Storm detail

HASTINGS, NE

Peak mapped hail up to 4.08 inches struck near 4 miles west of Amherst, NE; damaging wind peaked at 104 mph near Concordia, KS; tornado reports affected near 1 mile west-northwest of Edson, KS. Other affected states included CO, IA, MO. Verified with 346 NWS warnings and 37 official hail reports.

Affected statesCO, IA, KS, MO, NE
Peak hail4.08 in
Reports37 official · 81 unofficial
Storm attributesHail · Wind · Tornado
Single-map price$59.99
Core ReplayIncluded
Includes HailMapr Core Replay for step-by-step storm playback across the event window.

HailMapr validation score

Official score 64.9%

64.9% from 37 official hail reports

24 reports aligned with the mapped swath and estimated hail size

Unofficial score 59.3%

59.3% from 81 unofficial hail reports

48 reports aligned with the mapped swath and estimated hail size

Storm description

Peak mapped hail up to 4.08 inches struck near 4 miles west of Amherst, NE; damaging wind peaked at 104 mph near Concordia, KS; tornado reports affected near 1 mile west-northwest of Edson, KS. Other affected states included CO, IA, MO. Verified with 346 NWS warnings and 37 official hail reports. The HailMapr storm footprint covers about 14161.8 square miles and updates as new hail swaths, wind reports, and tornado reports are appended to the national live map. The official HailMapr accuracy score is 64.9%, based on trusted hail reports compared with the mapped hail footprint and predicted hail size. The unofficial HailMapr accuracy score is 59.3%, giving a separate read on public and lower-confidence hail reports without mixing them into the official score.

Storm snapshot

Date windowMay 16, 2026 2:57 PM to May 17, 2026 3:02 AM CST
Mapped area14161.8 sq mi
Statusready

What you get

  • HailMapr Core Replay with step-by-step hail-track playback
  • Heatmap and polygon package for the event window
  • Trusted hail report validation overlay
  • Owned access that remains even if subscriptions end