Harrisburg, NE Hail Storm – June 2026

A severe hail storm tracked through Harrisburg, Nebraska on June 22, 2026, producing baseball-size stones and a multi-zone hail track across the metro. The event generated 27 NWS alerts from the mid-afternoon into late evening and included both radar-detected and spotter-verified reports.

What Happened

Storm development began in the early afternoon and produced the first radar-detected hail signature at 2:43 PM CDT. Dual-polarization radar continued to detect periodic hail cores through the afternoon. Around mid-afternoon, social media and spotter imagery documented 2.5-inch stones from a trained meteorologist and spotter at 4:03 PM CDT. Multiple spotters reported 2-inch hail falling along HWY 71 at about 5:05 PM CDT.

The storm intensification cycle resumed in the late evening. Dual-polarization radar recorded elevated hail estimates in the 2.5–3.0 inch range between about 6:22 PM and 9:56 PM CDT. A mPING report noted hen-egg sized hail at 8:27 PM CDT. Spotters reported multiple 4-inch stones at 8:54 PM CDT, and a separate social media report described a baseball-sized stone at about 9:01 PM CDT based on radar timing. NWS warning polygons were issued repeatedly across the same corridor as radar and spotter activity, producing a multi-zone alert sequence that spanned roughly 2:43 PM–9:56 PM CDT.

Damage Assessment

Field reports and radar data show concentrated surface impacts across the Harrisburg metro at several distinct times. At 3:52 PM CDT, trained observers reported car windows busted in the metro. Trained-spotter photos at 4:03 PM CDT documented 2.5-inch stones and coincide with localized vehicle damage reports. Repeated spotter entries at 5:05 PM CDT placed 2-inch hail on HWY 71, where observers described hail falling directly out of the storm core.

Late-evening field reports changed the damage profile. At 8:27 PM CDT a mPING submission recorded hen-egg sized hail. Two spotter-verified Local Storm Reports at 8:54 PM CDT documented multiple 4-inch stones in the same timeframe. The size and timing of those reports align with late radar cores that produced 3.0-inch radar estimates shortly after 9 PM CDT. Records show both photographic evidence and first-person damage reports in the metro, including the broken vehicle glass earlier in the event and larger stones reported later in the evening. Damage locations concentrate along the storm track that moved through the Harrisburg area; initial impact reports are clustered near road corridors such as HWY 71, while the largest stones were reported in the later core east of the initial damage cluster.

What Contractors Should Know

Inspect vehicle and building claims beginning with the 3:52 PM CDT damage cluster and then the late-evening 8:54 PM CDT spotter locations. On-site teams should prioritize HWY 71 corridor assessments for the mid-afternoon 2-inch impacts and then move to the late-evening zones where spotters reported 4-inch stones. Photograph all broken glass and panel damage with a timestamped reference. Where possible, place a ruler or coin next to recovered hail samples and photograph from multiple angles to document size and face orientation.