Hail in Brown County, Nebraska

Hail in Brown County, Nebraska: 284 recorded events between 1966 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 5. That places the county #348 nationally and #28 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Brown County is the 2000s, when 114 of the county's 284 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 Brown County archive, hail makes up 62.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #348 for this hazard and #28 within Nebraska, putting it in the 88.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Brown 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.

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

284 hail events are recorded in Brown County between 1966 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Brown County?

The strongest hail on record in Brown County measured 5.

Where does the hail data for Brown 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.