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Blaine County, NE hail & severe wind history

114 storm reports on file for Blaine County between 2010-04-28 and 2025-07-15 — 83 hail and 31 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 7.1 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.

Hail reports

5.2 per year

Largest hail

2.75"

baseball size · 2017-08-27

Strongest gust

75 mph

65 kt · 2024-07-16

Reported damage

$128K

property + crop, as filed

Storm days

distinct days with a report

Busiest year

2014

15 reports

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Date	Type	Size / gust	Nearest location	Report detail
2025-07-15 17:34	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.51 mi E of Dunning	Mesonet measured 60 MPH wind gusts at this location.
2025-06-22 16:25	Hail	1.25" half dollar	1.24 mi NE of Dunning	Half dollar sized hail along with wind gusts of 35 to 45 MPH were reported at this location.
2024-07-16 16:50	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	5.7 mi W of Brewster	Emergency management reports a cattle truck blown over on highway 91 along with a transformer pole broke off. Time estimated from radar.
2023-08-04 18:00	Hail	1.25" half dollar	3.37 mi ESE of Purdum	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2023-07-21 20:17	Hail	1" quarter	10.32 mi NNW of Brewster	Public reported quarter size hail north of Brewster.
2023-07-10 15:45	Hail	1.25" half dollar	9.5 mi NNW of Brewster	Public reported hail to half dollar size northwest of Brewster.
2023-06-24 00:09	Wind	57 kt 66 mph	.51 mi E of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Mesonet
2023-05-07 14:10	Hail	1.25" half dollar	2.92 mi SW of Dunning	Pea to walnut sized hail covered the ground at this location. Tree damage was also reported at this location.
2023-05-07 14:20	Hail	1" quarter	1.24 mi NE of Dunning	Marble to quarter sized hail covered the ground. Time estimated from radar.
2022-06-09 17:56	Hail	1.75" golf ball	10.38 mi N of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2022-06-06 16:34	Hail	1.25" half dollar	1.24 mi NE of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2022-05-16 21:17	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	.51 mi E of Brewster	Thunderstorm outflow wind gust measured by a NDOR mesonet just south of Brewster.
2022-05-07 20:05	Hail	0.88" nickel	1.24 mi NE of Dunning	Power lost at this location along with nickel sized hail. Time estimated by radar.
2021-06-23 22:35	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.38 mi S of Brewster	Thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH reported at this location.
2020-08-30 18:22	Hail	1.75" golf ball	1.24 mi NE of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2020-07-25 18:08	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.51 mi E of Purdum	Public reported 60 mph winds that blew over a shed and knocked out power in Purdum.
2020-07-25 18:30	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	9.75 mi E of Purdum	High winds flipped over a grain auger east of Purdum. A picture was provided via social media.
2020-07-10 14:25	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	5.9 mi NNW of Dunning	Nebraska mesonet site northwest of Dunning measured a 60 mph wind gust.
2020-07-10 14:45	Hail	1.75" golf ball	3.38 mi ESE of Dunning	A trained weather spotter reported golf ball size hail southeast of Dunning.
2020-07-10 23:43	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	4.33 mi ESE of Purdum	A trained weather spotter reported a large tree branch downed near Purdum.
2020-06-20 16:06	Hail	1.75" golf ball	.51 mi E of Purdum	Hail broke out a window.
2020-06-20 16:10	Hail	2.5" tennis ball	2.47 mi SE of Purdum	No narrative filed · source: Public
2020-06-20 16:28	Hail	1.25" half dollar	10.44 mi WNW of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2020-06-20 16:49	Hail	1.75" golf ball	11.47 mi NNW of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Post Office
2020-06-20 17:00	Hail	1.25" half dollar	.86 mi NE of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2020-06-08 17:55	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.86 mi NE of Brewster	No details.
2020-06-08 20:45	Hail	1.75" golf ball	2.06 mi W of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2020-06-04 19:18	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	17 mi N of Dunning	Two foot diameter tree branch down.
2020-05-23 22:50	Hail	1.25" half dollar	3.45 mi N of Brewster	Quarter to half dollar sized hail reported at this location.
2019-08-26 02:26	Hail	1" quarter	5.84 mi NE of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2019-08-26 03:05	Hail	1" quarter	14.3 mi SSE of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2019-07-12 23:01	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	.69 mi S of Brewster	NDOT weather sensor measured 61 mph wind gust.
