Hail events in Deuel 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 211 hail events on record for Deuel County, Nebraska, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 24 Jun 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 29 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 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Hail.

Newest hail events on record

Jun 24 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of CHAPPELL

Sep 23 2023

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

8 miles S of BIG SPGS

Jul 18 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles NE of CHAPPELL

Jun 26 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

9 miles ESE of CHAPPELL

May 17 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

14 miles NE of CHAPPELL

Sep 16 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of BIG SPGS

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

4 miles WSW of BIG SPGS

Aug 19 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

6 miles WNW of BIG SPGS

May 23 2020

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

8 miles E of CHAPPELL

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles ESE of CHAPPELL

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

10 miles NW of CHAPPELL

Aug 13 2019

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

3 miles WSW of BIG SPGS

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

4 miles NW of BIG SPGS

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SE of BIG SPGS

May 27 2019

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SSE of BIG SPGS. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles W of BIG SPGS. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile SSE of BIG SPGS

May 17 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles ENE of CHAPPELL

Aug 6 2018

Hail3.50 in, tea cup size

3 miles N of BIG SPGS

Jul 28 2018

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

10 miles W of BIG SPGS

Jul 7 2017

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

10 miles WSW of BIG SPGS

Jun 27 2017

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

8 miles NNE of CHAPPELL

Jun 7 2017

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of CHAPPELL

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of CHAPPELL

Aug 13 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles ESE of CHAPPELL

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

Hail events on record for Deuel County by year, 1950 to 2026
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	0	2	0	3
1960s	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
1970s	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	5
1980s	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5
1990s	0	0	0	0	3	3	6	9	7	13	41
2000s	6	5	6	2	7	6	4	12	8	12	68
2010s	10	14	8	14	9	2	6	4	2	7	76
2020s	3	3	1	3	0	0	1 (part of the year)				11

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
Mar4 events
Apr11 events
May40 events
Jun66 events
Jul38 events
Aug39 events
Sep11 events
Oct2 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Deuel County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	54
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	95
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	58
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	4
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

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.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Deuel County beside the total of the counties of Nebraska and of the United States
Measure	Deuel	All counties of Nebraska	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	211	24,992	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	48.0	32.5	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	1,131.4	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

Hail events on record for Deuel County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
27 Jun 2016	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
27 Jun 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Jun 2016	Hail	2.00 in	$10 thousand	County
27 Jun 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Mar 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Sep 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Aug 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Aug 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Jun 2014	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
18 Jun 2014	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
19 May 2014	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
19 May 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
19 May 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 May 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Aug 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Aug 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
21 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Jul 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Jul 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$1 thousand	County
23 Jul 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 May 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 May 2013	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
18 May 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
18 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Aug 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Aug 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jul 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
22 Jun 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
22 Jun 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Apr 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Aug 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Aug 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Aug 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
9 Aug 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Jul 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Jun 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
30 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Jun 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
25 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
25 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 May 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Aug 2010	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
15 Jul 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Jul 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Jun 2010	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
6 Jun 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Jun 2010	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
1 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 May 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Apr 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Apr 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Aug 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Aug 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Aug 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$23 thousand	County
26 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
26 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
23 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$40 thousand	County
17 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
29 Apr 2009	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Aug 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 May 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 May 2008	Hail	1.25 in	$1 thousand	County
9 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 May 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 May 2008	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
6 Sep 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Jun 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Apr 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Apr 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Apr 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Apr 2007	Hail	1.50 in	$1 thousand	County
21 Apr 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Mar 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Mar 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Mar 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Jul 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Sep 2004	Hail	1.00 in	$6 thousand	County
14 Sep 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
29 Jul 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
20 Jun 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$15 thousand	County
28 Aug 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
24 Aug 2002	Hail	2.50 in	$50 thousand	County
24 Aug 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$20 thousand	County
24 Aug 2002	Hail	1.00 in	$20 thousand	County
14 Sep 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
23 Jul 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$45 thousand	County
3 Sep 2000	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
7 May 2000	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
19 Jul 1999	Hail	2.00 in	$30 thousand	County
27 Jun 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$60 thousand	County
27 Jun 1999	Hail	2.50 in	$35 thousand	County
24 Jun 1999	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
13 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$8 thousand	County
13 May 1999	Hail	1.75 in	$8 thousand	County
13 May 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Aug 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jun 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
10 Jun 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
9 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
20 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Oct 1997	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
28 Aug 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Aug 1997	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
8 Jul 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Jul 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Jul 1997	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Jul 1997	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
25 Jun 1997	Hail	2.00 in	$4.0 million	County
14 Jun 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Jul 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
22 Jul 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
18 Jul 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jul 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 May 1996	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Sep 1995	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
3 Aug 1995	Hail	1.25 in	$1.5 million	County
24 Jul 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Sep 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Jul 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
12 Jul 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Aug 1989	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Jun 1985	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
15 Oct 1980	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
22 Jul 1980	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
16 Jun 1980	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Aug 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
24 Jun 1979	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
19 Jun 1979	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
11 Aug 1973	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Jul 1971	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Jul 1969	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
21 Jun 1963	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
15 Jun 1958	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 1958	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 1956	Hail	1.00 in	none	County

The site keeps 185 of the 211 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: North Platte, 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 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Deuel County, Nebraska". https://countyhazards.com/county/ne/deuel/hail/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most hail events on record for Deuel County?: June has 66 of the 211 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 Deuel County compare with the other counties of Nebraska?: The counties of Nebraska have 32.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Deuel County has 48.0.
How large is the hail on record for Deuel County?: 62 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.