134
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.6M
Property damage
Hail in Greeley County, Nebraska: 134 recorded events between 1968 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #1,057 nationally and #81 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Greeley County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Greeley County is the 2010s, when 51 of the county's 134 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 Greeley County archive, hail makes up 54.5% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,057 for this hazard and #81 within Nebraska, putting it in the 65.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Greeley County with 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2024 | GREELEY | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | WOLBACH | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 2024 | GREELEY | 1 | $0 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | GREELEY | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 23, 2023 | GREELEY | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 11, 2023 | GREELEY | 1 | $50K |
| May 12, 2023 | GREELEY | 0.75 | $0 |
| Oct 1, 2019 | SCOTIA | 1.75 | $75K |
| Jul 29, 2018 | SCOTIA | 1.5 | $100K |
| Jul 22, 2017 | SPALDING | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Greeley County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Thunderstorms produced hail up to golf ball-size at Coatsfield and walnut-size in Greeley as they repeatedly moved across the same area. Nearly four inches of rain fell at Spalding. Thunderstorm winds blew the windows out of a house north of Genoa and blew down trees in Belgrade.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Greeley County, Nebraska?
134 hail events are recorded in Greeley County between 1968 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Greeley County?
The strongest hail on record in Greeley County measured 3.
Where does the hail data for Greeley 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 Greeley County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/greeley-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.