231
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$2.4M
Property damage
Hail in Hayes County, Nebraska: 231 recorded events between 1957 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #498 nationally and #45 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Hayes County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Hayes County is the 2000s, when 74 of the county's 231 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 Hayes County archive, hail makes up 65.4% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #498 for this hazard and #45 within Nebraska, putting it in the 84.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for hail in Hayes County with 67 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 20, 2025 | HAYES CENTER | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | HAMLET | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 17, 2025 | HAYES CENTER | 1 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | HAYES CENTER | 3.25 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | HAYES CENTER | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 19, 2025 | HAYES CENTER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Sep 10, 2023 | HAYES CENTER | 1.75 | $0 |
| Jul 22, 2023 | HAMLET | 1.5 | $0 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | HAYES CENTER | 1.25 | $0 |
| May 6, 2023 | HAYES CENTER | 1.75 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Hayes County
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A supercell storm moved through the area and dropped softball size hail. The hail severely damaged vehicles building roofs, broke windows, tore holes in the metal siding on homes, tore through the roof of a motel and through the roof of the newspaper building, The Times-Republican.
A severe thunderstorm produced a seven mile wide path of hail and wind damage from northwest of Hayes Center to North of Palisade. Hail up to walnut-size was driven into drifts 1 to 3 feet high by winds in excess of 60 mph. 9,800 acres of corn and 3,400 acres of beans were damaged. Many of these were totally destroyed with corn plants reduced to short stubs. Farm buildings, houses, and trees were also damaged by the wind and hail. Five power poles were blown down. Hitchcock County Culbertson,01,0510CST,,,0,0,?,?,Hail (1.00)
A supercell thunderstorm produced very large hail that tore through the roof of the Hamlet Union Church and metal buildings, broke windows in vehicles and homes, and severely damaged siding on homes and bodies of vehicles.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Hayes County, Nebraska?
231 hail events are recorded in Hayes County between 1957 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Hayes County?
The strongest hail on record in Hayes County measured 4.5.
Where does the hail data for Hayes 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 Hayes County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/hayes-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.