Hail events in Nuckolls 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 163 hail events on record for Nuckolls County, Nebraska, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 6 May 2024.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 53 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 6 2024

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

3 miles WNW of OAK

Aug 25 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles ESE of ABDAL

Aug 10 2023

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile SSE of ABDAL. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

3 miles E of ABDAL. Damage estimate: $1.8 million

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

5 miles SE of LAWRENCE

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

6 miles SE of LAWRENCE. Damage estimate: $1.6 million

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

3 miles NNW of ABDAL

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

6 miles S of LAWRENCE. Damage estimate: $1.5 million

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile SE of LAWRENCE. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Jul 28 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

3 miles S of NELSON

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

1 mile SSE of NORA

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

5 miles SW of NORA. Damage estimate: $50 thousand

Jul 22 2023

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles NW of NORA. Damage estimate: $75 thousand

May 6 2023

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

2 miles NNE of ANGUS. Damage estimate: $250 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

6 miles NW of ANGUS. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Apr 20 2023

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

At SUPERIOR

Apr 18 2023

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles NE of ANGUS

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

5 miles SE of LAWRENCE

Jun 14 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At NELSON

Apr 29 2022

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At NELSON

Aug 27 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles N of NELSON

Aug 20 2021

Hail0.75 in, penny size

At OAK

Aug 7 2021

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile SE of LAWRENCE. Damage estimate: $550 thousand

May 8 2021

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At LAWRENCE

Aug 14 2020

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

6 miles NNE of NELSON. Damage estimate: $1.0 million

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 Nuckolls 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	4	0	2	1	7
1960s	1	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5
1970s	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	9
1980s	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	5
1990s	0	1	1	1	0	3	1	0	2	1	10
2000s	1	8	4	6	8	6	7	5	10	2	57
2010s	2	6	3	0	2	4	9	4	1	10	41
2020s	5	4	2	17	1	0	0 (part of the year)				29

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
Mar6 events
Apr24 events
May39 events
Jun30 events
Jul29 events
Aug26 events
Sep6 events
Oct1 event
Nov2 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for Nuckolls County by hail size
Hail size	Size in words	Events
under 1 in	pea to quarter	55
1 to 1.74 in	quarter to golf ball	68
1.75 to 2.74 in	golf ball to baseball	37
2.75 to 3.99 in	baseball to softball	3
4 in and larger	softball and larger	0

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: Nuckolls County beside the total of the counties of Nebraska and of the United States
Measure	Nuckolls	All counties of Nebraska	All counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 2026	163	24,992	423,723
Events for each 100 square miles	28.3	32.5	12.0
Events for each 10,000 residents	401.5	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 Nuckolls County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
14 Aug 2020	Hail	2.50 in	$3.3 million	County
14 Aug 2020	Hail	2.00 in	$3.1 million	County
14 Aug 2020	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 Mar 2020	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 Aug 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
10 Jul 2019	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
25 Jun 2019	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
21 Jun 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
14 Jun 2019	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
14 Jun 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Apr 2019	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
28 Mar 2019	Hail	1.50 in	$15 thousand	County
28 Mar 2019	Hail	1.75 in	$5 thousand	County
28 Mar 2019	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 May 2018	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Jun 2017	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
20 Jun 2017	Hail	1.75 in	$1.0 million	County
13 Jun 2017	Hail	1.50 in	$325 thousand	County
16 May 2017	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
11 Jul 2016	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
11 Jul 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
11 Jul 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
27 May 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
26 Apr 2016	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
26 Apr 2016	Hail	1.75 in	$175 thousand	County
26 Apr 2016	Hail	1.75 in	$175 thousand	County
24 Apr 2016	Hail	1.75 in	$300 thousand	County
24 Apr 2016	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
10 Sep 2015	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
7 Sep 2015	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
23 Jun 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
1 Apr 2015	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
31 Aug 2014	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
31 Aug 2014	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
19 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
19 May 2012	Hail	1.50 in	$525 thousand	County
2 May 2012	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
8 Aug 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Jul 2011	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
21 Jul 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
5 Jul 2011	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
5 Jul 2011	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Jul 2011	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
1 Jun 2010	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
6 May 2010	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 Apr 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
4 Apr 2009	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Jul 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
7 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$105 thousand	County
7 Jul 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$105 thousand	County
7 Jun 2008	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
2 Jun 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
25 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
6 May 2008	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
24 Apr 2008	Hail	1.00 in	$5 thousand	County
20 Aug 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Aug 2007	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
22 Jun 2007	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Jun 2007	Hail	1.50 in	$110 thousand	County
31 May 2007	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Sep 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$60 thousand	County
13 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$60 thousand	County
13 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$65 thousand	County
13 Jul 2006	Hail	1.00 in	$65 thousand	County
13 Jul 2006	Hail	1.25 in	$110 thousand	County
23 May 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
12 Mar 2006	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
17 Jul 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
20 Apr 2005	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Apr 2005	Hail	1.25 in	$25 thousand	County
18 Apr 2005	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 Apr 2005	Hail	1.75 in	$250 thousand	County
12 Jun 2004	Hail	0.88 in	$50 thousand	County
12 Jun 2004	Hail	0.88 in	$50 thousand	County
12 Jun 2004	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
29 May 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$125 thousand	County
29 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 May 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$125 thousand	County
29 May 2004	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 May 2004	Hail	1.75 in	$125 thousand	County
22 Jun 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 May 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 May 2003	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
29 Apr 2003	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 Apr 2003	Hail	1.25 in	$25 thousand	County
19 Aug 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
12 Jun 2002	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 Apr 2002	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
22 Sep 2001	Hail	1.00 in	$125 thousand	County
17 Aug 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
17 Aug 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Jun 2001	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
16 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 May 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
14 Apr 2001	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
5 Nov 2000	Hail	0.88 in	none	County
5 Jul 1999	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
13 Jun 1998	Hail	2.75 in	$275 thousand	County
11 May 1998	Hail	1.75 in	$120 thousand	County
22 May 1996	Hail	2.75 in	$30 thousand	County
22 Jul 1995	Hail	2.00 in	$80 thousand	County
3 Jul 1995	Hail	1.50 in	$5 thousand	County
3 Jul 1995	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
29 May 1993	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
13 Aug 1992	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
16 May 1991	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
22 Mar 1987	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Jun 1984	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
2 Nov 1983	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
15 Oct 1980	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
31 May 1980	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
21 Jun 1979	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
18 Jun 1979	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
30 May 1978	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
19 May 1977	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
2 Jun 1975	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
20 Apr 1974	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
8 Aug 1973	Hail	2.00 in	none	County
15 Jun 1970	Hail	0.75 in	none	County
8 May 1970	Hail	2.50 in	none	County
3 Sep 1967	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
1 Jul 1964	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
18 Sep 1962	Hail	1.00 in	none	County
18 May 1962	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
29 Jun 1960	Hail	3.00 in	none	County
2 May 1959	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
9 Jul 1958	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
9 Jul 1958	Hail	1.75 in	none	County
30 Jul 1956	Hail	0.00 in	none	County
28 Jun 1956	Hail	1.25 in	none	County
27 Jun 1956	Hail	1.50 in	none	County
30 May 1956	Hail	1.00 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 Nuckolls County, Nebraska". https://countyhazards.com/county/ne/nuckolls/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 Nuckolls County?: May has 39 of the 163 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 Nuckolls County compare with the other counties of Nebraska?: The counties of Nebraska have 32.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Nuckolls County has 28.3.
How large is the hail on record for Nuckolls County?: 40 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.