Hail History

Hail history for Harlan County, Nebraska

Every NOAA hail report filed in Harlan County since 1955, with preliminary National Weather Service reports to November 3, 2026.

Readout · Harlan County

Last hail
Jun 18, 2024
1.00 in, quarter size
Hail days, last 5 years
11
since Nov 3, 2021 · 20 reports
Largest ever
4.50 in
softball · May 31, 1980

191 reports on 123 days since 1955 · #61 of 94 Nebraska counties

Hail map · Harlan County

Orleans Alma Republican City Stamford Ragan 10 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
187 most recent reports with a location. Dot size and colour follow hail size. Open street map

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What the record says about Harlan County

The latest hail report in Harlan County is from June 18, 2024, 1.00 in (quarter size). Since November 3, 2021 there have been 11 separate hail days; the biggest stones in that time were 3.00 in on May 17, 2022.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Harlan County logged 108 reports on 56 hail days, about 5.4 reports a year. That is about the same as the median Nebraska county (5.8 a year) and ranks #61 of 94 Nebraska counties for all-time reports. Harlan County holds 1% of all 25,203 hail reports in Nebraska.

13% of reports with a size were 2 inches (hen egg) or larger, against 10% for the median Nebraska county. The largest hail on record here is 4.50 in (softball) on May 31, 1980.

Reports were down 52% in 2016–2025 (35) compared with 2006–2015 (73). The busiest year was 2010, with 20 reports on 6 days. Hail here peaks in June (34% of reports); 75% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Harlan County 5.4
  • Median Nebraska county 5.8

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Harlan County 56
  • Median Nebraska county 65

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Harlan County 13%
  • Median Nebraska county 10%

Hail over time

05101520 1955: 1 reports, largest ? in 1960: 1 reports, largest 3.00 in 1960 1969: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1970: 1 reports, largest 2.75 in 1970 1971: 2 reports, largest 1.50 in 1972: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1973: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1974: 1 reports, largest 1.50 in 1977: 5 reports, largest 3.00 in 1979: 1 reports, largest 1.50 in 1980: 4 reports, largest 4.50 in 1980 1981: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1983: 1 reports, largest 2.00 in 1984: 1 reports, largest 2.75 in 1985: 1 reports, largest 1.50 in 1988: 1 reports, largest 4.00 in 1990: 5 reports, largest 4.00 in 1990 1991: 1 reports, largest 1.50 in 1992: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 1993: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1995: 3 reports, largest 2.75 in 1996: 3 reports, largest 1.00 in 1997: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1998: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 1999: 4 reports, largest 1.75 in 2000: 4 reports, largest 1.75 in 2000 2001: 6 reports, largest 1.75 in 2002: 5 reports, largest 1.75 in 2003: 5 reports, largest 1.00 in 2004: 4 reports, largest 2.50 in 2005: 11 reports, largest 1.75 in 2006: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2007: 8 reports, largest 1.00 in 2008: 8 reports, largest 1.75 in 2009: 4 reports, largest 1.25 in 2010: 20 reports, largest 2.75 in 2010 2011: 9 reports, largest 1.75 in 2012: 11 reports, largest 2.75 in 2013: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 2014: 5 reports, largest 2.75 in 2015: 4 reports, largest 1.25 in 2016: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 2017: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2018: 4 reports, largest 2.75 in 2019: 5 reports, largest 2.50 in 2020: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 2020 2022: 10 reports, largest 3.00 in 2023: 9 reports, largest 1.75 in 2024: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in
Reports per year, 1955–2026. Bar colour shows the largest hail that year. Reporting grew sharply after the mid-1990s, so early decades undercount.
020406080 Jan Feb March: 3 reports (2%) Mar April: 15 reports (8%) Apr May: 63 reports (33%) May June: 65 reports (34%) Jun July: 20 reports (10%) Jul August: 10 reports (5%) Aug September: 12 reports (6%) Sep October: 3 reports (2%) Oct Nov Dec
All 191 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 0
2024 1 1
2023 711 9
2022 532 10
2021 0
2020 11 2
2019 1121 5
2018 13 4
2017 2 2

