Nebraska Storm Data: Hail & Wind History Since 2010
Deduplicated storm activity for Nebraska, fused from NWS warnings, storm reports, official records, and FEMA declarations.
Latest Nebraska hail and wind storms
- Last reported hail in Nebraska (0.75 in.+, screening): September 27, 2026 — 1.00 in. reported at 20 S Merriman (Cherry County), SPC storm report.
- 2026 so far in Nebraska: 69 hail days and 126 wind days statewide (days with a storm report or station gust at the screening thresholds; warnings alone never count).
| Date | Largest reported hail | Strongest gust | City pages hit |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2026 | — | 55 mph measured | — |
| October 15, 2026 | — | 53 mph measured | — |
| September 27, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | — | — |
| September 20, 2026 | — | 56 mph measured | — |
| September 19, 2026 | 1.25 in. reported | — | — |
| September 18, 2026 | — | 64 mph measured | — |
| September 17, 2026 | 1.50 in. reported | — | — |
| September 15, 2026 | — | 60 mph reported | Omaha, Bellevue |
| September 14, 2026 | 1.00 in. reported | 87 mph measured | Omaha, Lincoln, Bellevue, Beatrice |
| September 12, 2026 | 1.75 in. reported | — | Kearney, Beatrice |
Nebraska storm facts
- StormAuditor's analysis of NOAA and National Weather Service records found 7,361 deduplicated storm events (wind, hail, tornado, and flood; NWS warning products included) in Nebraska in the 12 months ending October 22, 2026.
- Storm activity touched 93 of 93 Nebraska counties over that period.
- The most impacted county in Nebraska was Cherry, with 229 events.
- The busiest day by event count in Nebraska was December 18, 2025, with 298 events.
Nebraska storm activity at a glance (last 12 months)
StormAuditor's consolidated public record currently shows 7,361 storm events impacting 93 of Nebraska's 93 counties in the trailing 12 months: 4,433 wind events, 2,465 hail events, 168 tornado events, 295 flood events. Every count includes NWS warnings as well as observed reports, so tornado events mean tornado warnings and reports, not confirmed tornadoes.
Events are fused from National Weather Service warnings and Special Weather Statements, observed Local Storm Reports, official NCEI storm records, and FEMA disaster declarations, then consolidated into a single event table under the published methodology.
Wind covers thunderstorm and non-thunderstorm wind alike, so these counts measure something different from the NCEI entry counts in the history section below; the two are not comparable year to year. State totals also count NWS Special Weather Statements (radar-indicated hail or gusts below warning level); city pages leave those out.
Busiest days in Nebraska by event count
Ranked by the number of 12-month events, NWS warnings included, so a day with many warnings can outrank a day with larger hail.
- December 18, 2025 — 298 events incl. warnings (wind)
- May 16, 2026 — 265 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- May 17, 2026 — 258 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- June 9, 2026 — 254 events incl. warnings (flood, hail, tornado, wind)
- March 15, 2026 — 191 events incl. warnings (wind)
Most impacted counties
Events of every type for each county — wind, hail, tornado and flood, NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements included. City pages count wind and hail events only, so a county number on a city page is never higher than the number here.
- Cherry — 229 events
- Cheyenne — 190 events
- Dawes — 156 events
- Kimball — 155 events
- Lincoln — 150 events
- Sheridan — 148 events
- Keith — 147 events
- Lancaster — 141 events
Additional activity recorded under other NWS area names (forecast zones, tribal lands, and former census areas): North Sioux (6) · South Sioux (3).
How these numbers are counted
The storm numbers on this page are counted in four different ways, plus the free address check. Each answers a different question with its own size cutoffs, area and time span, so compare numbers within one group, not across groups.
- Storm days (latest hail and wind): A day in the last 12 months when at least one report anywhere in Nebraska showed hail 0.75 in. or larger or wind of 45 mph or more (StormAuditor screening thresholds). Reports are NWS storm reports from spotters, the public and officials, plus weather-station gusts, which count from 50 mph. A warning on its own never makes a storm day. The "City pages hit" column and each city's last reported hail apply the same rule within 25 miles of the city. The statewide columns count reports inside Nebraska only. City pages count reports within 25 miles of each city, which can reach into a neighboring state; those values name the other state, so a border city's value for a day can be higher than the Nebraska value.
- Storm-date pages (NWS severe): A storm-date page is published only when at least one report or station gust within 25 miles of a city met the National Weather Service severe criteria (hail 1.00 in. or larger, or wind 58 mph or more), at least two separate observations were logged, and the day ranks among the most significant. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. Not every storm day gets a page; when one does, the page and the storm-day table show the same largest hail and strongest gust.
