Hail reports Nebraska
No hail has been reported anywhere in Nebraska during the last 24 hours. In an average year, Nebraska sees 693 hail reports, and the largest hailstone on record measured 7.00 inches. That stone fell at Aurora on Jun 22, 2003. The average is based on reports from 2005 through 2025, and the record goes back to 1996. Hail report data comes from National Weather Service Local Storm Reports filed by trained spotters.
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NCEI Storm Events data place Nebraska at 3 among 51 states and DC for average hail reports per year. Full state hail ranking
From 2005 through 2025, the Storm Events Database logs about 693 hail reports in Nebraska a year, across about 70 days.
Largest hailstones on record in Nebraska
| Diameter | Size | Place | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.00 inches | Grapefruit | Aurora, Hamilton County | Jun 22, 2003 |
| 6.00 inches | Grapefruit | Almeria, Loup County | May 29, 2022 |
| 5.00 inches | Grapefruit | Kearney, Buffalo County | Jun 12, 2002 |
| 5.00 inches | Grapefruit | Riverdale, Buffalo County | Jun 12, 2002 |
| 5.00 inches | Grapefruit | Amherst, Buffalo County | Jun 12, 2002 |
| 5.00 inches | Grapefruit | Merritt Res, Cherry County | Jun 17, 2014 |
| 5.00 inches | Grapefruit | Cheneys, Lancaster County | May 9, 2016 |
| 5.00 inches | Grapefruit | Taylor, Loup County | May 29, 2022 |
| 5.00 inches | Grapefruit | Beatrice, Gage County | Jun 11, 2022 |
| 4.75 inches | Grapefruit | Orum, Washington County | Jun 3, 2014 |
Record figures come from the Storm Events Database at NCEI, a reviewed log that trails live reports by 2 to 3 months. Records start in 1996 and averages cover 2005-2025.
Hail reports by month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reports | 0.1 | 0.3 | 18 | 63 | 142 | 208 | 121 | 86 | 43 | 11 | 1 | 0.4 |
Counties in Nebraska with the most hail reports
| County | Reports a year |
|---|---|
| Lincoln | 31.4 |
| Cherry | 29.9 |
| Custer | 22.9 |
| Sheridan | 17.0 |
| Holt | 15.4 |
| Scotts Bluff | 15.1 |
| Douglas | 14.1 |
| Lancaster | 14.0 |
| Cheyenne | 13.7 |
| Keith | 12.2 |
Cities in Nebraska with hail data
Hail days in Nebraska
| Dates | Top | Where | States | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 19, 2026 | 3.00 inches | 7 SW Bethune, CO | 4 | 26 |
Nebraska counties with hail reports in 2026
- Gage County5 · 1.75 inches
- Morrill County2 · 1.50 inches
- Cherry County2 · 1.00 inches
- Dawes County1 · 1.25 inches
- Johnson County1 · 1.00 inches
A county earns a spot here as soon as one report in the period is filed.
Recent days with reports in Nebraska
National Weather Service offices file Local Storm Reports; the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University relays them to this page, where they appear as live spotter reports. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.