Hail events in Polk 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 140 hail events on record for Polk County, Nebraska, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest hail event on record is on 18 Aug 2025.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 22 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
3 miles ENE of SHELBY
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
At SHELBY
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At OSCEOLA
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
2 miles ENE of SWEDEHOME. Damage estimate: $250 thousand
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At OSCEOLA
Hail0.75 in, penny size
1 mile S of STROMSBURG
Hail1.25 in, half dollar size
7 miles S of SHELBY
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles ENE of SHELBY
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
At OSCEOLA
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
1 mile ENE of SWEDEHOME
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles E of STROMSBURG
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles NE of SHELBY
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
2 miles W of OSCEOLA
Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size
4 miles W of OSCEOLA. Damage estimate: $5.0 million
Hail2.00 in, hen egg size
At OSCEOLA. Damage estimate: $250 thousand
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
3 miles NW of OSCEOLA
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
3 miles S of SWEDEHOME
Hail0.88 in, nickel size
5 miles NW of STROMSBURG
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
5 miles W of SWEDEHOME
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
1 mile SSW of SHELBY. Damage estimate: $450 thousand
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
At OSCEOLA. Damage estimate: $1.1 million
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
8 miles N of SWEDEHOME
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
5 miles NW of SWEDEHOME. Damage estimate: $50 thousand
Hail1.75 in, golf ball size
12 miles NNE of SHELBY. Damage estimate: $150 thousand
Hail1.00 in, quarter size
4 miles NE of SHELBY
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
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 19 |
| 2000s | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 42 |
| 2010s | 3 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 (part of the year) | 16 |
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
- Mar2 events
- Apr21 events
- May32 events
- Jun42 events
- Jul21 events
- Aug12 events
- Sep5 events
- Oct5 events
- Nov0 events
- Dec0 events
Magnitudes on record
| Hail size | Size in words | Events |
|---|---|---|
| under 1 in | pea to quarter | 39 |
| 1 to 1.74 in | quarter to golf ball | 60 |
| 1.75 to 2.74 in | golf ball to baseball | 36 |
| 2.75 to 3.99 in | baseball to softball | 5 |
| 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.
An event without a size in the record is not in this table.
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Polk | All counties of Nebraska | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events, 1955 to 2026 | 140 | 24,992 | 423,723 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 31.9 | 32.5 | 12.0 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 270.6 | 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
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $265 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $2.6 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $2.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $75 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.25 in | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $550 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $550 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $275 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $102 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $102 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $510 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $210 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $255 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $1.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $1.1 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $120 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $175 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $1.0 million | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $525 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $150 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.88 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $450 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $550 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $600 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $80 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $8 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $260 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | $50 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | $250 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $230 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.75 in | $230 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | $55 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $45 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $45 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $25 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | $10 thousand | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 2.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 1.50 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 0.75 in | none | 0 | 0 | County | |
| Hail | 3.00 in | none | 0 | 0 | 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 .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Hail events on record for Polk County, Nebraska". https://countyhazards.com/county/ne/polk/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 Polk County?
- June has 42 of the 140 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 Polk County compare with the other counties of Nebraska?
- The counties of Nebraska have 32.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. Polk County has 31.9.
- How large is the hail on record for Polk County?
- 41 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.