179
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$4.0M
Property damage
Hail in Butler County, Nebraska: 179 recorded events between 1959 and 2026. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #741 nationally and #68 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Butler County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Butler County is the 2010s, when 54 of the county's 179 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 Butler County archive, hail makes up 48.1% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #741 for this hazard and #68 within Nebraska, putting it in the 76.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Butler County with 56 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2026 | DWIGHT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | DWIGHT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | DWIGHT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | DWIGHT | 1.25 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | DWIGHT | 2 | $0 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | ULYSSES | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | MILLERS FLD ARPT | 1.75 | $0 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | DAVID CITY | 2.5 | $0 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | ULYSSES | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jun 25, 2022 | BELLWOOD | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Butler County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail up to 2 inches in diameter damaged at least several hundred vehicles in town and also caused roof damage to a few hundred homes. The main damage path was from the southwest into the northeast part of town with the damage estimated at $4 million.
Golf ball-size hail fell near Surprise from the first of 2 supercell thunderstorms that hit the area within an hour and half or so. The hail from the storms covered the ground several inches deep that stayed on the ground for a few hours.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Butler County, Nebraska?
179 hail events are recorded in Butler County between 1959 and 2026, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Butler County?
The strongest hail on record in Butler County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Butler 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 Butler County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/butler-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.