Hail in Wheeler County, Nebraska

Hail in Wheeler County, Nebraska: 147 recorded events between 1958 and 2023. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #950 nationally and #78 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Wheeler County is the 2000s, when 70 of the county's 147 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 Wheeler County archive, hail makes up 69.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #950 for this hazard and #78 within Nebraska, putting it in the 69.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Wheeler County with 39 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 Wheeler County, Nebraska?

147 hail events are recorded in Wheeler County between 1958 and 2023, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Wheeler County?

The strongest hail on record in Wheeler County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Wheeler 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.