Hail events in Hamilton 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 236 hail events on record for Hamilton County, Nebraska, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 17 Apr 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 62 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

Apr 17 2025

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile NE of HAMPTON

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile NE of MURPHY

Jul 9 2024

Hail0.75 in, penny size

6 miles SW of GILTNER

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

6 miles SSW of PHILLIPS

May 20 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NW of MARQUETTE

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

4 miles NE of PHILLIPS

Oct 12 2023

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

6 miles SW of GILTNER

Jul 28 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles E of STOCKHAM. Damage estimate: $1.1 million

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile ENE of GILTNER. Damage estimate: $10 million

Hail0.75 in, penny size

1 mile E of PHILLIPS

Apr 18 2023

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

2 miles E of STOCKHAM

Jul 26 2022

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

3 miles WSW of GILTNER. Damage estimate: $5.3 million

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles SSW of PHILLIPS. Damage estimate: $1.1 million

Jun 15 2022

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles NE of HAMPTON

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

5 miles SSE of MURPHY

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

4 miles SW of GILTNER

Jun 14 2022

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

6 miles ENE of STOCKHAM. Damage estimate: $5.5 million

Jun 7 2022

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles NNE of AURORA. Damage estimate: $5.5 million

Jun 4 2022

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At AURORA. Damage estimate: $2.0 million

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At MARQUETTE. Damage estimate: $1.1 million

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At MARQUETTE. Damage estimate: $1.1 million

May 17 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile NE of HAMPTON

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At PHILLIPS

May 12 2022

Hail0.75 in, penny size

6 miles ENE of STOCKHAM

Dec 15 2021

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles ENE of MARQUETTE. Damage estimate: $100 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 Hamilton 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	0	1	0	0	1
1960s	0	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	9
1970s	0	0	1	1	3	0	1	1	1	1	9
1980s	2	0	6	0	1	1	5	2	0	3	20
1990s	2	2	3	0	5	4	3	2	9	2	32
2000s	4	3	5	8	0	6	4	0	9	8	47
2010s	2	9	8	7	16	14	12	3	6	6	83
2020s	7	4	13	5	4	2	0 (part of the year)				35

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
Mar1 event
Apr25 events
May60 events
Jun56 events
Jul40 events
Aug25 events
Sep22 events
Oct3 events
Nov3 events
Dec1 event

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Hamilton County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	59
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	97
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	72
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	7
4 in and larger	softball and larger	1

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: Hamilton County beside the total of the counties of Nebraska and of the United States
Measure	Hamilton	All counties of Nebraska	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	236	24,992	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	43.5	32.5	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	251.4	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 Hamilton County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
7 Aug 2021	Hail	1.75 in	$3.1 million	County
7 Aug 2021	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
22 Jun 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Aug 2020	Hail	3.00 in	$1.0 million	County
16 Aug 2020	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Aug 2020	Hail	2.00 in	$1.0 million	County
16 Aug 2020	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Jun 2020	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Jun 2020	Hail	2.00 in	$775 thousand	County
3 Jun 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2019	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
5 May 2019	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 May 2019	Hail	2.75 in	$100 thousand	County
5 May 2019	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
5 May 2019	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
5 May 2019	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
6 Aug 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Aug 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Jul 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 2018	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 May 2018	Hail	1.75 in	$175 thousand	County
1 May 2018	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
16 Jun 2017	Hail	2.00 in	$375 thousand	County
13 Jun 2017	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Jun 2017	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Oct 2016	Hail	1.50 in	$100 thousand	County
5 Jul 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Jul 2016	Hail	1.50 in	$10 thousand	County
23 May 2016	Hail	2.50 in	$1.5 million	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.75 in	$190 thousand	County
23 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 May 2016	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
10 May 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Sep 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Sep 2015	Hail	2.75 in	$600 thousand	County
18 Sep 2015	Hail	1.75 in	$435 thousand	County
18 Sep 2015	Hail	2.00 in	$435 thousand	County
18 Sep 2015	Hail	1.75 in	$275 thousand	County
18 Sep 2015	Hail	1.75 in	$275 thousand	County
18 Sep 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Sep 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Sep 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Sep 2015	Hail	1.50 in	$265 thousand	County
18 Sep 2015	Hail	1.25 in	$265 thousand	County
9 Sep 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Sep 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
31 Jul 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Aug 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Jul 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Jun 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Jun 2014	Hail	1.50 in	$3.0 million	County
11 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	$11 million	County
11 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 2014	Hail	1.50 in	$275 thousand	County
11 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 May 2014	Hail	1.50 in	$175 thousand	County
23 Apr 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
23 Apr 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Apr 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
9 Apr 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Apr 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
10 Nov 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Nov 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 May 2012	Hail	1.50 in	$525 thousand	County
2 May 2012	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 2012	Hail	1.50 in	$525 thousand	County
6 Aug 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Aug 2011	Hail	2.00 in	$1.0 million	County
10 Jul 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Jul 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$1.0 million	County
5 Jul 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Jul 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$1.0 million	County
20 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Sep 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Jun 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Jul 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$150 thousand	County
24 Jul 2009	Hail	1.00 in	$50 thousand	County
19 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$160 thousand	County
17 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$150 thousand	County
17 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$105 thousand	County
11 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$105 thousand	County
9 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$305 thousand	County
21 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$1.0 million	County
11 Jun 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$260 thousand	County
4 Jun 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$260 thousand	County
4 Jun 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$255 thousand	County
15 Sep 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
15 Sep 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$60 thousand	County
1 Aug 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$55 thousand	County
10 May 2005	Hail	1.50 in	$25 thousand	County
21 Apr 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$100 thousand	County
20 Jul 2003	Hail	1.00 in	$175 thousand	County
22 Jun 2003	Hail	7.00 in	$1.5 million	County
4 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
10 Jun 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$75 thousand	County
10 Jun 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
5 May 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$150 thousand	County
3 Sep 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$260 thousand	County
3 Sep 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$260 thousand	County
30 May 1999	Hail	1.00 in	$60 thousand	County
23 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$110 thousand	County
21 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$3.5 million	County
21 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$210 thousand	County
20 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$45 thousand	County
20 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$35 thousand	County
11 May 1998	Hail	2.00 in	$250 thousand	County
11 May 1998	Hail	1.00 in	$75 thousand	County
11 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$45 thousand	County
8 Sep 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$1.2 million	County
11 Jun 1997	Hail	1.50 in	$425 thousand	County
26 Aug 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$22 thousand	County
29 Jul 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$60 thousand	County
22 Jul 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$685 thousand	County

The site keeps 156 of the 236 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 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Hamilton County, Nebraska". https://countyhazards.com/county/ne/hamilton/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 Hamilton County?: May has 60 of the 236 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 Hamilton County compare with the other counties of Nebraska?: The counties of Nebraska have 32.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Hamilton County has 43.5.
How large is the hail on record for Hamilton County?: 80 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.