182
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$131K
Property damage
Hail in Arthur County, Nebraska: 182 recorded events between 1971 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3.75. That places the county #717 nationally and #66 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Arthur County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Arthur County is the 2000s, when 57 of the county's 182 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Arthur County archive, hail makes up 73.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #717 for this hazard and #66 within Nebraska, putting it in the 76.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Arthur County with 51 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2024 | BUCKTAIL | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | BUCKTAIL | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | LENA | 3.75 | $0 |
| Jul 19, 2024 | LENA | 2.5 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | LENA | 0.88 | $0 |
| Jun 24, 2022 | ARTHUR | 1 | $0 |
| May 30, 2022 | BUCKTAIL | 1 | $0 |
| May 8, 2022 | BUCKTAIL | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | ARTHUR | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 5, 2021 | ARTHUR | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
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From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail up to the size of quarters covered the ground and was six inches in depth in some locations. This caused the Nebraska Department of Roads to plow the hail off of the roads north of Lake McConaughy. This hail also heavily impacted the corn crop in the area, with total crop loss being common to approximately 1000 acres of crops.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Arthur County, Nebraska?
182 hail events are recorded in Arthur County between 1971 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Arthur County?
The strongest hail on record in Arthur County measured 3.75.
Where does the hail data for Arthur County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Arthur County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/arthur-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.