Nebraska hail
Every recorded hail report since 1955 · 93 counties with a record
NOAA's Storm Events Database records 25,051 hail reports in Nebraska from 1955 through June 30, 2026, about 705 a year since 2000. The costliest was the April 10, 2001 hail ($500 million in 2025 dollars). Nebraska ranks 4th of 52 states and territories by count and 3rd of 51 per square mile.
Hail in Nebraska, 1955 to 2026
Hail records per year (NOAA Storm Events); 2026 to June 30, 2026. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996.
- recorded, no damage figure
- under $1 million
- $1 million or more
- $10 million or more
- $100 million or more, or 10 deaths
- $1 billion or more, or 100 deaths
- a year's colour: its recorded damage or deaths
- a year with a death
- 1996: all 48 event types recorded from 1996
- Records
- 25,0511955 to June 30, 2026
- A year since 2000
- 705average
- Deaths
- 099 injuries
- Damage, 2025 dollars
- $4.3Bas filed
- Busiest year
- 20051,111 records
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; deaths and damage as filed, damage in 2025 dollars. Search the record at NCEI.
Are hail reports common in Nebraska?
Nebraska averages about 705 hail reports a year since 2000, 4th of 52 states and territories by count. The busiest year on record was 2005 (1,111). Per 10,000 square miles of land, Nebraska records 3261 hail reports since 1955, 3rd of 51 states and territories by that measure.
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records since 1955, per 10,000 square miles of land area (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer; places under 1,000 square miles not ranked). Damage colours: Storm Events damage, 2025 dollars.
Which counties in Nebraska have the most hail reports?
Per square mile, Douglas County leads Nebraska: 227 days with a hail report since 1955, 695.2 per 1,000 square miles of land. By raw count, Lincoln County has the most hail records (1,117 since 1955); large counties collect more records simply by covering more ground, so the ranking counts days with a record per unit of area (a storm filed for several forecast zones adds several records but one day).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, days with a record in the county since 1955 per 1,000 square miles of land (Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer); in brackets, the count of records.
When is hail season in Nebraska?
51% of its hail reports since 1955 fell in May and June. The busiest month is June (7,538 records).
The values, month by month
Jan 2 · Feb 14 · Mar 526 · Apr 2,099 · May 5,238 · Jun 7,538 · Jul 4,752 · Aug 3,101 · Sep 1,364 · Oct 370 · Nov 38 · Dec 9 (records).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records by the month they began, since 1955.
The costliest hail reports in Nebraska
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-04-10 | HailOmaha, Douglas County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 1 | $500M |
| 2001-04-30 | HailOmaha, Douglas County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $333M |
| 2002-06-12 | HailKearney, Buffalo County One storm episode: 17 records in 7 places; the totals are the episode's. | 5.00 in hail | 0 | 15 | $191M |
| 2014-07-09 | HailGibbon, Buffalo County One storm episode: 14 records in 8 places, 2014-07-09 to 2014-07-10; the totals are the episode's. | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $150M |
| 2022-06-14 | HailYork County One storm episode: 9 records in 7 places; the totals are the episode's. | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | $127M |
| 2024-06-29 | HailGothenburg, Dawson County One storm episode: 3 records in 2 places; the totals are the episode's. | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | $123M |
| 1994-07-24 | HailBenkleman, Dundy County Every hail record filed in the state that day (2, in 2 places; before 1996 NOAA filed no storm episodes); the totals are the day's. | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 2 | $110M |
| 1999-06-27 | HailScottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 25 | $101M |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database: property and crop damage as estimated by the National Weather Service, in 2025 dollars.
Are hail reports becoming more frequent in Nebraska?
Nebraska's count per decade against the whole country's, and its share. NOAA recorded every event type only from 1996, so earlier decades are not comparable; the share of the national total is the fairer comparison across decades.
| Decade | Nebraska | United States | Nebraska's share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955-59 | 251 | 2,477 | 10.1% |
| 1960s | 476 | 7,651 | 6.2% |
| 1970s | 840 | 11,007 | 7.6% |
| 1980s | 1,335 | 26,555 | 5.0% |
| 1990s | 3,522 | 75,581 | 4.7% |
| 2000s | 8,171 | 137,396 | 5.9% |
| 2010s | 7,163 | 107,281 | 6.7% |
| 2020-26 | 3,293 | 56,491 | 5.8% |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.
The most recent hail reports in Nebraska
| Date | Record | Character | Killed | Injured | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | HailHubbard, Dakota County | 1.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-30 | HailSidney Airport, Cheyenne County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-29 | HailRushville, Sheridan County | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-29 | HailClinton, Sheridan County | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-29 | HailWhite Clay, Sheridan County | 2.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-29 | HailClinton, Sheridan County | 2.75 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-29 | HailCarroll, Wayne County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-29 | HailHoskins, Wayne County | 2.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-29 | HailHoskins, Wayne County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-29 | HailNorfolk, Madison County | 1.50 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-29 | HailNorfolk, Madison County | 1.25 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
| 2026-06-29 | HailNorfolk, Madison County | 1.00 in hail | 0 | 0 | – |
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, records through June 30, 2026; the newest months are revised by NCEI as reports arrive. Search the record at NCEI.
Federal disaster declarations for hail reports in Nebraska
FEMA files hail and wind disasters under the incident type Severe Storm: 39 declarations in Nebraska, 39 of them major disasters; the latest on August 3, 2026.
| Declared | Number | Title | Areas named |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-03 | DR-4928 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 8 |
| 2025-10-22 | DR-4896 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 12 |
| 2024-10-21 | DR-4838 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 5 |
| 2024-09-24 | DR-4822 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 17 |
| 2024-08-20 | DR-4808 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding | 19 |
| 2024-05-24 | DR-4786 | Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds | 8 |
| 2022-07-27 | DR-4662 | Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds | 20 |
| 2022-02-23 | DR-4641 | Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes | 25 |
| 2021-09-06 | DR-4616 | Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds | 14 |
| 2018-08-27 | DR-4387 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding | 11 |
| 2017-08-01 | DR-4325 | Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds | 19 |
| 2017-06-26 | DR-4321 | Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds | 10 |
Source: FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries (v2), through October 2, 2026. OpenFEMA dataset page.
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