.4 mi	Hail	3.00" (tea cup)	21:58 UTC	1 NE Dannebrog, Howard	SPC · preliminary
9.4 mi	Hail	3.00" (tea cup)	22:27 UTC	1 NE Dannebrog, Howard	SPC · preliminary

3.5 mi, tornado: “(GID)”

4.1 mi, hail: “Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (GID)”

4.5 mi, hail: “Delayed report of baseball size hail near Centura Public School. Photo received via Facebook. (GID)”

7.7 mi, hail: “(GID)”

8.4 mi, hail: “(GID)”

Was your property hit on 2026-05-17?

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 Cairo 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