Hail events in Merrick 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 194 hail events on record for Merrick County, Nebraska, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 19 May 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 25 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 19 2025

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At CENTRAL CITY. Damage estimate: $1.0 million

Apr 1 2025

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At CENTRAL CITY

Jul 4 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At SILVER CREEK

Jun 4 2022

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At CENTRAL CITY

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

5 miles ENE of CHAPMAN. Damage estimate: $1.1 million

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SW of CENTRAL CITY

Hail0.75 in, penny size

2 miles WNW of CENTRAL CITY

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles NNW of CLARKS

Jun 22 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles WSW of CLARKS

Aug 16 2020

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile N of CENTRAL CITY

Hail3.00 in, tea cup size

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

Jun 21 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At SILVER CREEK

Jun 3 2020

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles SW of CHAPMAN

Sep 30 2019

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At CHAPMAN

May 5 2019

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SW of CHAPMAN. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles W of ARCHER

Aug 6 2018

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of CENTRAL CITY

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles S of ARCHER. Damage estimate: $4.0 million

Aug 15 2017

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

2 miles N of PALMER

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles NNE of PALMER

Jul 30 2016

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

8 miles SW of CHAPMAN

Jul 5 2016

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

At CLARKS

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

9 miles NW of CLARKS

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

2 miles N of CHAPMAN

May 10 2016

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

2 miles NE of CHAPMAN

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 Merrick 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	1	1	1	4	3	10
1960s	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	3	1	0	9
1970s	0	1	0	2	3	3	3	0	1	2	15
1980s	3	0	4	0	1	1	4	1	0	0	14
1990s	0	2	2	0	4	2	1	5	6	0	22
2000s	2	6	8	17	2	10	7	3	7	3	65
2010s	5	7	3	7	8	4	5	2	2	3	46
2020s	4	1	5	1	0	2	0 (part of the year)				13

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
Mar0 events
Apr14 events
May50 events
Jun60 events
Jul38 events
Aug17 events
Sep8 events
Oct7 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Merrick 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	71
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	53
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	10
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: Merrick County beside the total of the counties of Nebraska and of the United States
Measure	Merrick	All counties of Nebraska	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	194	24,992	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	39.8	32.5	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	253.1	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 Merrick County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
24 Jul 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 Jun 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 May 2015	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
7 Jul 2014	Hail	1.75 in	$2.0 million	County
7 Jul 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
7 Jul 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 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	1.75 in	$3.0 million	County
13 Apr 2014	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Oct 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Oct 2013	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Oct 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 2013	Hail	1.50 in	$275 thousand	County
27 May 2013	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 Apr 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Apr 2013	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
25 Jul 2012	Hail	1.25 in	$765 thousand	County
25 May 2012	Hail	1.75 in	$525 thousand	County
25 May 2012	Hail	2.75 in	$825 thousand	County
6 Aug 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Jul 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$125 thousand	County
14 Jun 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 2011	Hail	1.75 in	$1.1 million	County
14 Jun 2011	Hail	1.50 in	$1.1 million	County
12 May 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Jul 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Jun 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 2010	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 2010	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
1 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Jun 2009	Hail	1.00 in	$50 thousand	County
17 Jun 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 May 2009	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
15 Jul 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
17 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$110 thousand	County
15 Jun 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$55 thousand	County
4 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Jun 2008	Hail	2.75 in	$530 thousand	County
20 Aug 2007	Hail	2.75 in	$2.3 million	County
20 Aug 2007	Hail	0.88 in	$250 thousand	County
5 May 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
15 Sep 2006	Hail	1.75 in	$170 thousand	County
27 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$60 thousand	County
10 Jun 2006	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
15 Apr 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 Apr 2006	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
28 Aug 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Jun 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$600 thousand	County
27 Jun 2005	Hail	0.75 in	$1.0 million	County
17 May 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 May 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
10 May 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$25 thousand	County
7 May 2005	Hail	2.00 in	$100 thousand	County
21 Apr 2005	Hail	2.00 in	$100 thousand	County
21 Apr 2005	Hail	1.50 in	$25 thousand	County
10 Apr 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 May 2004	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 May 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
20 Jul 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$275 thousand	County
20 Jul 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$225 thousand	County
20 Jul 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$275 thousand	County
22 Jun 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Jun 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$150 thousand	County
9 Jun 2003	Hail	1.50 in	$175 thousand	County
13 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
13 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
4 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
4 May 2003	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
4 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 May 2003	Hail	2.75 in	$150 thousand	County
4 May 2003	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
30 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
16 Aug 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 Aug 2002	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Jun 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$550 thousand	County
10 Jun 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$50 thousand	County
26 May 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 May 2002	Hail	2.50 in	$350 thousand	County
5 May 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$200 thousand	County
5 May 2002	Hail	1.75 in	$150 thousand	County
9 Oct 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
9 Oct 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$125 thousand	County
9 Oct 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
9 May 2001	Hail	1.75 in	$20 thousand	County
9 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
9 May 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$10 thousand	County
29 Oct 2000	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2000	Hail	0.75 in	$200 thousand	County
13 Jun 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
23 May 1998	Hail	2.75 in	$1.3 million	County
23 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$120 thousand	County
11 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 May 1998	Hail	2.75 in	$395 thousand	County
11 May 1998	Hail	0.75 in	$20 thousand	County
8 Sep 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$2.0 million	County
8 Sep 1997	Hail	1.00 in	$1.0 million	County
3 Aug 1997	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jul 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$750 thousand	County
20 Jun 1997	Hail	0.75 in	$185 thousand	County
29 Jul 1996	Hail	2.00 in	$55 thousand	County
1 Sep 1995	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
23 Jul 1995	Hail	0.75 in	$10 thousand	County
23 Jul 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$50 million	County
1 Jul 1994	Hail	1.75 in	$5.0 million	County
5 May 1994	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 1994	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Aug 1992	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
15 Jun 1992	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Jun 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
13 Jun 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 May 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Sep 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Sep 1986	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Jul 1986	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
29 Jun 1986	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
23 Aug 1985	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
11 Jun 1984	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Sep 1982	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jul 1982	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
13 Jul 1982	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
10 May 1982	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
14 Jun 1980	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
7 Jun 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
3 Jun 1980	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
15 Jul 1979	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 1979	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
7 Apr 1978	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
27 May 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 May 1976	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 May 1976	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
19 Jul 1975	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1975	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
2 Jun 1975	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Aug 1974	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
5 Jun 1974	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
27 May 1974	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
9 Jul 1973	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
17 Jun 1973	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
27 Jul 1971	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
29 Jul 1968	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
8 Jun 1967	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 Jun 1967	Hail	2.75 in	none	County
8 Jun 1967	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 May 1965	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
7 May 1965	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
14 Jun 1963	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
18 Jul 1961	Hail	4.00 in	none	County
13 May 1961	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
28 Aug 1959	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 Jun 1959	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
28 May 1959	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Jul 1958	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Jul 1958	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Jul 1958	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
8 Jul 1958	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
15 Jun 1957	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
4 Jul 1956	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jul 1955	Hail	1.75 in	none	County

The table has all other events on record. 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 Merrick County, Nebraska". https://countyhazards.com/county/ne/merrick/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 Merrick County?: June has 60 of the 194 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 Merrick County compare with the other counties of Nebraska?: The counties of Nebraska have 32.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Merrick County has 39.8.
How large is the hail on record for Merrick County?: 64 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.