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Phelps County, NE hail & severe wind history
184 storm reports on file for Phelps County between 2010-04-14 and 2025-08-09 — 89 hail and 95 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 11.5 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Jul 16, 2024 — 1.25" (half dollar), 11.07 mi N of Holdrege.
- Hail was reported on 49 days since 2010 — about 3.1 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 2.75" (baseball) on Jul 6, 2024.
- Phelps County has more hail reports than 50% of the 93 Nebraska counties we cover.
Search every Phelps 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 Phelps County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-08 | 9 | — | 75 mph |
| 2012-05-30 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2024-07-06 | 7 | 2.75" (baseball) | 66 mph |
| 2024-05-03 | 7 | 2" (hen egg) | 67 mph |
| 2024-07-16 | 5 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 75 mph |
| 2018-05-10 | 5 | — | 67 mph |
| 2013-04-08 | 5 | — | 74 mph |
| 2014-06-14 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 60 mph |
| 2013-06-16 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2011-10-07 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 63 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-06 | 2" hen egg | 6.64 mi NNW of Funk | No narrative filed |
| 2024-07-06 | 2.75" baseball | 6.93 mi N of Funk | No narrative filed |
| 2024-05-03 | 2" hen egg | .87 mi SW of Holdrege | Hail ranging in size from quarters to two inches in diameter was reported across Holdrege. |
| 2023-07-22 | 2.5" tennis ball | 13.29 mi N of Funk | No narrative filed |
| 2018-06-30 | 2.75" baseball | 8.39 mi SW of Loomis | Satellite imagery reveals a swath of golf ball size to isolated baseball size hail that stretched from extreme southeastern Gosper County to central Phelps County on the afternoon of June 30th. The path was about 2 to 3 miles wide. Within this swath, law enforcement reported baseball size hail 3 miles southeast of Loo… |
| 2010-09-13 | 2.75" baseball | 6.77 mi SE of Sacramento | No narrative filed |
When does hail hit Phelps County?
Across 16 years of records, June produced the most reports (52), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 3 | 1.6% |
| April | 16 | 8.7% |
| May | 50 | 27.2% |
| June | 52 | 28.3% |
| July | 34 | 18.5% |
| August | 12 | 6.5% |
| September | 3 | 1.6% |
| October | 8 | 4.3% |
| November | 1 | 0.5% |
| December | 5 | 2.7% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Phelps County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo County, NE | 318 | 4" |
| Dawson County, NE | 317 | 4" |
| Furnas County, NE | 280 | 3" |
| Kearney County, NE | 146 | 4" |
| Harlan County, NE | 136 | 3" |
| Franklin County, NE | 128 | 2.5" |
| Gosper County, NE | 102 | 2.75" |
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Common questions about hail in Phelps County
- How often does it hail in Phelps County?
- Hail was reported on 49 separate days between 2010 and 2025, about 3.1 days a year, with June the busiest month for storm reports. 55 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 31137). 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.