Hail events in Adams County, Nebraska The hail events on record, by date and by year
This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).
NCEI has 401 hail events on record for Adams County, Nebraska, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest hail event on record is on 18 Jun 2024.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 77 hail events on record for the county.
The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Hail.
Newest hail events on record
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles ENE of HASTINGS
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
6 miles S of HASTINGS
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
6 miles S of HOLSTEIN. Damage estimate: $1.1 million
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
4 miles SE of HASTINGS
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
2 miles NW of AYR
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
4 miles ESE of PAULINE
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
2 miles NE of AYR. Damage estimate: $1.0 million
Hail2.75 in, baseball size
2 miles NNW of AYR. Damage estimate: $2.0 million
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
3 miles N of KENESAW
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
4 miles S of AYR
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
1 mile ENE of PAULINE
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
2 miles ENE of (HSI)HASTINGS ARPT
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
4 miles W of KENESAW
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
4 miles NNE of (HSI)HASTINGS ARPT
Hail2.25 in, hen egg size
4 miles NE of (HSI)HASTINGS ARPT. Damage estimate: $10 million
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
3 miles E of PROSSER. Damage estimate: $4.4 million
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
1 mile SW of KENESAW
Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size
At HASTINGS. Damage estimate: $12 million
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
4 miles NE of (HSI)HASTINGS ARPT. Damage estimate: $3.8 million
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles NE of PAULINE
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
4 miles NE of (HSI)HASTINGS ARPT
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
4 miles NE of (HSI)HASTINGS ARPT
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles NNW of HASTINGS. Damage estimate: $500 thousand
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
1 mile NW of HASTINGS
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
1 mile SW of HASTINGS
A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. Hail size is in inches, with the object that NCEI names for that size.
Hail events by year
| Decade | Year that ends in 0 | Year that ends in 1 | Year that ends in 2 | Year that ends in 3 | Year that ends in 4 | Year that ends in 5 | Year that ends in 6 | Year that ends in 7 | Year that ends in 8 | Year that ends in 9 | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1960s | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 1970s | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 32 |
| 1990s | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 44 |
| 2000s | 4 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 28 | 16 | 117 |
| 2010s | 6 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 40 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 142 |
| 2020s | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 (part of the year) | 33 |
A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.
Hail events are on record from 1955. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.
By month, all years
- Jan0 events
- Feb0 events
- Mar13 events
- Apr36 events
- May114 events
- Jun113 events
- Jul47 events
- Aug30 events
- Sep30 events
- Oct14 events
- Nov2 events
- Dec2 events
Magnitudes on record
| Hail size | Size in words | Events |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 in | pea to quarter | 112 |
| 1 to 1.74 in | quarter to golf ball | 187 |
| 1.75 to 2.74 in | golf ball to baseball | 83 |
| 2.75 to 3.99 in | baseball to softball | 16 |
| 4 in and larger | softball and larger | 3 |
When listing hail size under Magnitude, e.g., 2.25 in., the hail size is given in inches and hundredths of inches. These values are assigned a size in inches from their appearance.
An event without a size in the record is not in this table.
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Adams | All counties of Nebraska | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events, 1955 to 2026 | 401 | 24,992 | 423,723 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 71.2 | 32.5 | 12.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 129.2 | 127.3 | 12.8 |
The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.
More hail events on record
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $100 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $6.3 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $5.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $175 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $5.3 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $2.8 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $190 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $1.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $2.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $2.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $2.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | $2.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $2.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $2.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $2.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $11 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $1.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.25 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $3.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $3 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $3 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $825 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $125 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | $1.3 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 4.25 in | $750 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $450 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $265 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $310 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $1.5 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $600 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $210 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $1.5 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $260 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $310 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $205 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $155 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $155 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $260 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | $125 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $43 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $125 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $350 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $2.2 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $2.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $1.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | $1.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $230 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $210 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $220 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $155 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $145 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $125 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $225 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $220 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $220 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $280 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 2 | County |
The site keeps 167 of the 401 events for this page. It keeps the newest 120 events. It also keeps 80 events with the most damage, injuries or deaths. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.
Official channels
- NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
- National Weather Service: Hastings, NE (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.
These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Adams County, Nebraska". https://countyhazards.com/county/ne/adams/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most hail events on record for Adams County?
- May has 114 of the 401 hail events on record from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
- How many hail events are on record for Nebraska?
- NCEI has 25,051 hail events on record for Nebraska from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
- How does Adams County compare with the other counties of Nebraska?
- The counties of Nebraska have 32.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Adams County has 71.2.
- How large is the hail on record for Adams County?
- 102 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.