Hail in Holt County, Nebraska

Hail in Holt County, Nebraska: 560 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #65 nationally and #4 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Holt County is the 2000s, when 227 of the county's 560 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 Holt County archive, hail makes up 63.2% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #65 for this hazard and #4 within Nebraska, putting it in the 97.9 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Holt County with 158 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 211
• Tornado 80

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

560 hail events are recorded in Holt County between 1958 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Holt County?

The strongest hail on record in Holt County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Holt 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.