Nebraska sits at #7 of 44 states we track on hail density: 96.0 reports per 1,000 square miles, 7,170 reports in 87 counties. The state's largest stone, 6 inches (a softball), fell in Loup County on May 29, 2022. Top three: Lincoln County (336), Cherry County (289), Custer County (260). No single county dominates.
7,170reports
87counties
6 inlargest stone
96.0per 1,000 sq mi
Year by year
Hail reports in Nebraska, by year
Year
Reports
Largest
2014
907
5 in
2015
727
4.25 in
2016
575
5 in
2017
591
4.25 in
2018
485
4.25 in
2019
637
3 in
2020
427
4.25 in
2021
329
4.3 in
2022
541
6 in
2023
733
4.5 in
2024
502
4.5 in
2025
438
4 in
2026 (Jan–Jun)
278
3.5 in
2014 was the busiest year (907 reports) and 2021 the quietest (329). Nebraska averaged 495 reports a year from 2020 to 2025, 24% under the 654 of 2014 to 2019. 2026 stands at 278 through June, against a full-year average of 574. NOAA puts reported hail damage at $262 million over the period.
Nebraska: reports by month
Hail reports in Nebraska by month
Jan
1
Feb
1
Mar
109
Apr
687
May
1359
Jun
2110
Jul
1365
Aug
901
Sep
499
Oct
120
Nov
10
Dec
8
June is the peak at 29% of reports; July follows with 19%. May to July alone bring 67%. 249 of 7,170 reports fell outside April to September.
Median build year in Nebraska: 1975. 78.4% of 855,631 homes predate 2000. Houses permitted since 2014: 63,058, or 73.7 per 1,000 homes. Busiest year: 2021.
