Hail in Nance County, Nebraska

Hail in Nance County, Nebraska: 133 recorded events between 1959 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 3.5. That places the county #1,068 nationally and #82 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Nance County is the 2000s, when 54 of the county's 133 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 Nance County archive, hail makes up 55.2% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #1,068 for this hazard and #82 within Nebraska, putting it in the 65.6 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jun is the peak month for hail in Nance County with 46 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 Nance County, Nebraska?

133 hail events are recorded in Nance County between 1959 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Nance County?

The strongest hail on record in Nance County measured 3.5.

Where does the hail data for Nance 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.