Hail in Garden County, Nebraska

Hail in Garden County, Nebraska: 313 recorded events between 1961 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #290 nationally and #23 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Garden County is the 2000s, when 103 of the county's 313 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 Garden County archive, hail makes up 64.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #290 for this hazard and #23 within Nebraska, putting it in the 90.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Garden County with 78 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 Garden County, Nebraska?

313 hail events are recorded in Garden County between 1961 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Garden County?

The strongest hail on record in Garden County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Garden 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.