HailEvidence → Waterbury, NE → 2026-05-18

Did it hail in Waterbury, NE on May 18, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 3 hail reports within 10 miles of Waterbury, NE on May 18, 2026, with hail up to 1.50" (ping pong 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.

3hail reports ≤ 10 mi

1.50"largest hail · ping pong ball

Every recorded report near Waterbury on 2026-05-18

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

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
5.3 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	23:10 UTC	4 SW Ponca, Dixon	SPC · preliminary
6.2 mi	Hail	1.50" (ping pong ball)	23:02 UTC	Allen, Dixon	SPC · preliminary
8.5 mi	Hail	1.50" (ping pong ball)	23:15 UTC	2 WNW Ponca, Dixon	SPC · preliminary

5.3 mi, hail: “Some quarter sized hail stones... but mostly dime sized. Heavy rain... no wind... and no damage. (FSD)”

6.2 mi, hail: “(FSD)”

8.5 mi, hail: “Rainfall so far this evening has only been 0.25 inch... but the sky looked like heavier and hail fell to the southeast closer to Ponca. (FSD)”

Was your property hit on 2026-05-18?

City-level reports won't settle a claim dispute — the question is what was recorded near your address. Check it free below; the paid report adds this date's records called out as a plain-English finding, with every line cited and formatted for an insurance appeal.

Check hail at your address — free

Type a street address. We measure it against every hail event the National Weather Service recorded in the last 10 years and show you how many fall within 1, 3 and 10 miles — free, instantly, nothing stored. Rural property with no street address? Enter coordinates as 44.05, -107.31.

Address lookup by the U.S. Census Bureau geocoder. Records: NOAA NCEI Storm Events (final) plus SPC preliminary reports for storms newer than the latest compile — see methodology.

Roof hit on May 18, 2026? Get a repair quote from a local roofer

Free for homeowners. We route your request to one local roofing pro who works storm damage around Waterbury — one contact, never a call-list blast.

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