Reported by SPC 61 days ago.
No stronger detection stands among the 94 recorded within 20 km of this point since 15 March 2026 — 35 others scored the same. Another comparable one was recorded here earlier the same day. 44 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
SPC reported: Hail 275 in near Scotia, Greeley, NE. Facebook photo shows roughly baseball size hail. Time estimated from radar. (GID)
Nearby, since 15 March 2026
- August 30, 2026 · score 22 · 6.8 km
- July 31, 2026 · score 22 · 11.0 km
How we know
Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including SPC.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100, at 60 % confidence.
The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.
Event Data
| Type | Severe weather |
| Severity | high |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Our confidence | 60% |
| Coordinates | 41.4700, -98.7000 |
| Nearest City | Grand Island (67 km) |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-06-30T03:35:00.000Z |
| Source | https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html |
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| ReportType | hail |
| Speed | 275 |
| Location | Scotia |
| County | Greeley |
| State | NE |
| Comments | Facebook photo shows roughly baseball size hail. Time estimated from radar. (GID) |
| Iem TypeSummary | H |
| Iem Magnitude | 2.75 |
| Iem Unit | Inch |
| Iem City | Scotia |
| Iem County | Greeley |
| Iem State | NE |
| Iem Wfo | GID |
| Iem Remark | Facebook photo shows roughly baseball size hail. Time estimated from radar. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_H_41.470_-98.700_1782790500000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1782790500000,"latitude":41.47,"longitude":-98.7}] |
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Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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Calamity.live data shows a weather event with CalamityScore 28/100, near Grand Island (United States), based on data from spc. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 191 scientific monitoring sources.