Hail History

Hail history for Merrick County, Nebraska

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

Readout · Merrick County

Last hail
May 19, 2025
1.75 in, golf ball size
Hail days, last 5 years
4
since Nov 3, 2021 · 8 reports
Largest ever
4.00 in
grapefruit · Jul 18, 1961

194 reports on 131 days since 1955 · #59 of 94 Nebraska counties

Hail map · Merrick County

Central City Chapman Clarks Palmer Silver Creek 25 mi
  • Under 1 in
  • 1–1.75 in
  • 1.75–2.5 in
  • 2.5–4 in
  • 4 in +
  • No size
188 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 Merrick County

The latest hail report in Merrick County is from May 19, 2025, 1.75 in (golf ball size). Since November 3, 2021 there have been 4 separate hail days; the biggest stones in that time were 1.75 in on May 19, 2025.

Over the 20 years 2006–2025, Merrick County logged 79 reports on 54 hail days, about 4.0 reports a year. That is 32% less than the median Nebraska county (5.8 a year) and ranks #59 of 94 Nebraska counties for all-time reports. Merrick County holds 1% of all 25,203 hail reports in Nebraska.

10% 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 4.00 in (grapefruit) on July 18, 1961.

Reports were down 54% in 2016–2025 (25) compared with 2006–2015 (54). The busiest year was 2003, with 17 reports on 6 days. Hail here peaks in June (31% of reports); 64% fall between April and June.

Reports a year 2006–2025 average

  • Merrick County 4.0
  • Median Nebraska county 5.8

Hail days 2006–2025

  • Merrick County 54
  • Median Nebraska county 65

Share 2 in or larger of sized reports

  • Merrick County 10%
  • Median Nebraska county 10%

Hail over time

05101520 1955: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1956: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1957: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1958: 4 reports, largest 1.50 in 1959: 3 reports, largest 3.00 in 1960 1961: 2 reports, largest 4.00 in 1963: 1 reports, largest 0.75 in 1965: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1967: 3 reports, largest 2.75 in 1968: 1 reports, largest 2.50 in 1970 1971: 1 reports, largest 2.00 in 1973: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1974: 3 reports, largest 1.50 in 1975: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 1976: 3 reports, largest 2.50 in 1978: 1 reports, largest 3.00 in 1979: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1980: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 1980 1982: 4 reports, largest 2.00 in 1984: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 1985: 1 reports, largest 1.50 in 1986: 4 reports, largest 1.50 in 1987: 1 reports, largest 1.75 in 1990 1991: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1992: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1994: 4 reports, largest 1.75 in 1995: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 1996: 1 reports, largest 2.00 in 1997: 5 reports, largest 1.00 in 1998: 6 reports, largest 2.75 in 2000: 2 reports, largest 0.75 in 2000 2001: 6 reports, largest 1.75 in 2002: 8 reports, largest 2.50 in 2003: 17 reports, largest 2.75 in 2004: 2 reports, largest 1.00 in 2005: 10 reports, largest 2.00 in 2006: 7 reports, largest 1.75 in 2007: 3 reports, largest 2.75 in 2008: 7 reports, largest 2.75 in 2009: 3 reports, largest 1.00 in 2010: 5 reports, largest 1.75 in 2010 2011: 7 reports, largest 1.75 in 2012: 3 reports, largest 2.75 in 2013: 7 reports, largest 1.50 in 2014: 8 reports, largest 1.75 in 2015: 4 reports, largest 1.00 in 2016: 5 reports, largest 1.25 in 2017: 2 reports, largest 1.50 in 2018: 2 reports, largest 1.75 in 2019: 3 reports, largest 1.75 in 2020: 4 reports, largest 3.00 in 2020 2021: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2022: 5 reports, largest 1.75 in 2023: 1 reports, largest 1.00 in 2025: 2 reports, largest 1.75 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.
0204060 Jan Feb Mar April: 14 reports (7%) Apr May: 50 reports (26%) May June: 60 reports (31%) Jun July: 38 reports (20%) Jul August: 17 reports (9%) Aug September: 8 reports (4%) Sep October: 7 reports (4%) Oct Nov Dec
All 194 reports by calendar month.
Reports per month, 2017–2026. Darker cells had more reports.
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2026 0
2025 11 2
2024 0
2023 1 1
2022 5 5
2021 1 1
2020 22 4
2019 21 3
2018 2 2
2017 2 2

Hail days since Nov 3, 2021

DateReportsLargestStorm page
May 19, 2025 1 1.75 in —
Apr 1, 2025 1 1.25 in —
Jul 4, 2023 1 1.00 in —
Jun 4, 2022 5 1.75 in —

Largest hail on record

Largest hail reports in Merrick County
Date Size Location Damage Time · source
Jul 18, 1961 4.00 ingrapefruit — — 20:00 local · NCEI
Aug 16, 2020 3.00 inteacup 0.87 SW Chapman $125K 17:20 local · NCEI
Apr 7, 1978 3.00 inteacup — — 21:30 local · NCEI
Jun 27, 1959 3.00 inteacup — — 21:29 local · NCEI
May 25, 2012 2.75 inbaseball Palmer $75K 22:16 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 Merrick County
Date Size Location Damage Time · source
May 19, 2025 1.75 ingolf ball 0.09 SSW Central City $1.0 million 13:55 local · NCEI
Apr 1, 2025 1.25 inhalf dollar Central City — 19:05 local · NCEI
Jul 4, 2023 1.00 inquarter Silver Creek — 16:45 local · NCEI
Jun 4, 2022 0.88 innickel Central City — 21:30 local · NCEI
Jun 4, 2022 1.75 ingolf ball 5 ENE Chapman $50K 19:15 local · NCEI
Jun 4, 2022 1.00 inquarter 1 SW Central City — 19:00 local · NCEI
Jun 4, 2022 0.75 inpenny 2 WNW Central City — 18:19 local · NCEI
Jun 4, 2022 0.88 innickel 2 NNW Clarks — 18:00 local · NCEI
Jun 22, 2021 1.00 inquarter 3.75 WSW Clarks — 20:51 local · NCEI
Aug 16, 2020 1.25 inhalf dollar 1 N Central City — 17:32 local · NCEI
Aug 16, 2020 3.00 inteacup 0.87 SW Chapman $125K 17:20 local · NCEI
Jun 21, 2020 1.00 inquarter Silver Creek — 00:17 local · NCEI

Cities and towns in Merrick County

PlaceReportsLargest
Central City452.75 in
Chapman313.00 in
Clarks231.75 in
Palmer192.75 in
Silver Creek151.75 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
Overland55Aug 6, 2018
Archer44May 5, 2019

Questions about hail in Merrick County

How often does it hail in Merrick County, Nebraska?

194 hail reports have been logged in Merrick County since 1955. Over the 20 years 2006–2025 that averages 4.0 reports a year. That ranks #59 of 94 Nebraska counties by number of reports.

When is hail season in Merrick County?

Most reports come in June, May, July. June alone accounts for 31% of all reports.

What is the largest hail recorded in Merrick County?

4.00 in (grapefruit size) on July 18, 1961. 10% of reports here were 2 inches or larger.

When did it last hail in Merrick County?

The most recent report in this data is from May 19, 2025 (1.75 in). Final NOAA data runs to July 31, 2026; preliminary NWS reports run to November 3, 2026.

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

4 separate days with hail reports since November 3, 2021, adding up to 8 reports. The most recent was May 19, 2025.

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.