Hail in Nuckolls County, Nebraska

Hail in Nuckolls County, Nebraska: 163 recorded events between 1956 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #836 nationally and #74 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Nuckolls County is the 2000s, when 57 of the county's 163 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 Nuckolls County archive, hail makes up 41.3% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #836 for this hazard and #74 within Nebraska, putting it in the 73.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Nuckolls County with 39 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 132
• Tornado 47
• Heavy Rain 42

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

163 hail events are recorded in Nuckolls County between 1956 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Nuckolls County?

The strongest hail on record in Nuckolls County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Nuckolls 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.