2019-06-19 18:32	Hail	1.75" golf ball	9.28 mi E of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2019-06-19 18:59	Hail	1.75" golf ball	8.19 mi ESE of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2018-08-31 15:17	Hail	1.75" golf ball	5.84 mi NE of Dunning	A picture report was provided on social media.
2018-08-31 16:58	Hail	1" quarter	4.88 mi NNW of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2018-06-17 17:32	Hail	1.25" half dollar	1.38 mi S of Brewster	Pea to half dollar sized hail reported at this location.
2018-06-17 17:50	Hail	1.25" half dollar	9.61 mi NE of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2018-04-30 17:20	Hail	1" quarter	13.2 mi SSE of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2017-08-27 00:05	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	4.84 mi N of Brewster	Thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 MPH at this location.
2017-08-27 00:15	Hail	2.75" baseball	6.93 mi N of Brewster	Baseball sized hail punched holes in a roof and siding, dented a camper, and broke numerous windows out on a house at this location.
2017-08-27 00:30	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.69 mi N of Brewster	Tree limbs blown down and a shed overturned on the east side of Brewster.
2017-08-19 17:11	Hail	2.5" tennis ball	4.68 mi W of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2017-08-19 17:35	Hail	1" quarter	1.47 mi SSW of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2017-08-12 16:35	Hail	1" quarter	6.7 mi SW of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2017-08-12 17:00	Hail	1.75" golf ball	7.02 mi SE of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2017-07-25 23:30	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	8.29 mi N of Brewster	Public estimated 60 mph wind gusts north of Brewster.
2017-06-13 15:36	Hail	1.25" half dollar	.69 mi N of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2016-07-26 22:32	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.69 mi N of Brewster	Law enforcement estimated wind gusts of at least 60 mph.
2016-05-29 20:05	Hail	1.5" ping pong	2.17 mi ESE of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2015-07-05 21:00	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	2.17 mi WNW of Dunning	Wind gust estimated at 65 MPH at this location.
2015-07-05 21:18	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	9.38 mi ESE of Purdum	Along with severe limb damage to trees and uprooted trees, lawn furniture was blown over 100 feet.
2015-06-25 16:25	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	3.17 mi WNW of Dunning	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
2015-06-25 16:35	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	5 mi SE of Halsey	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
2015-06-25 17:00	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	7.21 mi SSW of Brewster	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
2015-06-16 18:54	Hail	1" quarter	.51 mi E of Purdum	No narrative filed · source: Public
2015-06-16 19:02	Hail	1" quarter	2.47 mi SE of Purdum	No narrative filed · source: Public
2015-06-10 15:45	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	4.14 mi SW of Brewster	Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 mph located 4 miles southwest of Brewster.
2015-05-02 01:35	Hail	1" quarter	2.07 mi S of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2015-04-24 18:25	Hail	0.75" penny	2.58 mi SE of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2015-04-24 18:30	Hail	1" quarter	3.45 mi S of Brewster	Hail completely covered the ground.
2014-08-17 16:50	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.69 mi N of Brewster	Thunderstorm wind gusts to 60 MPH along with penny sized hail and torrential rainfall with visibilities near zero.
2014-08-17 17:01	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	11.15 mi SE of Brewster	Thunderstorm winds knocked down several power poles and uprooted trees. Hail up to the size of golf balls was reported as well.
2014-08-08 18:20	Hail	0.75" penny	6.03 mi NE of Halsey	No narrative filed · source: Public
2014-08-08 18:45	Hail	1" quarter	1.24 mi NE of Dunning	Quarter sized hail along with heavy rain and an eighth of a mile of visibility.
2014-08-08 18:50	Hail	1.25" half dollar	1.24 mi NE of Dunning	In addition to half dollar sized hail, heavy rain was reported with water running in ditches.
2014-07-09 13:50	Hail	1" quarter	7.21 mi SSW of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2014-07-07 17:00	Wind	60 kt 69 mph	11.28 mi E of Purdum	Six inch diameter tree branches down.
2014-07-07 17:20	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.24 mi NE of Dunning	A lot of small tree branches down with pea size hail.
