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Richardson County, NE hail & severe wind history

106 storm reports on file for Richardson County between 2010-05-30 and 2026-05-18 — 54 hail and 52 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 6.2 reports a year, and May is the busiest month.

Hail reports

3.2 per year

Largest hail

grapefruit size · 2023-05-12

Strongest gust

91 mph

79 kt · 2024-10-30

Reported damage

$1.5M

property + crop, as filed

Storm days

distinct days with a report

Busiest year

2010

14 reports

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Date	Type	Size / gust	Nearest location	Report detail
2026-05-18 16:05	Hail	1.5" ping pong	1.26 mi WSW of Humboldt	Delayed report received via social media of hail estimated up to 1.5 inches in diameter. Social media report displayed multiple pictures of the hail.
2026-05-17 00:32	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	0 mi N of Falls City	KFNB ASOS measured wind gust of 61 mph at Brenner Field.
2026-05-17 20:55	Wind	51 kt 59 mph	2.73 mi WNW of Humboldt	Personal weather station measured wind gust of 59 mph.
2026-04-23 16:35	Hail	1" quarter	3.76 mi W of Humboldt	Public report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter near Humboldt, NE.
2026-04-23 17:46	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of Falls City	Trained spotter report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter in Falls City, NE.
2026-04-11 19:21	Wind	59 kt 68 mph	0 mi N of Falls City Arpt	Fall City, Nebraska Airport ASOS (KFNB) measured wind gust of 68 mph.
2025-05-19 17:16	Hail	1" quarter	6.42 mi SW of Dawson	Storm chaser report of hail measured up to 1 in diameter.
2025-03-14 14:17	Hail	1" quarter	1 mi N of Humboldt	Public report of mostly smaller hail, but a couple of soft hail stones up to the size of a quarter.
2025-03-14 14:49	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	1.58 mi W of Humboldt	Mesonet measured wind gust of 58 mph.
2024-10-30 12:00	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	3 mi WSW of Preston	Emergency management reported 6 train cars on a double-stacked train that were leaning from a tree that had fallen on them. Time was estimated by radar.
2024-10-30 12:06	Wind	79 kt 91 mph	1.3 mi SSW of Falls City	A swath of destructive straight line winds impacted portions of southeast Richardson County including Falls City. The Falls City ASOS measured a 91 miles per hour wind gust at 1:09 pm CDT, and again at 1:12 pm CDT. The ASOS lost power and stopped transmitting data at 1:15 pm CDT. Widespread tree damage was reported ac…
2024-07-10 18:12	Hail	1" quarter	5 mi NE of Falls City	A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail which fell for a few minutes.
2024-06-15 19:15	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	The Falls City ASOS recorded a 60 miles per hour wind gust.
2024-05-06 19:30	Wind	62 kt 71 mph	2 mi N of Humboldt	A trained spotter recorded a wind gust of 71 miles per hour.
2024-04-30 16:05	Hail	1.75" golf ball	0 mi N of Stella	The office received a public report of golf ball sized hail.
2024-04-26 16:18	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	1 mi NNE of Falls City	The Falls City ASOS recorded a 58 mile per hour wind gust.
2023-07-29 08:30	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Falls City	Falls City ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 60 mph.
2023-07-29 10:02	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	.69 mi N of Falls City	Falls City ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 64 mph.
2023-07-04 20:13	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	2.81 mi S of Dawson	NWS employee reported an estimated 60 mph wind gust.
2023-05-12 16:15	Hail	2" hen egg	4.44 mi WNW of Humboldt	A storm chaser reported 2-inch hail.
2023-05-12 16:20	Hail	4" grapefruit	2.33 mi NNW of Humboldt	The public submitted a picture via Twitter of 4-inch hail.
2023-05-07 21:01	Wind	59 kt 68 mph	3.46 mi WSW of Verdon	Public personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 68 mph.
2023-05-07 21:09	Wind	63 kt 72 mph	1.73 mi ENE of Salem	A public personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 73 mph.
2023-05-07 21:23	Wind	57 kt 66 mph	.53 mi W of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	Falls City ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph.
2023-05-07 21:27	Hail	1" quarter	.69 mi S of Falls City	NWS Employee reported 1-inch hail.
2023-04-04 18:22	Hail	1" quarter	3.17 mi E of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	COOP Observer reported 1-inch hail.
2022-06-16 22:30	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	2.81 mi N of Barada	Park service reported a few trees split and limbs down in Indian Cave State Park.
2022-06-16 22:35	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	2.07 mi S of Barada	Public reported a broken flag pole.
2022-06-16 22:53	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Rulo	Public reported tree limbs down in town.
2021-08-31 06:52	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	.53 mi W of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	Falls City ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
2021-08-20 19:03	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	0 mi N of Falls City Arpt	Falls City Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 58 mph.
2021-07-10 00:38	Wind	67 kt 77 mph	.53 mi W of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	Falls City Airport ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 77 mph.
2021-05-25 18:15	Hail	1" quarter	2.14 mi NNE of Straussville	Public reported 1 inch hail.
2020-10-11 22:24	Wind	60 kt 69 mph	.53 mi W of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	Falls City ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 69 mph.
