451
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
$3.7M
Property damage
Hail in Keith County, Nebraska: 451 recorded events between 1976 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #120 nationally and #10 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Keith County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Keith County is the 2010s, when 148 of the county's 451 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 Keith County archive, hail makes up 58.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #120 for this hazard and #10 within Nebraska, putting it in the 96.2 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for hail in Keith County with 137 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2024 | LEMOYNE | 2 | 0 | 1 | $0 |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2025 | SARBEN | 1 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | ROSCOE | 1.25 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | ROSCOE | 1 | $0 |
| Aug 3, 2025 | BRULE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | OGALLALA | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 29, 2025 | BRULE | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | OGALLALA | 2.5 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | OGALLALA | 2.75 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | OGALLALA | 1.75 | $1K |
| Jul 20, 2024 | OGALLALA | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Keith County
- Thunderstorm Wind 243
- Tornado 53
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Hail initially struck the west side of Ogallala and then moved southeast across the town with numerous cars and boats sustaining severe body damage and broken windshields. Vinyl siding on homes were also damaged and windows broken.
A line of severe thunderstorms pushed through Keith county. Dime-size hail covered the ground and formed drifts north of Roscoe. A hail drift 6 inches deep remained there during the early afternoon. Hail up to golfball-size fell at Roscoe, south of Ogallala and at Brule. The hail damaged 1,000 acres of corn, 300 acres of sunflowers, 250 acres of beans, along with some hay. There was also some structural damage to buildings, windows were broken , and cars were dented.
A line of severe thunderstorms pushed through Keith county. Dime-size hail covered the ground and formed drifts north of Roscoe. A hail drift 6 inches deep remained there during the early afternoon. Hail up to golfball-size fell at Roscoe, south of Ogallala and at Brule. The hail damaged 1,000 acres of corn, 300 acres of sunflowers, 250 acres of beans, along with some hay. There was also some structural damage to buildings, windows were broken , and cars were dented.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Keith County, Nebraska?
451 hail events are recorded in Keith County between 1976 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Keith County?
The strongest hail on record in Keith County measured 4.25.
Where does the hail data for Keith 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 Keith County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/keith-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.