298
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
20
Direct injuries
$417K
Property damage
Hail in Dawes County, Nebraska: 298 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #317 nationally and #24 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Dawes County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Dawes County is the 2010s, when 96 of the county's 298 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 Dawes County archive, hail makes up 53.8% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #317 for this hazard and #24 within Nebraska, putting it in the 89.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Dawes County with 95 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.
Significant events
Deadliest on record
| Date | Location | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 1986 | 3 | 0 | 20 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2025 | (CDR)CHADRON AIRPORT | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2025 | (CDR)CHADRON AIRPORT | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | BOX BUTTE RESERVOIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 4, 2024 | HORN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2024 | BOX BUTTE RESERVOIR | 1.75 | $0 |
| Sep 22, 2023 | BOX BUTTE RESERVOIR | 1.5 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | CHADRON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | CHADRON | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | WHITNEY | 1.75 | $0 |
| Aug 4, 2023 | WHITNEY | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Dawes County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail sizes ranged from around 1 to 2 inches in diameter near Whitney to over 2 inches in diameter north of Chadron. The large hail broke several auto and home windows. Wind gust to 66 mph was also recorded by ASOS at the Chadron airport.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Dawes County, Nebraska?
298 hail events are recorded in Dawes County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Dawes County?
The strongest hail on record in Dawes County measured 5.
Where does the hail data for Dawes 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 Dawes County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/dawes-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.