Hail in Morrill County, Nebraska

Hail in Morrill County, Nebraska: 292 recorded events between 1958 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.5. That places the county #332 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Morrill County is the 2000s, when 86 of the county's 292 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 Morrill County archive, hail makes up 62.7% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #332 for this hazard and #27 within Nebraska, putting it in the 89.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Morrill County with 98 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 87
• Tornado 50

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

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

What is the strongest hail recorded in Morrill County?

The strongest hail on record in Morrill County measured 4.5.

Where does the hail data for Morrill 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.