Hail in Garfield County, Nebraska

Hail in Garfield County, Nebraska: 194 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #652 nationally and #58 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Garfield County is the 2000s, when 76 of the county's 194 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 Garfield County archive, hail makes up 66.0% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #652 for this hazard and #58 within Nebraska, putting it in the 79.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Garfield 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.

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How many hail events are on record in Garfield County, Nebraska?

194 hail events are recorded in Garfield County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Garfield County?

The strongest hail on record in Garfield County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Garfield 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.