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Nuckolls County, NE hail & severe wind history
145 storm reports on file for Nuckolls County between 2010-05-06 and 2025-08-09 — 70 hail and 75 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 9.1 reports a year, and Aug is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: May 6, 2024 — 0.88" (nickel), 2.73 mi WNW of Oak. Last quarter-size (1") or larger: Aug 25, 2023, 1".
- Hail was reported on 44 days since 2010 — about 2.9 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 2.5" (tennis ball) on Aug 10, 2023.
- Nuckolls County has more hail reports than 35% of the 93 Nebraska counties we cover.
Search every Nuckolls 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 Nuckolls County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-10 | 7 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | — |
| 2020-08-14 | 4 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | — |
| 2016-04-26 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 60 mph |
| 2012-05-19 | 4 | 1.5" (ping pong ball) | 75 mph |
| 2022-04-29 | 4 | 1" (quarter) | 67 mph |
| 2025-08-09 | 4 | — | 90 mph |
| 2020-07-08 | 4 | — | 70 mph |
| 2019-08-07 | 4 | — | 72 mph |
| 2019-06-25 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 70 mph |
| 2019-03-28 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
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 | 5.55 mi SE of Lawrence | No narrative filed |
| 2023-08-10 | 2.5" tennis ball | 3.17 mi E of Abdal | No narrative filed |
| 2023-05-06 | 2.5" tennis ball | 2.33 mi NNE of Angus | Hail up to the size of tennis balls was reported along Highway 4 west of Davenport. |
| 2020-08-14 | 2" hen egg | 5.84 mi E of Lawrence | No narrative filed |
| 2020-08-14 | 2.5" tennis ball | 1 mi N of Nelson | Hail ranging in size from quarters to tennis balls was reported in and around Nelson. |
When does hail hit Nuckolls County?
Across 15 years of records, August produced the most reports (31), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 4 | 2.8% |
| April | 21 | 14.5% |
| May | 25 | 17.2% |
| June | 29 | 20.0% |
| July | 26 | 17.9% |
| August | 31 | 21.4% |
| September | 6 | 4.1% |
| October | 0 | 0.0% |
| November | 0 | 0.0% |
| December | 3 | 2.1% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Nuckolls County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Clay County, NE | 283 | 4" |
| Thayer County, NE | 236 | 3" |
| Jewell County, KS | 204 | 5.25" |
| Republic County, KS | 171 | 2.75" |
| Fillmore County, NE | 159 | 3" |
| Webster County, NE | 155 | 2.75" |
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Common questions about hail in Nuckolls County
- How often does it hail in Nuckolls County?
- Hail was reported on 44 separate days between 2010 and 2025, about 2.9 days a year, with August the busiest month for storm reports. 53 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 31129). 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.