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Hail in Webster County, Nebraska
175 hail events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Hail.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.
NCEI records 175 hail events in Webster County, Nebraska, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 42 years.
June is the busiest month, with 48 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 108 events against 48 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.
The county holds 0.7% of the 25,051 hail events recorded in Nebraska; its 30.4 per 100 square miles compares with 32.6 statewide.
51 of the hail reports with a recorded size were golf-ball size (1.75 inches) or larger; the largest recorded stone was 4.50 inches (grapefruit size).
Compared with Nebraska
| Measure | Webster County | Nebraska | US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hail events since 1950 | 175 | 25,051 | 424,356 |
| Per 100 square miles | 30.4 | 32.6 | 12.0 |
| Per 10,000 residents | 513.0 | 127.6 | 12.8 |
| Deaths recorded | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| Busiest month | June | June | May |
By year
Seasonality
0Feb
0Mar
5Apr
26May
44Jun
48Jul
23Aug
8Sep
17Oct
3Nov
1Dec
0
Magnitude distribution
NWS hail-size descriptors
- under 1 in
- pea to quarter
- 1–1.74 in
- quarter to golf ball
- 1.75–2.74 in
- golf ball to baseball
- 2.75–3.99 in
- baseball to softball
- 4 in and larger
- softball and larger
Hail size in inches as recorded by NCEI; events without a size are not binned.
Recorded events
All 175 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Crop damage | Deaths | Injuries | Geography |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2024 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 2024 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2024 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2023 | Hail | 2.00 in | $150K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2023 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 21 Sep 2023 | Hail | 2.75 in | $15M | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Aug 2023 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 4 Jul 2023 | Hail | 2.50 in | $100K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2023 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2023 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2022 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2021 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2021 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2019 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Apr 2019 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Apr 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2019 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2019 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Mar 2019 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 19 Jun 2018 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2018 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | — | — | — | County |
| 1 May 2018 | Hail | 1.75 in | $150K | $25K | — | — | County |
| 1 Oct 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 28 Jun 2017 | Hail | 2.00 in | $75K | $750K | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.50 in | $75K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2017 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Apr 2017 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 Nov 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jun 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | $35K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 29 May 2016 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2016 | Hail | 1.50 in | $15K | $150K | — | — | County |
| 23 May 2016 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2016 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 10 Sep 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Jul 2015 | Hail | 1.50 in | $15K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 18 Apr 2015 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 1 Apr 2015 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $1.0M | $7.0M | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Hail | 2.50 in | $75K | $4.0M | — | — | County |
| 11 Jun 2014 | Hail | 2.00 in | $50K | $3.0M | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2014 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Jul 2013 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jun 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2012 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2012 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | $400K | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | $45K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 27 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2012 | Hail | 1.75 in | $500K | $5.0M | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2012 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2012 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 19 May 2012 | Hail | 1.50 in | $25K | $750K | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Oct 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 May 2011 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2011 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2011 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Sep 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Jul 2010 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 17 Jun 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Apr 2010 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 14 Apr 2010 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Sep 2009 | Hail | 1.75 in | $2K | $200K | — | — | County |
| 1 Jun 2009 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $5K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $10K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 4 Jun 2008 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2008 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Apr 2008 | Hail | 1.00 in | $3K | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Sep 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Aug 2007 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $75K | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 4 May 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | $10K | $50K | — | — | County |
| 24 Apr 2007 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $20K | — | — | County |
| 20 Sep 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2006 | Hail | 2.75 in | $40K | $1.5M | — | — | County |
| 13 Jul 2006 | Hail | 1.25 in | $10K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2006 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 20 Jun 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2006 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Apr 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2006 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Mar 2006 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2005 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Jul 2005 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $250K | — | — | County |
| 16 Jun 2005 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2005 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $100K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2004 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Jul 2004 | Hail | 1.75 in | $25K | $1.0M | — | — | County |
| 21 May 2004 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 20 Jul 2003 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 2003 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.25 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Apr 2003 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 23 Aug 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | $100K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 19 Aug 2002 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 2002 | Hail | 1.75 in | $50K | $500K | — | — | County |
| 26 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2002 | Hail | 1.50 in | $50K | — | — | — | County |
| 5 May 2002 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 2001 | Hail | 0.88 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 9 May 2001 | Hail | 2.75 in | $30K | — | — | — | County |
| 19 Sep 1998 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | $50K | — | — | County |
| 23 Jun 1998 | Hail | 2.75 in | $15K | $125K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Hail | 2.75 in | $15K | $300K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Hail | 1.75 in | $5K | $100K | — | — | County |
| 13 Jun 1998 | Hail | 4.50 in | $50K | $300K | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | $35K | $750K | — | — | County |
| 9 Jul 1997 | Hail | 0.75 in | $35K | $750K | — | — | County |
| 22 May 1996 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | $10K | — | — | County |
| 7 Jun 1994 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Apr 1994 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1991 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 Apr 1991 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 30 Jun 1989 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 15 Sep 1987 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Sep 1986 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 7 Aug 1986 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 11 May 1982 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 31 May 1980 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 18 Jun 1979 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 May 1979 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1978 | Hail | 1.50 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jul 1978 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 5 Jul 1978 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Jun 1977 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 12 Apr 1977 | Hail | 1.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 25 Aug 1976 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 2 Sep 1973 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 8 Aug 1973 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 29 Jun 1965 | Hail | 0.75 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 22 Jun 1965 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 27 May 1962 | Hail | 3.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 6 Jun 1961 | Hail | 1.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
| 3 Jul 1959 | Hail | 2.00 in | — | — | — | — | County |
Questions and answers
How many hail events has Webster County had?
175 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of hail became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.
When was the last recorded hail event in Webster County?
6 Jul 2024 (Hail, 1.25 in). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.
What was the most damaging hail event recorded in Webster County?
The hail of 21 Sep 2023, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $15M.
How does Webster County compare with Nebraska for hail?
30.4 events per 100 square miles against 32.6 statewide; the county holds 175 of the state's 25,051 recorded events.
Provenance
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Hail hub and the county page.