Hail in Boyd County, Nebraska

Hail in Boyd County, Nebraska: 165 recorded events between 1955 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #824 nationally and #73 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Boyd County is the 2000s, when 66 of the county's 165 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 Boyd County archive, hail makes up 66.5% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #824 for this hazard and #73 within Nebraska, putting it in the 73.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Boyd County with 56 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 Boyd County, Nebraska?

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Boyd County?

The strongest hail on record in Boyd County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Boyd 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.