Hail in Kimball County, Nebraska

Hail in Kimball County, Nebraska: 260 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #403 nationally and #36 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Kimball County is the 2010s, when 88 of the county's 260 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 Kimball County archive, hail makes up 61.0% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #403 for this hazard and #36 within Nebraska, putting it in the 87.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Kimball County with 93 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.

• Tornado 61
• Thunderstorm Wind 59

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

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Kimball County?

The strongest hail on record in Kimball County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Kimball 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.