County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Hail events in Harlan 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 191 hail events on record for Harlan County, Nebraska, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 18 Jun 2024.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 35 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

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of ALMA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At ALMA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles W of STAMFORD. Damage estimate: $6.0 million

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of ORLEANS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of ORLEANS

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

6 miles NNE of ORLEANS

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile S of HUNTLEY

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of STAMFORD

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

3 miles E of ALMA

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At ALMA

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile W of RAGAN

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SW of HUNTLEY. Damage estimate: $1.1 million

Hail3.00 in, tea cup size

5 miles WSW of RAGAN. Damage estimate: $600 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile WSW of RAGAN. Damage estimate: $600 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At ORLEANS

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile W of ALMA

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

2 miles W of STAMFORD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles NW of ORLEANS

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

4 miles NNW of ALMA

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles NE of OXFORD

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At ORLEANS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles SSE of STAMFORD

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of ORLEANS

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

3 miles E of RAGAN. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile WNW of ORLEANS

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 Harlan County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade0123456789All
1950s00000100001
1960s10000000012
1970s121110050112
1980s41011100109
1990s512103323424
2000s4655411188456
2010s20911354224565
2020s2010910022

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. Mar3
  4. Apr15
  5. May63
  6. Jun65
  7. Jul20
  8. Aug10
  9. Sep12
  10. Oct3
  11. Nov0
  12. Dec0

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Harlan County by hail size
Hail sizeSize in wordsEvents
under 1 inpea to quarter55
1 to 1.74 inquarter to golf ball74
1.75 to 2.74 ingolf ball to baseball45
2.75 to 3.99 inbaseball to softball14
4 in and largersoftball and larger3

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: Harlan County beside the total of the counties of Nebraska and of the United States
MeasureHarlanAll counties of NebraskaAll counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 202619124,992423,723
Events for each 100 square miles34.532.512.0
Events for each 10,000 residents617.9127.312.8

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 Harlan County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.50 in$100 thousand00County
Hail2.75 in$1.1 million00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$190 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 in$275 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.75 in$102 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$3.1 million00County
Hail1.75 in$3.1 million00County
Hail1.50 in$50 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$75 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.25 in$8 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail2.75 in$1.0 million00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 in$265 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$525 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$5.1 million00County
Hail1.50 in$265 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$275 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$550 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$550 thousand00County
Hail0.88 in$250 thousand00County
Hail1.25 in$250 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$155 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.25 in$75 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$105 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$105 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$102 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$102 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$102 thousand00County
Hail1.50 in$210 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$310 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$102 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$75 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$80 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$55 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$1.0 million00County
Hail1.75 in$4.8 million00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$125 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail2.00 in$600 thousand00County
Hail2.00 in$175 thousand00County
Hail2.50 in$125 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$50 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$260 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$250 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$300 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$300 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$210 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$10 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$3.6 million00County
Hail0.75 in$252 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$200 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$100 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$275 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$405 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 in$100 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$250 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$525 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$260 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$100 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$400 thousand00County
Hail2.75 in$10 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$5 thousand00County
Hail2.75 in$10 thousand00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail4.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail4.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail2.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail3.50 innone00County
Hail4.50 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail3.00 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail3.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail2.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 innone00County
Hail3.00 innone00County
Hail0.00 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 Harlan County, Nebraska". https://countyhazards.com/county/ne/harlan/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 Harlan County?
June has 65 of the 191 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 Harlan County compare with the other counties of Nebraska?
The counties of Nebraska have 32.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Harlan County has 34.5.
How large is the hail on record for Harlan County?
62 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.