2014-06-29 23:53	Hail	1" quarter	.69 mi S of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: 911 Call Center
2014-06-27 20:00	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	4.53 mi SE of Purdum	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
2014-06-20 18:35	Hail	1.75" golf ball	3.09 mi E of Halsey	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2014-06-20 18:39	Hail	1.5" ping pong	4.63 mi NE of Halsey	No narrative filed · source: Public
2014-06-03 05:00	Hail	1" quarter	3.59 mi E of Purdum	No narrative filed · source: Public
2014-06-03 16:20	Hail	2" hen egg	.51 mi E of Purdum	No narrative filed · source: COOP Observer
2014-06-03 17:10	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	3.3 mi NW of Brewster	General public estimated wind gusts of 60 mph.
2013-06-21 20:30	Hail	1" quarter	7.23 mi ENE of Halsey	No narrative filed · source: Public
2013-06-03 21:00	Hail	1" quarter	7.43 mi SE of Purdum	No narrative filed · source: Public
2013-05-26 19:10	Hail	1.5" ping pong	3.44 mi NW of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2013-05-26 19:45	Hail	1.75" golf ball	4.84 mi N of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2013-05-26 20:50	Hail	1.5" ping pong	6.73 mi E of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2013-05-26 21:08	Hail	1" quarter	4.11 mi E of Halsey	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2013-05-18 19:15	Hail	1" quarter	3.37 mi ESE of Purdum	No narrative filed · source: Public
2012-05-05 21:45	Hail	1" quarter	1.24 mi NE of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2012-05-04 15:50	Hail	1.75" golf ball	7.23 mi E of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2012-05-04 16:00	Hail	2.75" baseball	9.28 mi E of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2012-04-14 18:38	Hail	1" quarter	14.3 mi SSE of Brewster	The large hail almost covered the ground.
2011-08-11 21:02	Hail	1.25" half dollar	1.54 mi E of Purdum	The observer noted that winds were from the south and rapidly switched to the north as the storm passed.
2011-08-11 21:40	Hail	1.25" half dollar	3.86 mi ENE of Dunning	The hail fell along State Highway 91 at mile marker 3.
2011-08-11 23:00	Hail	1.75" golf ball	5.14 mi W of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2011-08-11 23:40	Hail	1" quarter	.69 mi N of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2011-06-26 00:30	Hail	2.5" tennis ball	5.53 mi N of Brewster	Golf ball and tennis ball sized hail was reported by public 5 miles north of Brewster.
2011-05-30 14:28	Hail	1" quarter	4.16 mi ESE of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2011-05-30 14:30	Hail	1" quarter	5.84 mi NE of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2011-05-30 14:52	Hail	1" quarter	7.79 mi NNE of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2011-05-30 15:01	Hail	1" quarter	.69 mi N of Brewster	Hail covered the ground.
2011-05-30 16:40	Hail	1" quarter	3.67 mi E of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2011-05-30 16:45	Hail	1" quarter	5.7 mi W of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2011-05-30 16:52	Hail	1" quarter	1.38 mi S of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2011-05-30 18:05	Hail	1" quarter	14.42 mi SE of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2010-09-22 07:58	Hail	0.88" nickel	4.84 mi N of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2010-09-22 08:01	Hail	1" quarter	5.53 mi N of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2010-08-30 16:10	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	8.76 mi NE of Brewster	The public estimated winds at 60 mph.
2010-08-05 12:55	Hail	1" quarter	6.03 mi WSW of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2010-07-17 17:50	Hail	1" quarter	9.67 mi N of Brewster	No narrative filed · source: Public
2010-07-11 18:23	Hail	1.75" golf ball	3.09 mi E of Halsey	No narrative filed · source: Public
2010-07-11 18:31	Hail	1" quarter	5.55 mi N of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2010-07-10 18:21	Hail	0.75" penny	2.56 mi E of Purdum	No narrative filed · source: Public
2010-07-10 18:26	Hail	1" quarter	5.37 mi SE of Purdum	No narrative filed · source: Public
2010-07-10 18:35	Hail	1" quarter	7.24 mi WSW of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public
2010-06-10 22:00	Wind	60 kt 69 mph	.69 mi N of Brewster	The Brewster Sheriff reported roofs blown off out buildings and 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs and tops broken out of trees.
2010-06-05 00:50	Hail	2.75" baseball	4.27 mi SSE of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2010-05-24 00:30	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	9.26 mi NW of Brewster	Public reported strong winds at 58 MPH or higher.
2010-04-28 19:10	Hail	1" quarter	5.08 mi WSW of Dunning	No narrative filed · source: Public

