Hail events in Hayes 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 232 hail events on record for Hayes County, Nebraska, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 30 May 2026.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 38 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

May 30 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles N of HAYES CENTER

Jul 19 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile W of HAYES CENTER

Jun 17 2025

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

7 miles E of HAMLET

Jun 16 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

12 miles NW of HAYES CENTER

May 18 2025

Hail3.25 in, tea cup size

4 miles N of HAYES CENTER

Hail0.75 in, penny size

3 miles S of HAYES CENTER

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

13 miles NNW of HAYES CENTER

Sep 9 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile N of HAYES CENTER

Jul 22 2023

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

3 miles NE of HAMLET

Jun 30 2023

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

21 miles NW of HAYES CENTER

May 5 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SE of HAYES CENTER

Jun 9 2022

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

16 miles NE of HAYES CENTER

Aug 26 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

8 miles NNE of HAYES CENTER

May 26 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

7 miles E of HAMLET

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

8 miles E of HAMLET

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

At HAMLET

Aug 16 2020

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

6 miles ESE of HAYES CENTER

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of HAYES CENTER

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

11 miles NE of HAYES CENTER

Aug 8 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

11 miles SSE of HAYES CENTER

Jul 20 2020

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile S of HAYES CENTER

Jul 12 2020

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

16 miles SE of HAYES CENTER

Jun 2 2020

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

1 mile W of HAMLET

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile W of HAMLET

Sep 19 2019

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

13 miles NE of HAYES CENTER

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 Hayes 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	1	2
1960s	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	7
1970s	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5
1980s	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2
1990s	0	0	2	2	4	4	12	7	5	9	45
2000s	8	6	2	6	6	16	3	8	13	6	74
2010s	7	24	7	11	6	3	4	2	0	9	73
2020s	8	4	1	4	0	6	1 (part of the year)				24

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
Mar5 events
Apr8 events
May60 events
Jun67 events
Jul37 events
Aug33 events
Sep17 events
Oct5 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Hayes County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	70
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	83
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	63
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	12
4 in and larger	softball and larger	4

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: Hayes County beside the total of the counties of Nebraska and of the United States
Measure	Hayes	All counties of Nebraska	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	232	24,992	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	32.5	32.5	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	2,752.1	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 Hayes County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
19 Sep 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Sep 2019	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Aug 2019	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
29 Aug 2019	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
29 Aug 2019	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Aug 2019	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
13 Aug 2019	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 May 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 May 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 May 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Sep 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Sep 2016	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
17 Jun 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 May 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Jun 2015	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
16 Jun 2015	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
29 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
19 May 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 May 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 May 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Aug 2013	Hail	1.75 in	$80 thousand	County
5 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
22 Jun 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 2013	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
29 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 May 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 May 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Aug 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
30 May 2012	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
19 May 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
19 May 2012	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
18 Mar 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Aug 2011	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
9 Aug 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Aug 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
8 Aug 2011	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
28 Jul 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Jul 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Jul 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
28 Jul 2011	Hail	1.50 in	$5 thousand	County
25 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$30 thousand	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	$1 thousand	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.50 in	$2 thousand	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	2.50 in	$5 thousand	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
3 Aug 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Jul 2010	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
10 Jul 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 2010	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 2010	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
21 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jul 2009	Hail	1.50 in	$4 thousand	County
17 Jul 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$7 thousand	County
17 Jul 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$6 thousand	County
17 Jul 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$8 thousand	County
25 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	County
25 Jun 2009	Hail	1.75 in	$70 thousand	County
18 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 2008	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
4 Jun 2008	Hail	4.00 in	$1.0 million	County
4 Jun 2008	Hail	2.75 in	$70 thousand	County
4 Jun 2008	Hail	4.25 in	$125 thousand	County
4 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Jun 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
29 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 May 2008	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
6 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 Apr 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 Sep 2007	Hail	2.00 in	$10 thousand	County
28 Sep 2007	Hail	1.75 in	$12 thousand	County
28 Sep 2007	Hail	1.75 in	$9 thousand	County
28 Sep 2007	Hail	2.00 in	$19 thousand	County
13 Jul 2007	Hail	1.75 in	$40 thousand	County
5 Jun 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
21 May 2006	Hail	1.25 in	$2 thousand	County
24 Sep 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
11 May 2005	Hail	4.25 in	$15 thousand	County
11 May 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
11 May 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
11 May 2005	Hail	2.50 in	$2 thousand	County
11 May 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	County
7 May 2005	Hail	1.50 in	$3 thousand	County
3 Jul 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$10 thousand	County
22 May 2004	Hail	1.00 in	$7 thousand	County
24 Jun 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$33 thousand	County
23 Jun 2003	Hail	1.25 in	$18 thousand	County
12 Jul 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$12 thousand	County
29 Jun 2000	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
25 Jul 1999	Hail	2.75 in	$25 thousand	County
25 Jul 1999	Hail	1.00 in	$2 thousand	County
21 May 1998	Hail	4.50 in	$300 thousand	County
28 Aug 1997	Hail	1.25 in	$1.5 million	County
28 Aug 1997	Hail	1.50 in	$251 thousand	County
28 Aug 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$8 thousand	County
25 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$250 thousand	County
23 Jul 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jul 1996	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
11 Jun 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Jun 1996	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Jun 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jun 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 May 1996	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jul 1995	Hail	3.00 in	$80 thousand	County
21 May 1995	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 May 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Sep 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 Sep 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 May 1994	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Aug 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Aug 1993	Hail	1.50 in	$5.5 million	County
29 Jul 1992	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
13 May 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jul 1984	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
11 Jun 1984	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Jul 1979	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
24 Apr 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Sep 1977	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
1 Oct 1971	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
3 Sep 1970	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Jun 1968	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
14 Jun 1967	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 1964	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
28 Jul 1963	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
2 Aug 1962	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
28 Jul 1960	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
20 May 1959	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Jun 1957	Hail	2.75 in	none	County

The site keeps 178 of the 232 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 Hayes County, Nebraska". https://countyhazards.com/county/ne/hayes/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 Hayes County?: June has 67 of the 232 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 Hayes County compare with the other counties of Nebraska?: The counties of Nebraska have 32.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Hayes County has 32.5.
How large is the hail on record for Hayes County?: 79 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.