2020-10-11 22:25	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.53 mi W of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	Public reported winds at an estimated 60 mph.
2020-07-09 01:15	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	2.07 mi S of Dawson	Rural carrier reported several locations with trees or large limbs down on or near roads south of Dawson and Humbuldt.
2020-07-09 01:15	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.53 mi W of Humboldt	Utility company reported a few large limbs down in town.
2020-06-09 19:00	Hail	1.5" ping pong	2.11 mi E of Shubert	Public sent image of 1.5 inch hail via Twitter.
2020-05-22 19:27	Hail	1" quarter	1.38 mi S of Falls City	Quarter sized hail.
2020-05-22 19:33	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of Rulo	Public reported hail 1 inch.
2019-08-15 15:25	Hail	1.75" golf ball	3.48 mi S of Salem	The public reported golf ball size hail. Many windshields were damaged. Multiple total loss claims were reported for crops.
2019-08-15 15:34	Hail	1" quarter	.69 mi S of Falls City	The public reported one inch hail.
2019-06-22 19:28	Wind	51 kt 59 mph	.87 mi NW of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	No narrative filed · source: ASOS
2019-05-28 14:20	Hail	1" quarter	1.26 mi ESE of Falls City Arpt	East of Falls City. 1.20 inches of rain was also reported.
2019-05-27 03:10	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Stella	One carport was lifted onto a house, another carport blown into the trees. One 20 inch diameter tree was snapped. Several trees uprooted.
2018-06-11 19:40	Hail	1" quarter	.53 mi W of Humboldt	No narrative filed · source: Public
2018-06-09 18:00	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.69 mi S of Falls City	A person estimated 60 mph winds with pea size hail in Falls City.
2018-06-09 18:09	Wind	59 kt 68 mph	.53 mi W of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	No narrative filed · source: ASOS
2018-05-28 16:40	Hail	1" quarter	.69 mi S of Dawson	No narrative filed · source: Public
2018-05-28 16:52	Wind	56 kt 64 mph	4.8 mi W of Stella	Large tree branches and small hail was reported approximately 5 miles west of Stella.
2018-05-02 18:14	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	0 mi N of Rulo	A tree was blown down in Rulo from thunderstorm winds. All of Rulo was without power for about one hour due to the thunderstorm.
2017-08-10 16:30	Hail	1" quarter	1.73 mi ESE of Salem	Quarter size hail fell east of Salem.
2017-04-15 19:10	Hail	1" quarter	2.11 mi W of Shubert	No narrative filed · source: Emergency Manager
2017-04-15 19:29	Hail	1.25" half dollar	0 mi N of Dawson	No narrative filed · source: Public
2017-04-15 19:40	Hail	1.75" golf ball	2.52 mi WSW of Verdon	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2017-04-15 20:05	Hail	1.75" golf ball	0 mi N of Falls City	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2017-04-09 22:40	Hail	1.75" golf ball	1.38 mi N of Dawson	No narrative filed · source: Social Media
2017-04-09 22:55	Hail	1" quarter	1.06 mi W of Falls City	No narrative filed · source: Law Enforcement
2017-03-06 17:41	Hail	1" quarter	.53 mi W of Verdon	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2016-07-07 02:13	Wind	59 kt 68 mph	0 mi N of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	No narrative filed · source: ASOS
2016-04-26 17:14	Wind	53 kt 61 mph	0 mi N of Falls City	No narrative filed · source: ASOS
2015-09-17 17:40	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of Stella	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2014-07-07 19:33	Hail	0.88" nickel	4.84 mi N of Rulo	No narrative filed · source: Public
2014-07-07 20:34	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of Falls City	No narrative filed · source: Emergency Manager
2014-05-22 04:38	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	0 mi N of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	The Asos at the Fall City airport recorded a thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph.
2014-04-27 08:48	Hail	0.88" nickel	.53 mi W of Humboldt	No narrative filed · source: Public
2014-04-12 19:28	Hail	1" quarter	0 mi N of Falls City	The spotter indicated the hail lasted for 5 minutes.
2013-09-19 14:05	Wind	65 kt 75 mph	0 mi N of Falls City	Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 70 mph tipped over a farm outbuilding and ripped tin from buildings in the area.
2013-09-01 04:23	Wind	54 kt 62 mph	0 mi N of Falls City Arpt	The Asos at Falls City measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 62 mph.
2013-06-27 08:00	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Falls City	Several trees and power lines were blown down.
2013-05-27 22:00	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	.69 mi N of Shubert	Power lines were reported downed by strong thunderstorm winds.
2013-05-27 22:03	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	0 mi N of Falls City	A wind gust to 58 mph was measured by the Falls City ASOS equipment.
2013-05-19 15:15	Hail	1" quarter	.53 mi W of Humboldt	The hail fell along with thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph.
2013-05-19 15:15	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.5 mi W of Humboldt	Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 60 mph were accompanied by hail around quarter-size.
2013-05-19 16:26	Hail	0.88" nickel	.53 mi W of Humboldt	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2013-05-18 23:15	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	0 mi N of Rulo	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at close to 60 mph caused some tree damage in the Rulo area. A swing set also sustained significant damage.
