After hail or a hard wind, siding is one of the first things to check. For an insurance claim, it helps to have a contractor who knows how to write the repair scope an adjuster works from.
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Hail and wind both show up often in the records for Douglas and Sarpy counties. From 2016 through 2025 NOAA's Storm Events Database logged 225 hail reports there, 210 of them hail an inch or larger (the National Weather Service's threshold for severe hail), and 211 reports of thunderstorm wind damage. The largest hail on record in that decade was 4.5 inches, about the size of a grapefruit, reported near South Omaha Airport on June 25, 2024. The most recent severe hail in the record was 1 inch near Ralston on April 24, 2025.
Reports peak in June, and 76 percent fall between May and August. Hail dents, cracks and punctures siding, and damage to vinyl can be hard to see from the ground. Photographs taken soon after a storm help an insurance claim.
| Year | Hail reports | Largest hail (inches) | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 22 | 1.75 | 13 | 3 |
| 2017 | 53 | 3.75 | 31 | 2 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2.00 | 18 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 1.75 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 1.25 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2.50 | 37 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 2.00 | 11 | 0 |
| 2023 | 40 | 2.75 | 25 | 0 |
| 2024 | 24 | 4.50 | 25 | 5 |
| 2025 | 34 | 3.00 | 25 | 1 |
Each row counts reports, and one storm can generate several. More people means more reports, so a busy county can look stormier than a rural one. Wind speeds are frequently estimated from what was damaged rather than measured.
Panels cracked by something hitting them, trim that has worked loose, a course that has dropped: ordinary repair work, with no adjuster and no claim.
The least expensive siding to put on and the simplest to fix later.
A dense, painted board (James Hardie is the best-known maker) that costs more at the start than vinyl.
Engineered wood such as LP SmartSide, priced between vinyl and fiber cement.
Send a line about the job and a licensed Omaha siding contractor will be in touch to arrange a look at the house. A siding quote needs the walls measured, so it follows the visit rather than a phone call.