Hail in Merrick County, Nebraska

Hail in Merrick County, Nebraska: 194 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4. 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 Merrick County is the 2000s, when 65 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 Merrick County archive, hail makes up 51.9% of all recorded severe weather across 8 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 Merrick County with 60 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 Merrick County, Nebraska?

194 hail events are recorded in Merrick County between 1955 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Merrick County?

The strongest hail on record in Merrick County measured 4.

Where does the hail data for Merrick 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.