2013-05-15 19:00	Hail	0.75" penny	2.76 mi S of Falls City Arpt	No narrative filed · source: Public
2013-05-15 19:30	Hail	0.75" penny	1.06 mi W of Falls City	Reported on the west side of Falls City.
2013-04-09 17:48	Hail	1.75" golf ball	3 mi W of Humboldt	Hail up to golf ball-size fell from west of Humboldt into Humboldt. The hail was accompanied by winds estimated at around 60 mph.
2013-04-09 17:50	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	1.58 mi W of Humboldt	Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 60 mph were accompanied by hail up to golf ball-size. The winds and hail broke out the window of a police car.
2012-03-29 18:59	Hail	2.5" tennis ball	2 mi S of Humboldt	Hail up to around baseball-size fell for several minutes near Humboldt and locations just to the south and east.
2012-03-29 19:30	Hail	1" quarter	2 mi SW of Shubert	Hail between 1/2 inch and inch size fell near Shubert for several minutes.
2012-03-28 21:40	Hail	1" quarter	8.51 mi SW of Dawson	Hail nickel to quarter-size fell for several minutes covering the ground white.
2011-08-19 20:40	Hail	0.75" penny	4.62 mi SW of Humboldt	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2011-08-18 20:58	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	0 mi N of Falls City	Two trees and some large tree limbs were blown down in the Falls City area from thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph.
2011-07-22 15:15	Hail	0.75" penny	2.93 mi NNE of Barada	The hail was reported at Indian Cave State Park.
2011-06-26 21:35	Hail	1" quarter	.53 mi W of Humboldt	Hail up to quarter-size fell in the Humboldt area.
2011-06-26 22:00	Hail	1.5" ping pong	4.15 mi S of Dawson	Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell along with thunderstorm wind gusts of over 60 mph.
2011-06-26 22:00	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	6.22 mi S of Dawson	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph blew down a tree across Highway 75 a little south of the intersection of Highway 8. The winds were accompanied by hail which reached up to 1.5 inches in diameter.
2011-05-21 16:17	Hail	0.75" penny	.53 mi W of Humboldt	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2011-05-21 16:33	Hail	0.75" penny	1.73 mi WSW of Shubert	Hail up to penny-size was reported in the area.
2011-04-03 18:50	Hail	1.25" half dollar	3.07 mi E of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	Hail between quarter and golf ball-size fell in a narrow swath between Falls City and Rulo. The time was estimated based on radar.
2010-09-13 18:05	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	2 mi N of Stella	Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph downed many very large tree limbs blocking east-west travel on Highway 62 in Stella. The winds also ripped shingles off of some roofs and was accompanied by small hail. Grain bins and corn and bean fields suffered damage north of town.
2010-09-13 18:15	Wind	55 kt 63 mph	1.73 mi WSW of Shubert	Thunderstorm winds were estimated to gust over 60 mph downing at least one large tree limb in the area. Very heavy rain accompanied the storm with almost 3 inches reported.
2010-09-13 18:35	Wind	50 kt 58 mph	.59 mi WSW of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured at 58 mph by Asos at the Falls City airport at 743pm CDT. Winds were estimated at close to 65 mph in town which downed numerous tree limbs. Pea-size hail and over 3 inches of rain in an hour was also reported. The storm total in the Fall City area this evening was over 3 inches.
2010-09-13 18:35	Hail	1.75" golf ball	3 mi N of (Fnb)Brener Fld Fall	Golf ball-size hail was reported north of Falls City along with 3.5 inches of rain. The hail caused some crop damage in the area.
2010-07-14 21:10	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	.69 mi N of Shubert	A spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of around 60 mph.
2010-07-14 21:18	Wind	51 kt 59 mph	0 mi N of Falls City	The Asos at the Falls City airport measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 59 mph.
2010-06-20 11:55	Hail	1" quarter	4.38 mi WSW of Humboldt	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph were accompanied by hail up to 1 inch in diameter. This caused considerable crop damage along with some vehicle and house damage from near Humboldt to just southwest of Falls City. The damage was visible on satellite pictures and stretched from north of Beatrice in Gage cou…
2010-06-20 11:55	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	4.27 mi W of Humboldt	Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph were accompanied by hail up to 1 inch in diameter. This caused considerable crop damage along with some vehicle and house damage from near Humboldt to just southwest of Falls City. The damage was visible on satellite pictures and stretched from north of Beatrice in Gage cou…
2010-06-20 12:09	Hail	1" quarter	.53 mi W of Humboldt	Considerable crop damage occurred just to the south of Humboldt.
2010-06-20 12:20	Hail	0.75" penny	2.98 mi WSW of Verdon	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2010-06-20 12:57	Hail	0.88" nickel	0 mi N of Falls City	No narrative filed · source: Trained Spotter
2010-06-19 21:30	Wind	52 kt 60 mph	4.18 mi S of Humboldt	A spotter estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of around 60 mph south of Humboldt.
2010-06-19 21:59	Wind	61 kt 70 mph	0 mi N of Falls City	Thunderstorm winds gusted over 60 mph for about 20 minutes in the Falls City area. Gusts of 64 to 70 mph were measured by the Asos at Falls City for this period. Tree damage was noted across town.
2010-05-30 14:10	Hail	1" quarter	2.1 mi NW of Dawson	No narrative filed · source: Public