Worst storm days in Blaine County

Date	Reports that day	Largest hail	Peak gust
2011-05-30	8	1" (quarter)	—
2020-06-20	5	2.5" (tennis ball)	—
2013-05-26	4	1.75" (golf ball)	—
2011-08-11	4	1.75" (golf ball)	—
2017-08-27	3	2.75" (baseball)	60 mph
2014-06-03	3	2" (hen egg)	60 mph
2020-07-10	3	1.75" (golf ball)	60 mph
2014-08-08	3	1.25" (half dollar)	—
2010-07-10	3	1" (quarter)	—
2015-06-25	3	—	60 mph

Reports by year

Report counts are driven partly by how many people were around to report a storm, so recent years tend to look busier than the early 2010s. Treat the trend as a reporting trend, not purely a weather trend.

Notable large-hail events (2" and up)

Date	Size	Near	What was reported
2020-06-20	2.5" tennis ball	2.47 mi SE of Purdum	No narrative filed
2017-08-27	2.75" baseball	6.93 mi N of Brewster	Baseball sized hail punched holes in a roof and siding, dented a camper, and broke numerous windows out on a house at this location.
2017-08-19	2.5" tennis ball	4.68 mi W of Brewster	No narrative filed
2014-06-03	2" hen egg	.51 mi E of Purdum	No narrative filed
2012-05-04	2.75" baseball	9.28 mi E of Brewster	No narrative filed
2011-06-26	2.5" tennis ball	5.53 mi N of Brewster	Golf ball and tennis ball sized hail was reported by public 5 miles north of Brewster.
2010-06-05	2.75" baseball	4.27 mi SSE of Dunning	No narrative filed

When does hail hit Blaine County?

Across 16 years of records, June produced the most reports (36), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:

Month	Reports	Share
January	0	0.0%
February	0	0.0%
March	0	0.0%
April	5	4.4%
May	24	21.1%
June	36	31.6%
July	23	20.2%
August	24	21.1%
September	2	1.8%
October	0	0.0%
November	0	0.0%
December	0	0.0%

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About these numbers

Every row above is a report filed with the National Weather Service and archived in the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (FIPS 31009). Reports are eyewitness, trained-spotter and damage-survey observations, so they cluster near roads and towns and miss storms over empty country. Hail sizes are estimates. Damage figures are preliminary as filed and are never revised in this archive. Use this page for background, not for an insurance claim, a legal filing, or a roof assessment — for those, get the official record from NOAA directly.