Hail events in Kimball 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 264 hail events on record for Kimball 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 67 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

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

4 miles S of OLIVER

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

7 miles S of BUSHNELL

May 21 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles WNW of OLIVER

May 9 2026

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

14 miles SSE of BUSHNELL

Sep 10 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles E of (IBM)KIMBALL ARPT

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles E of OLIVER

Jun 16 2025

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At KIMBALL

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

10 miles N of BUSHNELL

Jun 15 2025

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

At DIX

Jun 2 2025

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

10 miles SSW of BUSHNELL

Mar 31 2025

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

9 miles N of KIMBALL

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

11 miles NW of DIX

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

9 miles WSW of BUSHNELL

Aug 19 2024

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

14 miles S of BUSHNELL

Jul 20 2024

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

6 miles SSW of OLIVER

Sep 22 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At DIX

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles W of DIX

Jul 8 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile N of KIMBALL

Jun 26 2023

Hail3.50 in, tea cup size

6 miles S of DIX

Hail3.00 in, tea cup size

3 miles S of DIX

Hail2.75 in, baseball size

8 miles S of DIX

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

2 miles SE of KIMBALL

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile S of KIMBALL

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At KIMBALL

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile S of KIMBALL

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 Kimball 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	0	4	1	5
1960s	3	0	5	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	11
1970s	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	3	6
1980s	0	0	4	1	0	0	2	2	2	1	12
1990s	2	1	2	0	1	1	4	20	3	10	44
2000s	7	8	6	10	4	7	4	4	3	6	59
2010s	10	16	10	5	13	2	9	5	14	4	88
2020s	6	4	0	14	2	9	4 (part of the year)				39

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
Mar3 events
Apr2 events
May45 events
Jun94 events
Jul69 events
Aug38 events
Sep13 events
Oct0 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Kimball County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	52
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	124
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	64
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	23
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: Kimball County beside the total of the counties of Nebraska and of the United States
Measure	Kimball	All counties of Nebraska	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	264	24,992	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	27.7	32.5	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	773.7	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 Kimball County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	Injuries	On record for
26 Jun 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 May 2023	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 May 2023	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
9 Jul 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
9 Jul 2021	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
20 May 2021	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Jul 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Jul 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Jul 2020	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
3 Jul 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
23 May 2020	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
23 May 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
16 Aug 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
1 Aug 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
3 Jun 2019	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
2 Jun 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
8 Sep 2018	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
1 Sep 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Aug 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
29 Aug 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
8 Aug 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
8 Aug 2018	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
8 Aug 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
8 Aug 2018	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
28 Jul 2018	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
16 Jul 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2018	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
17 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Sep 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
15 Aug 2017	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
12 Aug 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Jun 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
31 May 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 Sep 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 Sep 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
4 Sep 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
3 Sep 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2016	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2016	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2016	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
27 Jul 2016	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
17 Jul 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
28 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Apr 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Aug 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
9 Jul 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
9 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
9 Jul 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
21 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 2014	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
19 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 May 2014	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
7 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
7 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
6 May 2014	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
30 Aug 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
23 Jul 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
21 Jun 2013	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
7 Jun 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
5 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
5 May 2012	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
5 May 2012	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
5 May 2012	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
5 May 2012	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
5 May 2012	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
5 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
5 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
5 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
14 Aug 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
14 Aug 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
9 Aug 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
16 Jul 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
16 Jul 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
25 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
24 Jun 2011	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
24 Jun 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
24 Jun 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
24 Jun 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
24 Jun 2011	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jun 2011	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
16 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
16 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
16 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 Jun 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 Jul 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
4 Jul 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
24 May 2010	Hail	1.75 in	$2 thousand	0	County
5 Aug 2003	Hail	0.75 in	$5 thousand	0	County
7 May 2000	Hail	1.75 in	$5.0 million	1	County
19 Jul 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Jul 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
19 Jul 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jul 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jul 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
27 Jun 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
26 Jun 1999	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
14 Jun 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
30 May 1999	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
21 Jul 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$7 thousand	0	County
21 Jul 1998	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
15 Jul 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$4 thousand	0	County
19 Aug 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$4 thousand	0	County
19 Aug 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Aug 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Aug 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
21 Jul 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
25 Jun 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$7.0 million	0	County
25 Jun 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	0	County
25 Jun 1997	Hail	1.50 in	$20 thousand	0	County
20 Jun 1997	Hail	1.50 in	$20 thousand	0	County
20 Jun 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$15 thousand	0	County
20 Jun 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
20 Jun 1997	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
14 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
14 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
1 Jun 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$35 thousand	0	County
1 Jun 1997	Hail	1.75 in	$7 thousand	0	County
1 Jun 1997	Hail	1.50 in	$4 thousand	0	County
1 Jun 1997	Hail	0.88 in	none	0	County
24 May 1997	Hail	1.50 in	$40 thousand	0	County
24 May 1997	Hail	1.50 in	$30 thousand	0	County
15 Aug 1996	Hail	1.75 in	$30 thousand	0	County
26 Jul 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
13 Jul 1996	Hail	0.50 in	none	0	County
6 Jul 1996	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
22 Jun 1995	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
24 Jul 1994	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
11 Jul 1992	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
11 Jul 1992	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
9 Jun 1991	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
15 Jun 1990	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
24 May 1990	Hail	1.25 in	none	0	County
30 May 1989	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
18 Jul 1988	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
18 Jul 1988	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
4 Aug 1987	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County
5 Jul 1987	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Sep 1986	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
8 Aug 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
26 May 1983	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
19 Aug 1982	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County
29 Jun 1982	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County
29 Jun 1982	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
27 May 1982	Hail	0.75 in	none	0	County
18 Jun 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
16 Jun 1979	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
16 Jun 1979	Hail	2.75 in	none	0	County
19 Jul 1978	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
5 Jul 1978	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
15 Aug 1974	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 1968	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
14 Jun 1967	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
6 Jul 1966	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
13 Jul 1962	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
12 Jul 1962	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
11 Jul 1962	Hail	1.50 in	none	0	County
16 Jun 1962	Hail	2.50 in	none	0	County
6 Jun 1962	Hail	1.75 in	none	0	County
29 Jun 1960	Hail	3.50 in	none	0	County
27 Jun 1960	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County
20 Jun 1960	Hail	2.00 in	none	0	County
15 Jul 1959	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County
20 Jul 1958	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
20 Jul 1958	Hail	1.00 in	none	0	County
18 Jun 1958	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County
18 Jun 1958	Hail	3.00 in	none	0	County

The site keeps 200 of the 264 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: Cheyenne, WY (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 Kimball County, Nebraska". https://countyhazards.com/county/ne/kimball/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 Kimball County?: June has 94 of the 264 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 Kimball County compare with the other counties of Nebraska?: The counties of Nebraska have 32.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Kimball County has 27.7.
How large is the hail on record for Kimball County?: 88 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.