- Events (12-month counts): Events count the Nebraska storm log: NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements (a lower-level NWS alert), storm reports (wind 50 mph+, hail 0.75 in.+), station gusts, NCEI entries and FEMA disaster declarations, for each county affected, floods included. One event is one place on one day, counted separately for each type (wind, hail, tornado, flood). A weather station or storm-report point counts once a day, at that day's highest reading, however many readings it filed; a place with hail and wind on the same day is two events. NWS warnings and Special Weather Statements count once per county per day, and NCEI entries and FEMA declarations once per place per day. A storm report that relays an airport weather station's reading (the same station, the same gust and the same time) counts once, as the station reading. The same report arriving through another feed (SPC or NCEI) is one record. The most impacted counties list uses this count. City pages count only wind and hail within 25 miles and leave out floods and Special Weather Statements, so city counts do not add up to the state total, and a city page's county count is a wind-and-hail count that is never higher than the same county's number here.
- NOAA history (since 2010): The official NOAA storm record (NCEI Storm Events) in Nebraska from January 1, 2010 to the day before the 12-month window starts: hail 0.50 in.+, thunderstorm wind 40 mph+ and tornadoes. It is a separate, older record with its own "storm days" (days with any entry), so its counts are not compared with the 12-month numbers.
- Free Report Snapshot: A free YES/NO estimate for one address, from radar and wind analysis at the property rather than area reports, at the same screening thresholds: hail 0.75 in. or wind 45 mph.
Full method: Methodology and Data Sources.
Nebraska hail and wind history in NOAA NCEI records, 2010–Oct. 2025
This section covers January 1, 2010 through October 21, 2025. Storms from October 22, 2025 on are in the 12-month summary above, so no date is counted in both.
Hail outnumbers thunderstorm wind here: 11,795 hail reports against 7,996 wind reports. In all: 20,722 NCEI Storm Events entries in Nebraska, spread over 1,260 storm days.
The largest hail in these records for Nebraska was 6.00 in. (larger than softball size), reported on May 29, 2022 in Loup County. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 16 different years of this record, the latest being 2025 through Oct. 21. Measured thunderstorm gusts topped out at 105 mph (Seward County, May 5, 2019). NCEI also lists 931 tornado entries in Nebraska — one entry per county a tornado crossed.
Hail and wind both peak in June, the month with 29% of the hail reports. December through February accounts for 7 storm days.
Storm days ranged from 65 in 2022 to 93 in 2019. Across 2022–2024, Nebraska averaged 78 storm days a year, below the 15-year average of 79.
- Average: 79 storm days a year (2010–2024)
- May and June: 51% of all hail reports
- Most hail reports in one year: 1,488 in 2023
- Hail of 1 in. or larger reported in every full year, 2010–2024
| Year | Hail reports | Thunderstorm wind reports | Tornado entries | Storm days | Largest hail | Strongest measured gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 870 | 462 | 38 | 85 | 4.25 in. | 94 mph |
| 2011 | 888 | 460 | 56 | 78 | 4.25 in. | 92 mph |
| 2012 | 670 | 150 | 47 | 69 | 4.50 in. | 81 mph |
| 2013 | 726 | 309 | 51 | 78 | 3.00 in. | 81 mph |
| 2014 | 938 | 411 | 74 | 82 | 5.00 in. | 91 mph |
| 2015 | 741 | 276 | 29 | 92 | 4.25 in. | 91 mph |
| 2016 | 581 | 395 | 46 | 76 | 5.00 in. | 104 mph |
| 2017 | 619 | 368 | 35 | 82 | 4.25 in. | 104 mph |
| 2018 | 490 | 436 | 33 | 77 | 4.25 in. | 91 mph |
| 2019 | 640 | 343 | 36 | 93 | 3.00 in. | 105 mph |
| 2020 | 433 | 543 | 23 | 71 | 4.25 in. | 94 mph |
| 2021 | 666 | 910 | 112 | 69 | 4.30 in. | 96 mph |
| 2022 | 1,094 | 1,022 | 58 | 65 | 6.00 in. | 90 mph |
| 2023 | 1,488 | 962 | 134 | 86 | 4.50 in. | 86 mph |
| 2024 | 510 | 599 | 115 | 84 | 4.50 in. | 97 mph |
| 2025 through Oct. 21 | 441 | 350 | 44 | 73 | 4.00 in. | 91 mph |
Counties with the most NCEI storm reports, 2010–Oct. 2025
| County | All entries | Hail | Thunderstorm wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County | 905 | 506 | 375 |
| Cherry County | 801 | 479 | 286 |
| Custer County | 612 | 389 | 197 |
| Douglas County | 530 | 290 | 232 |
| Scotts Bluff County | 495 | 327 | 147 |
| Lancaster County | 489 | 251 | 218 |
| Sheridan County | 472 | 316 | 137 |
| Cheyenne County | 431 | 278 | 135 |
| Adams County | 408 | 201 | 189 |
| Buffalo County | 406 | 236 | 158 |
Download this history: CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-history/ne.json (free, open license, cite StormAuditor).
