24,830
Recorded events
93
Counties affected
0
Direct deaths
$1.2B
Property damage
Nebraska hail history: 24,830 recorded events across 93 counties between 1955 and 2026.
Decade by decade
Nebraska hail history by decade
The 2000s are the busiest decade on record with 8,171 reported hail events across Nebraska. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.
County ranking
Counties with the most hail events in Nebraska
| Rank | County | Events | Deaths | Damage | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Lincoln County | 1,091 | 0 | $54.4M | 1955–2025 |
| #2 | Cherry County | 940 | 0 | $1.4M | 1960–2025 |
| #3 | Custer County | 832 | 0 | $1.5M | 1955–2025 |
| #4 | Holt County | 560 | 0 | $2.5M | 1958–2025 |
| #5 | Sheridan County | 546 | 0 | $1.5M | 1955–2025 |
| #6 | Scotts Bluff County | 510 | 0 | $112.2M | 1955–2025 |
| #7 | Lancaster County | 497 | 0 | $2.0M | 1957–2026 |
| #8 | Douglas County | 488 | 0 | $501.8M | 1956–2026 |
| #9 | Cheyenne County | 485 | 0 | $6.8M | 1955–2025 |
| #10 | Keith County | 451 | 0 | $3.7M | 1976–2025 |
| #11 | Adams County | 401 | 0 | $91.6M | 1956–2024 |
| #12 | Buffalo County | 385 | 0 | $100.4M | 1956–2025 |
| #13 | Dawson County | 367 | 0 | $64.6M | 1956–2025 |
| #14 | Hitchcock County | 356 | 0 | $1.1M | 1957–2025 |
| #15 | Frontier County | 346 | 0 | $4.1M | 1957–2025 |
| #16 | Chase County | 342 | 0 | $3.2M | 1955–2025 |
| #17 | Box Butte County | 342 | 0 | $354K | 1955–2025 |
| #18 | Dundy County | 341 | 0 | $5.5M | 1956–2025 |
| #19 | Perkins County | 329 | 0 | $1.1M | 1960–2025 |
| #20 | Hall County | 319 | 0 | $32.7M | 1955–2025 |
| #21 | Knox County | 317 | 0 | $1.6M | 1957–2025 |
| #22 | Furnas County | 317 | 0 | $9.6M | 1955–2025 |
| #23 | Garden County | 313 | 0 | $575K | 1961–2025 |
| #24 | Dawes County | 298 | 0 | $417K | 1955–2025 |
| #25 | Clay County | 295 | 0 | $13.7M | 1956–2025 |