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Hail history in Battle Creek, NE

Radar has detected major hail over the Battle Creek area on 26 days since 2011, up to 4" (baseball size or larger) on June 29, 2026. Source: NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory radar signatures, which estimate hail aloft near Battle Creek, not confirmed ground reports.

Data last updated: July 28, 2026

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Every major hail day near Battle Creek

June 29, 2026up to 4" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 4" (Battle Creek area)August 4, 2025up to 1" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 1.75" (Wood River area)July 23, 2025up to 1.75" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 3.75" (Sargent area)July 9, 2025up to 1.25" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 2.5" (Nenzel area)June 16, 2025up to 1.75" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 3.75" (Coleridge area)August 29, 2024up to 1" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 2" (Campbell area)June 25, 2024up to 2" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 3.75" (Bellevue area)October 12, 2023up to 1" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 2.5" (Oxford area)September 29, 2023up to 1" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 2.25" (Norfolk area)July 4, 2023up to 1.5" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 3.5" (Shickley area)August 27, 2021up to 1.5" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 3" (Nelson area)August 31, 2020up to 2.25" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 2.5" (North Loup area)August 10, 2020up to 1.75" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 2" (Spencer area)September 14, 2019up to 1" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 2.75" (Nickerson area)July 13, 2019up to 1.75" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 2.25" (Sumner area)July 27, 2018up to 1.75" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 4" (Dunning area)July 10, 2017up to 2" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 2" (Sunol area)June 16, 2017up to 2.75" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 3.75" (Alexandria area)August 6, 2013up to 1.5" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 3.25" (Gurley area)May 26, 2012up to 1.5" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 2.25" (Winnebago area)May 25, 2012up to 2.25" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 3.75" (Lyons area)May 5, 2012up to 1.25" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 2.75" (Lorenzo area)April 14, 2012up to 3" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 4" (Sutton area)August 26, 2011up to 1.25" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 1.75" (Long Pine area)August 11, 2011up to 1" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 3" (Burton area)April 9, 2011up to 1" near Battle Creek · storm peaked at 3" (Emerson area)

What this record means for a Battle Creek roof

The list above covers 26 radar-confirmed hail days over Battle Creek between 2011 and 2026. The largest signature recorded over the Battle Creek area was 4" (baseball size or larger) on June 29, 2026. Radar put the local estimate at or above the 1" mark, the size generally capable of damaging asphalt shingles, on every one of those days.

Insurers and their adjusters can pull this same NOAA archive, so a date on this list is not news to the company handling a claim. What the archive cannot show is the condition of your specific roof, which is why dated photos and a written inspection report carry the weight in a dispute. Most homeowner policies also set a deadline to report storm damage, commonly one or two years from the date of loss, so a recent date above matters most if the roof was never inspected after it.

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Common questions

Has Battle Creek had hail big enough to damage roofs?

Radar has detected hail up to 4" (baseball size or larger) over the Battle Creek area, most recently on June 29, 2026. Hail of 1" or larger is generally considered capable of damaging asphalt shingles.

Does this prove my roof was damaged?

No. Radar estimates hail aloft, accurate to roughly a mile, and cannot confirm what reached any specific roof. It is a strong reason to document your roof and check your policy's claim deadline after a listed date, not proof of damage.

How do I check my exact address in Battle Creek?

Use the free address lookup on this site. It searches the same NOAA radar archive within a radius you choose around your address, back to 2011.

If one of these dates is recent