Hail days since Nov 3, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
Jun 18, 2024 1 1.00 in —
Oct 3, 2023 1 1.75 in —
Jun 29, 2023 1 1.75 in —
May 28, 2023 2 1.00 in —
May 9, 2023 1 0.88 in —
May 5, 2023 4 1.25 in —
Jul 5, 2022 2 1.75 in —
May 17, 2022 2 3.00 in —
May 12, 2022 1 1.00 in —
Apr 29, 2022 2 2.00 in —
Apr 28, 2022 3 1.75 in —

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Harlan County
Date Size Location Damage Time · source
May 31, 1980 4.50 insoftball — — 17:37 local · NCEI
Jun 16, 1990 4.00 ingrapefruit — — 16:00 local · NCEI
Sep 27, 1988 4.00 ingrapefruit — — 18:30 local · NCEI
May 31, 1980 3.50 inteacup — — 17:35 local · NCEI
May 17, 2022 3.00 inteacup 4.8 WSW Ragan $100K 17:16 local · NCEI

Sizes filed before 1996 are often rough estimates (round numbers like 7.00 or 8.00 in) without an exact spot; they are shown as NOAA filed them.

Size of every report

Most recent reports

Most recent hail reports in Harlan County
Date Size Location Damage Time · source
Jun 18, 2024 1.00 inquarter 0.53 W Alma — 17:04 local · NCEI
Oct 3, 2023 1.75 ingolf ball 0.48 W Alma — 15:19 local · NCEI
Jun 29, 2023 1.75 ingolf ball 2.68 W Stamford $1.0 million 02:40 local · NCEI
May 28, 2023 1.00 inquarter 0.53 W Orleans — 18:48 local · NCEI
May 28, 2023 1.00 inquarter 0.53 W Orleans — 16:25 local · NCEI
May 9, 2023 0.88 innickel 5.75 NNE Orleans — 08:37 local · NCEI
May 5, 2023 1.25 inhalf dollar 0.69 S Huntley — 18:40 local · NCEI
May 5, 2023 1.00 inquarter 0.53 W Stamford — 17:30 local · NCEI
May 5, 2023 1.25 inhalf dollar 3 E Alma — 16:15 local · NCEI
May 5, 2023 1.00 inquarter Alma — 16:00 local · NCEI
Jul 5, 2022 0.88 innickel 0.53 W Ragan — 19:20 local · NCEI
Jul 5, 2022 1.75 ingolf ball 0.87 SW Huntley $50K 19:00 local · NCEI

Cities and towns in Harlan County

PlaceReportsLargest
Orleans302.00 in
Alma272.75 in
Republican City214.50 in
Stamford214.00 in
Ragan142.75 in

Smaller places with fewer than 10 reports

These places have too few reports for a page of their own, so their record lives here.

PlaceReportsHail daysLatest
Huntley87May 5, 2023

Questions about hail in Harlan County

How often does it hail in Harlan County, Nebraska?

191 hail reports have been logged in Harlan County since 1955. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 5.4 reports a year. That ranks #61 of 94 Nebraska counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Harlan County?

Most reports come in June, May, July. June alone accounts for 34% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Harlan County?

4.50 in (softball size) on May 31, 1980. 13% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Harlan County?

The most recent report in this data is from June 18, 2024 (1.00 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

How many hail storms has Harlan County had in the last five years?

11 separate days with hail reports since November 3, 2021, adding up to 20 reports. The most recent was June 18, 2024.

Where does this hail data come from?

Hail reports come from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, which the National Weather Service compiles from spotter, public, law enforcement and media reports. Recent days use preliminary NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet until NOAA publishes final data. Only reported hail is counted, so areas with fewer people tend to have fewer reports.