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Saline County, NE hail & severe wind history
170 storm reports on file for Saline County between 2010-04-29 and 2026-06-05 — 96 hail and 74 severe thunderstorm wind. That averages 10 reports a year, and Jun is the busiest month.
At a glance
- Most recent hail report: Jun 5, 2026 — 1" (quarter), 3.68 mi E of Swanton.
- Hail was reported on 55 days since 2010 — about 3.2 hail days a year.
- Largest hail on record: 2.75" (baseball) on Oct 3, 2013.
- Saline County has more hail reports than 57% of the 93 Nebraska counties we cover.
Search every Saline 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 Saline County
| Date | Reports that day | Largest hail | Peak gust |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | 8 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | 72 mph |
| 2017-06-16 | 8 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 104 mph |
| 2023-07-29 | 7 | — | 81 mph |
| 2014-06-03 | 6 | 2.5" (tennis ball) | 64 mph |
| 2010-06-01 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) | — |
| 2016-10-04 | 6 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 60 mph |
| 2026-06-05 | 5 | 1" (quarter) | 70 mph |
| 2013-10-03 | 4 | 2.75" (baseball) | 64 mph |
| 2013-06-25 | 4 | 2.1" (hen egg) | — |
| 2022-06-07 | 4 | 2" (hen egg) | 66 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-16 | 2.5" tennis ball | 0 mi N of De Witt | Trained spotter report of hail measured up to 2.50 inches in diameter. |
| 2026-05-16 | 2" hen egg | .69 mi S of Crete | Public report of hail measured up to 2.00 inches in diameter with lots of hail on the ground. |
| 2022-06-07 | 2" hen egg | 8.04 mi NNE of Tobias | Public reported 2 inch hail. |
| 2022-05-12 | 2.5" tennis ball | 0 mi N of De Witt | Public reported 2.5 inch hail. |
| 2017-06-15 | 2" hen egg | 2.95 mi NE of Swanton | No narrative filed |
| 2014-06-03 | 2.5" tennis ball | .53 mi W of Wilber | The hail broke windows, and put holes in the siding on many homes in the town. |
| 2013-10-03 | 2.75" baseball | .53 mi W of Wilber | Several reports of large hail, some very large, were received from about 6 miles northeast of Western to in and around Wilber. Emergency management reported hail up to 2 inches in diameter from Wilber to near 6 miles west of Wilber, while a storm chaser reported hail to 2.75 inches in diameter to the northeast of West… |
| 2013-06-25 | 2.1" hen egg | 7.59 mi SSW of Friend | Hail, in some cases a little larger than golf ball-size even measured a few hours after the storm, caused scattered crop damage near Friend. There were still some small drifts of hail left in the fields a few hours after the storm as well. |
When does hail hit Saline County?
Across 17 years of records, June produced the most reports (61), followed by the months either side of it. Monthly totals:
| Month | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0 | 0.0% |
| February | 0 | 0.0% |
| March | 0 | 0.0% |
| April | 11 | 6.5% |
| May | 42 | 24.7% |
| June | 61 | 35.9% |
| July | 20 | 11.8% |
| August | 12 | 7.1% |
| September | 6 | 3.5% |
| October | 15 | 8.8% |
| November | 1 | 0.6% |
| December | 2 | 1.2% |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a border with Saline County (U.S. Census county adjacency), where we have storm records:
| County | Storm reports | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County, NE | 438 | 5" |
| Thayer County, NE | 236 | 3" |
| Jefferson County, NE | 216 | 2.75" |
| Gage County, NE | 201 | 5" |
| York County, NE | 172 | 3" |
| Fillmore County, NE | 159 | 3" |
| Seward County, NE | 145 | 4.25" |
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Common questions about hail in Saline County
- How often does it hail in Saline County?
- Hail was reported on 55 separate days between 2010 and 2026, about 3.2 days a year, with June the busiest month for storm reports. 67 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 31151). 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.