County Hazards

Storm events on record through

Hail events in York 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.

NCEI has 260 hail events on record for York County, Nebraska, from 1955 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest hail event on record is on 17 Apr 2025.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 42 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

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles SSW of BENEDICT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

10 miles E of MC COOL JCT

Hail0.88 in, nickel size

6 miles S of WACO

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile WSW of MC COOL JCT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At YORK ARPT

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile W of MC COOL JCT

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile E of THAYER. Damage estimate: $14 thousand

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

4 miles NNE of WACO. Damage estimate: $3.1 million

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

At GRESHAM. Damage estimate: $550 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles W of GRESHAM

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

2 miles SSW of YORK

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile S of LUSHTON

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile W of YORK. Damage estimate: $10 million

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

1 mile W of HENDERSON

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

1 mile S of LUSHTON

Hail2.50 in, tennis ball size

1 mile WSW of YORK. Damage estimate: $90 million

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

4 miles NE of MC COOL JCT

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile S of YORK

Hail2.00 in, hen egg size

1 mile WSW of MC COOL JCT. Damage estimate: $4.4 million

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

5 miles E of MC COOL JCT

Hail1.75 in, golf ball size

2 miles N of BENEDICT. Damage estimate: $5.0 million

Hail1.50 in, ping-pong ball size

4 miles W of GRESHAM. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

At HENDERSON

Hail1.25 in, half dollar size

1 mile S of MC COOL JCT. Damage estimate: $75 thousand

Hail1.00 in, quarter size

1 mile SSE of YORK

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 York County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade0123456789All
1950s00000002002
1960s12020011007
1970s010023013111
1980s111222110314
1990s152070719436
2000s4851141410418886
2010s416102219725480
2020s237651024

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

  1. Jan0
  2. Feb0
  3. Mar7
  4. Apr32
  5. May61
  6. Jun90
  7. Jul31
  8. Aug17
  9. Sep20
  10. Oct2
  11. Nov0
  12. Dec0

Magnitudes on record

Hail events on record for York County by hail size
Hail sizeSize in wordsEvents
under 1 inpea to quarter61
1 to 1.74 inquarter to golf ball124
1.75 to 2.74 ingolf ball to baseball67
2.75 to 3.99 inbaseball to softball7
4 in and largersoftball and larger1

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 .

An event without a size in the record is not in this table.

Beside the other counties

Hail events on record: York County beside the total of the counties of Nebraska and of the United States
MeasureYorkAll counties of NebraskaAll counties of the United States
Hail events, 1955 to 202626024,992423,723
Events for each 100 square miles45.432.512.0
Events for each 10,000 residents182.5127.312.8

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 York County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
DateEvent typeMagnitudeDamage estimateDeathsInjuriesOn record for
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$2.3 million00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail2.00 in$5.3 million00County
Hail1.75 in$5.3 million00County
Hail1.75 in$5.3 million00County
Hail1.25 in$5.3 million00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$125 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 in$265 thousand00County
Hail1.50 in$265 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 in$50 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$3.0 million00County
Hail1.25 in$515 thousand00County
Hail1.25 in$515 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$1.0 million00County
Hail1.50 in$1.0 million00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$1.1 million00County
Hail1.75 in$1.0 million00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$5.3 million00County
Hail1.75 in$5.1 million00County
Hail1.75 in$5.1 million00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$125 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$575 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.50 in$525 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.50 in$525 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$400 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.25 in$155 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail2.50 in$1.1 million00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$350 thousand00County
Hail1.50 in$275 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$275 thousand00County
Hail3.00 in$1.3 million00County
Hail1.25 innone00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 in$25 thousand00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.00 innone00County
Hail1.50 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$50 thousand00County
Hail0.88 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$50 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$210 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$60 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$5 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.00 in$105 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$105 thousand00County
Hail1.25 in$260 thousand00County
Hail0.75 innone00County
Hail1.75 in$775 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$510 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$110 thousand00County
Hail1.50 in$300 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$105 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$102 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$105 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$260 thousand00County
Hail1.50 in$205 thousand00County
Hail2.00 in$120 thousand00County
Hail2.00 in$120 thousand00County
Hail1.25 in$65 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$60 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$600 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$500 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$1.0 million00County
Hail1.25 in$210 thousand00County
Hail2.50 in$225 thousand00County
Hail0.88 in$175 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$1.2 million00County
Hail3.50 in$1.1 million00County
Hail1.25 in$150 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$210 thousand00County
Hail1.25 in$120 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$85 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$260 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$2.1 million00County
Hail0.88 in$100 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$210 thousand00County
Hail1.75 in$1.0 million00County
Hail1.00 in$510 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$510 thousand00County
Hail2.75 in$275 thousand00County
Hail1.50 in$260 thousand00County
Hail0.75 in$120 thousand00County
Hail2.50 in$380 thousand00County
Hail2.00 in$290 thousand00County
Hail1.00 in$60 thousand00County
Hail1.25 in$1.6 million00County

The site keeps 157 of the 260 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.

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Cite this page

County Hazards. "Hail events on record for York County, Nebraska". https://countyhazards.com/county/ne/york/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 York County?
June has 90 of the 260 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 York County compare with the other counties of Nebraska?
The counties of Nebraska have 32.5 hail events for each 100 square miles. York County has 45.4.
How large is the hail on record for York County?
75 hail events have a size of 1.75 inches or more. NCEI names 1.75 inches a golf ball.