Hail in Rock County, Nebraska

Hail in Rock County, Nebraska: 265 recorded events between 1962 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 4.25. That places the county #390 nationally and #35 statewide for this hazard.

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

The busiest decade for hail in Rock County is the 2000s, when 112 of the county's 265 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 Rock County archive, hail makes up 73.4% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #390 for this hazard and #35 within Nebraska, putting it in the 87.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Jul is the peak month for hail in Rock County with 78 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 Rock County, Nebraska?

265 hail events are recorded in Rock County between 1962 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Rock County?

The strongest hail on record in Rock County measured 4.25.

Where does the hail data for Rock 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.