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Hail in Clay County, Nebraska
295 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.
Clay County, Nebraska, has 295 hail events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 51 different years.
May is the busiest month, with 84 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 177 events against 75 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 1.2% of the 25,051 hail events recorded in Nebraska; its 51.5 per 100 square miles compares with 32.6 statewide.
87 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.50 inches (grapefruit size).
Compared with Nebraska
| Measure | Clay County | Nebraska | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 295 | 25,051 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 51.5 | 32.6 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 485.4 | 127.6 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | May | June | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
3Apr
43May
84Jun
75Jul
37Aug
31Sep
14Oct
7Nov
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 163 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 295. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Aug 2025 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2025 | Hail | 1.50 in | $1.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2025 | Hail | 1.75 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2025 | Hail | 2.75 in | $3.0M | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Hail | 2.00 in | $150K | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | $250K | $6.0M | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Hail | 4.00 in | $250K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Hail | 2.00 in | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 28 Jul 2023 | Hail | 2.00 in | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | $1.5M | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2023 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2022 | Hail | 2.50 in | $1.0M | $500K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2022 | Hail | 1.50 in | $250K | $2.5M | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2022 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 2021 | Hail | 1.50 in | $50K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2021 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2021 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Hail | 2.50 in | $100K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Hail | 2.50 in | $100K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Hail | 2.75 in | $25K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Hail | 2.75 in | $1.0M | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2020 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2020 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jun 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Aug 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 2018 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2018 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | $150K | $25K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Hail | 1.50 in | $15K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2016 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2016 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2016 | Hail | 1.50 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 Apr 2016 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Sep 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.75 in | $75K | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 16 Apr 2015 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | $100K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | $100K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | $100K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 31 Aug 2014 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $75K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2014 | Hail | 2.50 in | $150K | $1.5M | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2014 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.50 in | $100K | $10M | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | $10M | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1.0M | $10M | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2013 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2013 | Hail | 1.25 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2012 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2012 | Hail | 2.50 in | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $75K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2012 | Hail | 2.00 in | $200K | $4K | — | — | County |
| 3 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2012 | Hail | 1.25 in | $20K | $400K | — | — | County |
| 2 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $250K | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Jul 2009 | Hail | 1.25 in | $20K | $300K | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2009 | Hail | 2.50 in | $75K | $2.0M | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.50 in | $20K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 15 Jun 2009 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | $100K | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2009 | Hail | 2.00 in | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.25 in | $5K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 5 Jun 2008 | Hail | 2.50 in | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $2K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.25 in | $5K | $75K | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2007 | Hail | 1.50 in | $20K | $125K | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 1 Aug 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2006 | Hail | 1.50 in | $20K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 17 Jul 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2004 | Hail | 2.00 in | $50K | $750K | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 30 May 1999 | Hail | 1.50 in | $20K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1999 | Hail | 4.50 in | $20K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $125K | $700K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $700K | — | — | County |
| 10 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | $75K | — | — | County |
| 23 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $40K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 21 May 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | $10K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 20 May 1998 | Hail | 1.25 in | $20K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 8 Sep 1997 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | $800K | — | — | County |
| 24 Jun 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | $60K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | $40K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 22 Jul 1995 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Clay County had?
295 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 Clay County?
9 Aug 2025 (Hail, 1.00 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Clay County?
The hail of 1 Aug 2013, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $1.0M and crop damage at $10M.
How does Clay County compare with Nebraska for hail?
51.5 events per 100 square miles against 32.6 statewide; the county holds 295 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.