Hail in Kearney County, Nebraska

Hail in Kearney County, Nebraska: 178 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #747 nationally and #69 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Kearney County is the 2000s, when 53 of the county's 178 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 Kearney County archive, hail makes up 47.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #747 for this hazard and #69 within Nebraska, putting it in the 76.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Kearney County with 50 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 Kearney County, Nebraska?

178 hail events are recorded in Kearney County between 1956 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Kearney County?

The strongest hail on record in Kearney County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Kearney 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.