Hastings hail storm history
Adams County·NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database·~75-day publication lag
Hastings, located in Adams County, sits within eastern Nebraska's high-frequency hail corridor where Gulf moisture and the dryline converge with the jet stream to produce aggressive supercell thunderstorms. The Omaha-Lincoln region where Hastings is positioned ranks among the highest large-hail zones in the United States, making hail damage a recurring concern for homeowners in this area.
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Hail risk in Hastings peaks during May and June, when atmospheric conditions most favor supercell development. April and July also present secondary risk periods. Storm systems that affect Adams County typically produce the largest hail during these months, when the interaction between warm, moist air and upper-level wind patterns creates the instability needed for severe thunderstorm formation.
Annual frequency — last 10 years
When hail hits — monthly pattern
Avg events per month · all years · NOAA data
All recorded hail events
Of 228 recorded events, 86 (38%) reached 1.5" or larger — the threshold for likely functional damage on standard asphalt shingles.
Hail in Edgar was mainly less than two inches in diameter, but the largest stones were near the size…
Pea to quarter size hail was reported along this path.
Hail up to two inches in diameter was reported in Cowles.
Report from an NeRain observer located six miles east-northeast of Blue Hill.
Reports received via social media and broadcast media of hail between three and four inches in diame…
Hail up to the size of nickels fell off-and-on for approximately 30 minutes.
A lot of quarter size hail was reported via a delayed NeRAIN comment, breaking their rain gauge.
Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported in Sutton.
Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported, including at the NWS office four miles north of downt…
Hail up to 2.25 inches in diameter was measured at the NWS Hastings office (four miles north of down…
Hail up to the size of golf balls was observed at the NWS Hastings office (four miles north of downt…
Hail up to the size of half dollars was reported at the NWS Hastings office.
Wind-driven hail up to quarter size caused siding, fence, and roof damage.
Hail ranging in size from quarters to ping pong balls was reported.
Hail ranging from quarter to golf ball size was reported in the Hansen area.
Hail up to golf ball size caused vehicle and crop damage in the area.
Hail ranging in size from quarters to tennis balls was reported in and around Nelson.
Quarter size hail was reported in and around Hastings.
Copious amounts of hail up to half dollar size was reported near the Hastings Airport. Accompanied b…
Hail ranging in size from ping pong to tennis ball size was reported along this path.
Quarter to golf ball size hail was accompanied by 50 to 60 MPH wind gusts.
Nickel to ping pong ball size hail covered the ground.
Nickel size hail fell along a swath from Deweese to Highway 14.
Half dollar to golf ball size hail was reported.
Quarter to half dollar size hail was observed at NWS WFO Hastings, NE.
Hail along and near this path ranged in size from quarters to baseballs. The entire city of Hastings…
Hail ranged from quarter to tennis ball size.
Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported in the area along this path.
Golf ball size hail broke a car windshield just southeast of Blue Hill.
Hail was accompanied by 75 MPH wind gusts.
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Storm Events Database. Publication lag is approximately 75 days — current-year events may be incomplete.
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