County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Hail events in Franklin 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.

NCEI has 186 hail events on record for Franklin County, Nebraska, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 6 Jul 2024.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 50 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

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At UPLAND

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of HILDRETH

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At FRANKLIN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles SSW of HILDRETH

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

6 miles S of RIVERTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of RIVERTON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles N of MACON

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile W of HILDRETH

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles NNW of CAMPBELL

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles SE of HILDRETH

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles SE of MACON

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At FRANKLIN

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NW of NAPONEE. Damage estimate: $3.0 million

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SE of RIVERTON

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

At FRANKLIN. Damage estimate: $4.0 million

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NE of NAPONEE. Damage estimate: $2.8 million

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

6 miles N of RIVERTON

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles W of FRANKLIN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At FRANKLIN

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At UPLAND

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WSW of CAMPBELL

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SW of NAPONEE

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At FRANKLIN

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At UPLAND

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

5 miles WNW of MACON. Damage estimate: $275 thousand

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 Franklin County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade0123456789All
1950s00000022116
1960s00100000012
1970s00103001016
1980s00011011004
1990s283003523531
2000s459663282348
2010s48124834731366
2020s2301080023

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

  1. Jan0
  2. Feb0
  3. Mar7
  4. Apr22
  5. May61
  6. Jun50
  7. Jul13
  8. Aug12
  9. Sep8
  10. Oct11
  11. Nov1
  12. Dec1

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Franklin County by hail size
Hail sizeSize in wordsEvents
under 1 inpea to quarter52
1 to 1.74 inquarter to golf ball84
1.75 to 2.74 ingolf ball to baseball40
2.75 to 3.99 inbaseball to softball8
4 in and largersoftball and larger2

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 .

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

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: Franklin County beside the total of the counties of Nebraska and of the United States
MeasureFranklinAll counties of NebraskaAll counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 202618624,992423,723
Events for each 100 square miles32.332.512.0
Events for each 10,000 residents640.7127.312.8

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 Franklin County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.50 in$25 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$25 thousand00County
Hail2.00 in$25 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$200 thousand00County
Hail2.00 in$225 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$25 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 in$175 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.50 in$25 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 in$10 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$25 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 in$15 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$25 thousand00County
Hail1.50 in$775 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.50 in$425 thousand00County
Hail2.00 in$1.6 million00County
Hail2.00 in$1.1 million00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 in$1.0 million00County
Hail1.50 in$525 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$125 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$270 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$260 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$105 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$520 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 in$550 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$55 thousand00County
Hail1.25 in$95 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$60 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$80 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$20 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$20 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 in$30 thousand00County
Hail0.50 in$125 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.25 in$110 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$275 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 in$100 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$550 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$1.1 million00County
Hail1.00 in$70 thousand00County
Hail1.25 in$245 thousand00County
Hail4.00 in$2.2 million00County
Hail1.00 in$110 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$5 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$2.6 million00County
Hail0.88 in$2.0 million00County
Hail1.00 in$155 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 in$400 thousand00County
Hail1.25 in$4 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$105 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$105 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$100 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$260 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$2.1 million00County
Hail1.00 in$25 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$400 thousand00County
Hail0.88 in$5 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$10 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$10 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$5 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$5 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$5 thousand00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail3.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail3.00 innone00County
Hail3.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail4.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Franklin County, Nebraska". https://countyhazards.com/county/ne/franklin/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 Franklin County?
May has 61 of the 186 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 Franklin County compare with the other counties of Nebraska?
The counties of Nebraska have 32.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Franklin County has 32.3.
How large is the hail on record for Franklin County?
50 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.