Worst storm days in Richardson County

Date	Reports that day	Largest hail	Peak gust
2010-06-20	5	1" (quarter)	70 mph
2017-04-15	4	1.75" (golf ball)	—
2010-09-13	4	1.75" (golf ball)	63 mph
2023-05-07	4	1" (quarter)	72 mph
2011-06-26	3	1.5" (ping pong ball)	63 mph
2013-05-19	3	1" (quarter)	60 mph
2022-06-16	3	—	60 mph
2023-05-12	2	4" (grapefruit)	—
2012-03-29	2	2.5" (tennis ball)	—
2019-08-15	2	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
2023-05-12	2" hen egg	4.44 mi WNW of Humboldt	A storm chaser reported 2-inch hail.
2023-05-12	4" grapefruit	2.33 mi NNW of Humboldt	The public submitted a picture via Twitter of 4-inch hail.
2012-03-29	2.5" tennis ball	2 mi S of Humboldt	Hail up to around baseball-size fell for several minutes near Humboldt and locations just to the south and east.

When does hail hit Richardson County?

Across 17 years of records, May 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	6	5.7%
April	18	17.0%
May	31	29.2%
June	20	18.9%
July	13	12.3%
August	7	6.6%
September	7	6.6%
October	4	3.8%
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 31147). 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.