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (thunderstorm wind, hail, and tornado entries; hail 0.50 in. or larger, wind 40 mph or more; wind converted from knots).
Nebraska storm history questions, 2010–Oct. 2025
What is the largest hail reported in Nebraska, 2010–Oct. 2025?
6.00 in., larger than softball size, reported on May 29, 2022 in Loup County, per NCEI. Hail of 2 inches or more appears in 16 years of this record in all, most recently 2023, 2024 and 2025 through Oct. 21.
What was Nebraska's most active storm year, 2010–Oct. 2025?
2019, with 93 storm days (640 hail reports, 343 thunderstorm wind reports, 36 tornado entries). The 15-year average is 79 storm days.
How often does Nebraska get hail?
NCEI's records average 757 hail reports a year here over 2010–2024, alongside 510 thunderstorm wind reports. Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported in every one of those years.
When is hail season in Nebraska?
June has the most hail reports (3,479, 2010–Oct. 2025), followed by May (2,519) and July (2,105).
How strong were measured thunderstorm winds in Nebraska, 2010–Oct. 2025?
105 mph, measured on May 5, 2019 in Seward County. Only gusts NCEI lists as measured count here; gusts measured on a date and county with a tornado entry, and entries of 120 knots or more (known entry errors), are left out.
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Sources: NWS alerts (api.weather.gov) · NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · ASOS/AWOS station gusts via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet · NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database · every StormAuditor data source.
Download the Nebraska dataset (free)
The full consolidated Nebraska event list for the trailing 12 months — dates, counties, hazard types, severities, measured gusts and hail sizes, with coordinates; source records deduplicated, and each NWS warning product listed per affected county — downloads free and stays current with the live record: download CSV · JSON at https://www.stormauditor.com/downloads/storm-data/ne.json. Free to reuse under the data license; the JSON file carries a field dictionary and provenance notes.
Research a specific Nebraska address
Statewide counts tell you where activity concentrated; they do not tell you what happened at one property. For an individual address:
- Run the Free Report Snapshot — an instant YES/NO against StormAuditor's screening thresholds (wind ≥ 45 mph, hail ≥ 0.75 in., deliberately below the official NWS severe criteria).
- Use the Address Lookup for warnings, storm reports, and station observations at the address.
- Buy a full Weather Report for $2.99 covering every qualifying storm date at the address.
Browse day-by-day activity on the Storm Calendar (Pro plans and higher) or compare states on the Storm Data hub.
All values are derived from public NOAA and NWS data under StormAuditor's published methodology (see Limitations). Data last refreshed October 22, 2026.
See where recent storms tracked on the statewide Nebraska hail map and wind map (the Hail and Wind Explorers, included with Pro+ and Organization plans), or check the county impact heatmap (free with an account).
Nebraska cities A–Z: last reported hail
- Beatrice hail & wind history — last hail September 14, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
- Bellevue hail & wind history — last hail July 3, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
- Kearney hail & wind history — last hail September 12, 2026 (1.25 in. reported)
- Lincoln hail & wind history — last hail July 3, 2026 (1.75 in. reported)
- North Platte hail & wind history — last hail July 2, 2026 (1.25 in. reported)
- Omaha hail & wind history — last hail July 3, 2026 (1.00 in. reported)
- Scottsbluff hail & wind history — last hail September 5, 2026 (1.75 in. reported)
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Storm-day records in Nebraska
The newest storm-date pages for Nebraska cities: a report or station gust within 25 miles of the city met NWS severe criteria (hail 1.00 in.+ or wind 58 mph+), with at least two separate observations. Each page lists the reports, station gusts and a free way to check one address:
- Beatrice, NE — September 14, 2026 (hail 1.00 in., gusts 76 mph)
- North Platte, NE — August 27, 2026 (gusts 91 mph)
- Scottsbluff, NE — August 21, 2026 (hail 3.00 in.)
- North Platte, NE — June 24, 2026 (hail 2.00 in., gusts 58 mph)
- Scottsbluff, NE — June 22, 2026 (hail 2.75 in., gusts 77 mph)
- Bellevue, NE — June 11, 2026 (hail 1.00 in., gusts 80 mph)
- Kearney, NE — June 11, 2026 (hail 2.75 in., gusts 60 mph)
- Lincoln, NE — June 11, 2026 (hail 2.50 in., gusts 77 mph)
- Omaha, NE — June 11, 2026 (gusts 80 mph)
- Kearney, NE — June 9, 2026 (gusts 85 mph)
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