186
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$6.7M
Property damage
Hail in Franklin County, Nebraska: 186 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 4. That places the county #698 nationally and #64 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Franklin County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Franklin County is the 2010s, when 66 of the county's 186 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 Franklin County archive, hail makes up 56.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #698 for this hazard and #64 within Nebraska, putting it in the 77.5 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Franklin County with 61 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.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2024 | UPLAND | 0.75 | $0 |
| Jun 18, 2024 | HILDRETH | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | FRANKLIN | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2024 | HILDRETH | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2024 | RIVERTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 6, 2024 | RIVERTON | 1 | $0 |
| May 4, 2024 | MACON | 1 | $0 |
| May 4, 2024 | HILDRETH | 0.88 | $0 |
| Oct 12, 2023 | CAMPBELL | 1 | $0 |
| Oct 12, 2023 | HILDRETH | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Franklin County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A weakening cluster of thunderstorms sliding east just north of the Nebraska-Kansas state line produced severe weather across southwestern portions of Franklin County. The NWS Cooperative Observer in Naponee reported hail around golf ball size and wind gusts exceeding 60 MPH.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Franklin County, Nebraska?
186 hail events are recorded in Franklin County between 1956 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Franklin County?
The strongest hail on record in Franklin County measured 4.
Where does the hail data for Franklin 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.
Cite this page
“Hail in Franklin County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/franklin-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.