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Hail in Buffalo County, Nebraska
385 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
Buffalo County, Nebraska, has 385 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 55 different years.
June is the busiest month, with 111 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 220 events against 118 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.5% of the 25,051 hail events recorded in Nebraska; its 39.8 per 100 square miles compares with 32.6 statewide.
120 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 5.00 inches (grapefruit size).
Compared with Nebraska
| Measure | Buffalo County | Nebraska | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 385 | 25,051 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 39.8 | 32.6 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 76.5 | 127.6 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | June | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
6Apr
38May
98Jun
111Jul
62Aug
36Sep
25Oct
8Nov
1Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
The 173 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 385. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 May 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Hail | 2.00 in | $5.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | $200K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Jul 2023 | Hail | 2.75 in | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | $8.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 18 Aug 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $400K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2022 | Hail | 2.00 in | $100K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2022 | Hail | 4.00 in | $4.0M | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2022 | Hail | 2.00 in | $250K | $4.0M | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 15 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 May 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 15 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | $50K | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2021 | Hail | 2.00 in | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Jul 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jun 2020 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Mar 2020 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Sep 2019 | Hail | 2.00 in | $150K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2019 | Hail | 2.00 in | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 May 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2019 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | $500K | $10M | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2018 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 18 Jul 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2017 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | $25K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | $200K | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Jul 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Nov 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $35K | $400K | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Hail | 2.50 in | $400K | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2015 | Hail | 2.00 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $3.0M | $20M | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1.0M | $7.0M | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1K | $7.0M | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2014 | Hail | 2.75 in | $150K | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2013 | Hail | 2.75 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2012 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2012 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | $50K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2011 | Hail | 2.00 in | $25K | $350K | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2011 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $125K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2009 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | $225K | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.00 in | $100K | $5.0M | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Hail | 2.75 in | $75K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | $300K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | $300K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | $300K | — | — | County |
| 22 May 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 2007 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2006 | Hail | 2.75 in | $500K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $75K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $75K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 7 May 2005 | Hail | 2.75 in | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jul 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 2004 | Hail | 0.88 in | $40K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.00 in | $500K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2002 | Hail | 2.75 in | $250K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | $150K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2002 | Hail | 5.00 in | $50M | $2.0M | — | 15 | County |
| 12 Jun 2002 | Hail | 5.00 in | $10M | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2002 | Hail | 5.00 in | $10M | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2002 | Hail | 1.00 in | $50K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 17 Aug 2001 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 21 Jul 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | $100K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | $70K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2000 | Hail | 0.75 in | $40K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 25 Sep 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | $300K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.50 in | $5K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $20K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 21 Aug 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | $20K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 1997 | Hail | 1.75 in | $40K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 10 Aug 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | $10K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1996 | Hail | 2.50 in | $50K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 1996 | Hail | 0.75 in | $20K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1996 | Hail | 1.50 in | $5K | $150K | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Buffalo County had?
385 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Buffalo County?
18 May 2025 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Buffalo County?
The hail of 12 Jun 2002, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $50M and crop damage at $2.0M.
How does Buffalo County compare with Nebraska for hail?
39.8 events per 100 square miles against 32.6 statewide; the county holds 385 of the state's 25,051 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.