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Hail dates in Knox County, Nebraska
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Knox County on 32 days since 2016 (58 separate reports, 54 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 2.50" (tennis ball) on July 7, 2025; the most recent hail was June 29, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Knox County since 2016
One row per day the NWS logged hail somewhere in the county. The narrative names the town; the free check below narrows it to your address.
| Date | Largest hail | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | Trained spotter report of hail measured up to 1.75 inches in diameter. |
| 2025-07-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Emergency management report of hail measured up to 1 inch in diameter. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2025-07-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Trained spotter report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter. |
| 2025-07-07 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 1 | Trained spotter report of hail nearing tennis ball-size from chaser live stream. Time estimated from radar on Highway 14 West of Winnetoon, NE. |
| 2025-06-14 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Report of hail, mostly dime sized but a few quarter sized hail stones mixed in. |
| 2025-04-28 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2024-07-29 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Ping-pong ball sized hail was reported to have lasted about 20 minutes. The office received public reports of damage to vehicles, roofing and vegetation in t… |
| 2024-06-25 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 4 | The office received multiple public reports from the same location in Bloomfield over a 17 minute time span of hail ranging from 1 to 2 inches in diameter. R… |
| 2024-05-20 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | A swath of severe hail started in Bloomfield, Nebraska with half dollar sized hail being reported by the public on the north side of town. As the storm moved… |
| 2023-07-24 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 1 | Public reported 2.5-inch hail. |
| 2023-07-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Public reported 1-inch hail. |
| 2023-07-10 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 7 | Public reported hail larger thana golf ball but smaller than a tennis ball. |
| 2023-06-24 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Public reported lots of quarter to half dollar size hail with wind gusts estimated at 45 mph. |
| 2023-03-30 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Public reported golf ball sized hail. |
| 2022-06-14 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Public reported 1.25-inch hail. |
| 2022-05-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Public report hail stones up to quarter size. |
| 2022-05-29 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 1 | Public reported 2 inch hail. |
| 2021-08-30 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 2 | Public reported tennis ball sized hail. |
| 2020-07-17 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Public reported quarter size hail at the Santee Tribe Museum. Another report said it was just smaller than a golf ball. |
| 2020-07-06 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | Public reported golf ball sized hail in Creighton. |
| 2020-05-05 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Law enforcement reported nickel sized hail. |
| 2019-09-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail. |
| 2019-08-07 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 2 | The public reported hail up to tennis ball size. This created substantial crop damage in the area. |
| 2019-07-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Spotters reported golf ball size hail northwest of Bloomfield. |
| 2018-07-04 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 4 | — |
| 2018-06-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-06-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Golf ball size hail, covering the ground, in and around Center in Knox County caused significant damage to sidings and roofs. |
| 2017-08-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail fell east of Verdigre. |
| 2017-08-13 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Hail up to half dollar size was reported in Niobrara. |
| 2017-04-15 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2016-08-16 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 2 | — |
| 2016-05-25 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2024 | 3 | 6 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2023 | 5 | 12 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 3 | 6 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 3 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 2 | 3 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
Damaging wind in Knox County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 28 reports since 2016, strongest 86 mph. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-06-17 | 86 mph | 2 | The wind gust was reported on a weather station at Niobrara State Park. |
| 2023-07-10 | 81 mph | 4 | Public reported a steeple ripped off of a church via social media. Also submitted photos of several trees snapped. |
| 2022-05-12 | 81 mph | 4 | Public reported a horse barn and garage destroyed from wind gusts. |
| 2019-05-26 | 70 mph | 1 | A tree was blown onto a home. Power lines also blown down. |
| 2023-07-12 | 66 mph | 1 | A personal weather station measured a peak wind gust of 66 mph. |
| 2022-07-05 | 64 mph | 3 | COOP Observer reported broken 4-inch diameter tree branches. |
| 2026-06-28 | 63 mph | 1 | Personal weather station measured wind gust of 63 mph. |
| 2020-07-08 | 61 mph | 1 | Personal weather station measured 61 mph wind. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Knox County?
June 29, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 2.50" (tennis ball) on July 7, 2025.
Does a county record prove hail at my house?
No. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. The free check above shows what was recorded near your specific address, with distances.
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