329
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
Hail in Perkins County, Nebraska: 329 recorded events between 1960 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #255 nationally and #19 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Perkins County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Perkins County is the 2000s, when 108 of the county's 329 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 Perkins County archive, hail makes up 66.9% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #255 for this hazard and #19 within Nebraska, putting it in the 91.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Perkins County with 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2025 | GRAINTON | 0.88 | $0 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | BRANDON | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 20, 2024 | VENANGO | 2.5 | $0 |
| Jul 3, 2024 | VENANGO | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | ELSIE | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | GRAINTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | GRAINTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 24, 2024 | MADRID | 3.5 | $0 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | ELSIE | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | GRANT | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Perkins County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A public report of 101 mph winds and dime sized hail caused significant damage to irrigation pivots, grain bins, sheds/barns, and downed telephone poles, and large tree branches. There was total crop loss in the area. The area affected by the storm was 30 miles long and 10 miles wide.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Perkins County, Nebraska?
329 hail events are recorded in Perkins County between 1960 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Perkins County?
The strongest hail on record in Perkins County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Perkins 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 Perkins County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/perkins-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.