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Keith County, NE hail & severe wind history
366 storm reports on file for Keith County between 2010-05-24 and 2026-06-30 — 200 hail and 166 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 21.5 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Jun 24, 2026 — 1.5" (ping pong ball), 2.5 mi WSW of Lake Mc Conaghy.
- Hail was reported on 88 days since 2010 — about 5.2 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 4.25" (grapefruit) on Jun 21, 2015.
- Keith County has more hail reports than 90% of the 93 Nebraska counties we cover.
Search every Keith 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 Keith County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-06 | 13 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 72 mph |
| 2026-06-30 | 12 | — | 85 mph |
| 2019-05-27 | 11 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | — |
| 2024-07-19 | 8 | 2.75" (baseball) | 77 mph |
| 2012-04-12 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2012-07-12 | 8 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | — |
| 2016-06-28 | 8 | — | 78 mph |
| 2014-06-18 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 60 mph |
| 2013-05-18 | 7 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | 94 mph |
| 2026-06-21 | 7 | 1" (quarter) | 81 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-19 | 2" hen egg | 1.25 mi ENE of Lemoyne | Fire department reports one injury from 2 inch diameter hail. |
| 2024-07-19 | 2.5" tennis ball | .52 mi W of Ogallala | Golf ball to tennis ball sized hail reported on the west side of Ogallala. |
| 2024-07-19 | 2" hen egg | 1.04 mi W of Ogallala | Report via social media. Hail fell at the Keith County Fairgrounds. |
| 2024-07-19 | 2.75" baseball | 1.38 mi S of Ogallala | Report via social media. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2024-07-19 | 2.5" tennis ball | .52 mi E of Ogallala | No narrative filed |
| 2024-05-23 | 2.75" baseball | .69 mi S of Ogallala | No narrative filed |
| 2023-07-10 | 2.5" tennis ball | 2.6 mi W of Brule | Public reported tennis ball size hail near Brule. |
| 2023-06-23 | 4" grapefruit | 11.75 mi WNW of Lemoyne | No narrative filed |
When does hail hit Keith County?
Across 17 years of records, June produced the most reports (128), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 4 | 1.1% |
| April | 17 | 4.6% |
| May | 83 | 22.7% |
| June | 128 | 35.0% |
| July | 77 | 21.0% |
| August | 39 | 10.7% |
| September | 17 | 4.6% |
| October | 1 | 0.3% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 0 | 0.0% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Keith County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Lincoln County, NE | 799 | 4.25" |
| Garden County, NE | 223 | 4" |
| Perkins County, NE | 202 | 4.25" |
| Deuel County, NE | 144 | 3.5" |
| Arthur County, NE | 95 | 3.75" |
| McPherson County, NE | 88 | 3" |
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Common questions about hail in Keith County
- How often does it hail in Keith County?
- Hail was reported on 88 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 5.2 days a year, with June the busiest month for storm reports. 180 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 31101). 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.