Hail in Thurston County, Nebraska

Hail in Thurston County, Nebraska: 111 recorded events between 1956 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #1,305 nationally and #89 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Thurston County is the 2000s, when 58 of the county's 111 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 Thurston County archive, hail makes up 46.4% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,305 for this hazard and #89 within Nebraska, putting it in the 57.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Thurston County with 33 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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Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many hail events are on record in Thurston County, Nebraska?

111 hail events are recorded in Thurston County between 1956 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Thurston County?

The strongest hail on record in Thurston County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Thurston 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.