HailEvidence → Potter, NE → 2026-08-21

Did it hail in Potter, NE on August 21, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 1 hail report within 10 miles of Potter, NE on August 21, 2026, with hail up to 2.50" (tennis ball 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.

1hail reports ≤ 10 mi

2.50"largest hail · tennis ball

2wind reports

Every recorded report near Potter on 2026-08-21

Distances are from the Potter city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 3.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
4.6 mi	Wind	speed n/a	02:38 UTC	4 SW Potter, Kimball	SPC · preliminary
6.2 mi	Wind	speed n/a	02:42 UTC	6 SW Potter, Kimball	SPC · preliminary
6.4 mi	Hail	2.50" (tennis ball)	02:10 UTC	6 N Potter, Cheyenne	SPC · preliminary

4.6 mi, wind: “Center Pivot flipped along CR69 with one tree blown over. Roof panel missing from barn. Determined to be straight line wind damage from RFD. Time estimated from radar. (CYS)”

6.2 mi, wind: “Approximately 30 power poles snapped. Determined to be from RFD winds... time estimated from radar. (CYS)”

6.4 mi, hail: “Delayed report received via social media. Storm Chaser found tennis ball sized hail north of Potter after the storm passed. Time of report estimated based on radar. (CYS)”

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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 2026-08-23