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Buffalo County, NE hail & severe wind history
318 storm reports on file for Buffalo County between 2010-06-07 and 2025-08-29 — 191 hail and 127 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 19.9 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: May 18, 2025 — 1" (quarter), 4.64 mi NNW of Centennial Arpt.
- Hail was reported on 92 days since 2010 — about 5.8 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 4" (grapefruit) on Jun 7, 2022.
- Buffalo County has more hail reports than 88% of the 93 Nebraska counties we cover.
Search every Buffalo County report
Check a single date first, or filter the full record below — pick a year, narrow to a month, or drag the hail-size slider to see only the larger stones (1", quarter size, is the National Weather Service severe threshold).
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Worst storm days in Buffalo County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-07 | 9 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 69 mph |
| 2014-06-14 | 7 | 2.75" (baseball) | 62 mph |
| 2022-06-06 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 70 mph |
| 2020-07-10 | 7 | 1" (quarter) | 70 mph |
| 2010-07-17 | 7 | 1" (quarter) | 90 mph |
| 2024-04-16 | 7 | 0.88" (nickel) | 70 mph |
| 2011-06-20 | 6 | 2.75" (baseball) | — |
| 2015-09-09 | 6 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | — |
| 2014-07-09 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 70 mph |
| 2017-09-15 | 6 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-10 | 2" hen egg | 2.51 mi WSW of Glenwood Park | No narrative filed |
| 2023-07-22 | 2.5" tennis ball | 2.09 mi SE of Odessa | Most hail was nickel to golf ball size, with a few up to the size of tennis balls. |
| 2023-07-11 | 2.75" baseball | .52 mi W of Ravenna | Golf ball to baseball size hail was reported in the area. One spotter reported a broken windshield. |
| 2022-06-07 | 4" grapefruit | 1 mi NW of Ravenna | There were several reports of hail ranging from 2-4 inch diameter in and near Ravenna. Widespread home siding and window damage was reported. Vehicles sustained damage, including shattered windows and windshields of the town's fire trucks. |
| 2022-06-07 | 2" hen egg | 3.24 mi WNW of Poole | No narrative filed |
| 2022-06-07 | 2" hen egg | 0 mi N of Shelton | No narrative filed |
| 2021-06-15 | 2" hen egg | 0 mi N of Shelton | Hail up to 2 inches in diameter was reported. |
| 2019-09-30 | 2" hen egg | 2.77 mi WSW of Kearney | Most hail stones along and near this path were quarter to half dollar size, but hail up to 2 inches in diameter was reported north of Riverdale. |
When does hail hit Buffalo County?
Across 16 years of records, June produced the most reports (71), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 6 | 1.9% |
| April | 39 | 12.3% |
| May | 69 | 21.7% |
| June | 71 | 22.3% |
| July | 64 | 20.1% |
| August | 35 | 11.0% |
| September | 15 | 4.7% |
| October | 11 | 3.5% |
| November | 2 | 0.6% |
| December | 6 | 1.9% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Buffalo County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Custer County, NE | 525 | 3" |
| Adams County, NE | 322 | 4.25" |
| Dawson County, NE | 317 | 4" |
| Hall County, NE | 226 | 2.75" |
| Phelps County, NE | 184 | 2.75" |
| Kearney County, NE | 146 | 4" |
| Sherman County, NE | 121 | 3.5" |
| Howard County, NE | 107 | 2.75" |
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Common questions about hail in Buffalo County
- How often does it hail in Buffalo County?
- Hail was reported on 92 separate days between 2010 and 2025, about 5.8 days a year, with June the busiest month for storm reports. 141 reports were quarter size (1") or larger.
- Does a report here mean hail hit my street?
- Not necessarily. Each report is one observation tied to a nearby landmark, and a county can be large. Storms also go unreported where few people live. Use the date check above to see what was reported nearby, and treat it as a starting point.
- How big is a 1.75" hailstone?
- Forecasters describe hail by everyday objects: 1" is a quarter, 1.75" a golf ball, 2.75" a baseball. The sizes in these reports are estimates made by the person reporting, not lab measurements.
- Where do I get the official record?
- All reports here come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which you can search directly. For anything formal, use NOAA’s own records rather than this page.
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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 31019). 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.