Hail in Blaine County, Nebraska

Hail in Blaine County, Nebraska: 224 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #518 nationally and #47 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Blaine County is the 2000s, when 92 of the county's 224 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 Blaine County archive, hail makes up 76.7% of all recorded severe weather across 5 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #518 for this hazard and #47 within Nebraska, putting it in the 83.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Blaine 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 Blaine County, Nebraska?

224 hail events are recorded in Blaine County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Blaine County?

The strongest hail on record in Blaine County measured 3.5.

Where does the hail data for Blaine 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.