Lincoln, Nebraska Hail Report and Map: July 4, 2026

Published October 15, 2026 by StormLens · Storm date (Eastern time) July 4, 2026

Was there hail in Lincoln, NE on July 4, 2026? Radar estimated hail up to 1.12 inches inside the town limits of Lincoln on July 4, 2026 (Eastern time). Radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch covered 10% of the town. Across the report area, the maximum radar estimate was 1.91 inches. The strongest part of the swath was about 27 miles west of Lincoln, NE. Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 11:25 p.m. CT on July 3, 2026 and 6:45 a.m. CT on July 4, 2026.

Radar-estimated hail swath in Lincoln, NE on July 4, 2026; colors show estimated hail sizes

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Hail estimates at a glance

Storm date (Eastern time)	July 4, 2026 (Saturday)
Maximum radar estimate across the area	1.91 inches; strongest part of the swath about 27 miles west of Lincoln, NE
Maximum radar estimate inside Lincoln	1.12 inches
Share of Lincoln with radar estimates of at least 0.5 inch	10%
Approximate radar timing	Between about 11:25 p.m. CT on July 3, 2026 and 6:45 a.m. CT on July 4, 2026 (Central time)
County coverage includes (0.5 inch or larger)	Seward County (288 sq mi), Saline County (197 sq mi), Lancaster County (120 sq mi), Gage County (95 sq mi), York County (77 sq mi) and Pawnee County (71 sq mi)
Area with radar estimates of 0.5 inch or larger	about 992 square miles
Area with radar estimates of 1 inch or larger	about 89 square miles
Source	NOAA MRMS radar hail estimates (MESH)

Which towns had hail on July 4, 2026?

Radar estimated hail of at least 0.5 inch inside these town limits, using U.S. Census boundaries. Each percentage is the share of town area with those estimates.

Town	County	Maximum radar estimate inside town limits	Town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch
Beatrice, NE	Gage County	1.22 inches	69%
Beaver Crossing, NE		1.2 inches	100%
Lincoln, NE	Lancaster County	1.12 inches	10%
Crete, NE	Saline County	1.09 inches	99%
Denton, NE		1.08 inches	100%
Milligan, NE		1.07 inches	100%
Giltner, NE		0.92 inch	100%

How big was the hail in Lincoln?

Radar estimated hail up to 1.12 inches inside the town limits of Lincoln. Among the listed towns, the highest estimate was 1.22 inches inside the limits of Beatrice. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Check the swath for estimates around an address.

What time did radar detect hail?

Radar detected hail aloft in this area between about 11:25 p.m. CT on July 3, 2026 and 6:45 a.m. CT on July 4, 2026. We used 222 NOAA radar hail detections in this area to estimate the window. We trim outlying detection times when enough are available, then round down to five-minute marks. It doesn't give an arrival time at an address.

This report shares at least one town with the report for July 3, 2026. Storm dates run from midnight to midnight Eastern time, so a late-evening storm farther west can appear under two dates. See the Omaha, NE report for July 3, 2026.

Data source and limits

We use NOAA's MRMS radar product MESH (Maximum Estimated Size of Hail) for hail-size estimates. Each town's figure is the maximum inside its Census town limits. The percentage is the town area with estimates of at least 0.5 inch. A town's maximum isn't an estimate for every home. Each storm date covers one calendar day in Eastern time. A late-evening storm west of the Eastern time zone can appear under two dates. Radar estimates don't confirm hail on the ground or roof damage. Hail of 0.5 to 0.75 inch can damage roofs, especially older roofs. An estimate below 1 inch doesn't rule out damage. Read how we calculate sizes and times.