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Hail dates in Red Willow County, Nebraska
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Red Willow County on 39 days since 2016 (96 separate reports, 73 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 4.00" (softball) on June 5, 2022; the most recent hail was May 30, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Red Willow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Received a photo of quarter sized hail. |
| 2025-09-16 | 3.50" (tea cup) | 8 | Measured 3.5 inch diameter hailstone. Estimated time of report from radar. |
| 2025-07-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Public report of 1 inch hail. |
| 2025-06-19 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A trained spotter estimated nickel to a couple quarter size hail stones. |
| 2024-07-06 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2024-06-16 | 3.80" (tea cup) | 11 | Spotter network reported 3 inch hail along with another hail stone that was measured with calipers being 3.8 inches in diameter at the same location. |
| 2024-06-07 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Pea to nickel sized hail over a duration of fifteen minutes. |
| 2024-05-23 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 5 | Multiple reports of dime to half dollar sized hail in McCook. |
| 2024-05-21 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Trained spotter reported penny to dime sized hail. |
| 2024-04-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Trained spotter reports pea to quarter size hail. |
| 2023-09-21 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 9 | Report received of hail up to 2 inches in diameter. |
| 2023-08-07 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 2 | Report received of golf ball to hen egg sized hail at location that lasted for approximately 20 minutes. Time is estimated from radar. |
| 2023-07-14 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | Report received of hail up to pennies in size at location. |
| 2023-06-29 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Report of soft nickel sized hail 3 miles of west McCook, NE. Power is out. |
| 2022-09-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2022-06-14 | 0.88" (nickel) | 2 | Report via social media of pea to nickel sized hail that lasted a short duration. |
| 2022-06-09 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Hail was reported in Indianola ranging in size from quarter to golf ball. |
| 2022-06-05 | 4.00" (softball) | 4 | A few hailstones were reported to be 2/3rds the size of a dollar bill in diameter. |
| 2022-06-04 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 4 | Dime to penny sized hail observed. |
| 2022-04-28 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2022-04-22 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2021-10-26 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | Over a duration of 10 minutes, hail ranging in size from pea to nickel in size at the location. |
| 2021-08-22 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Spotter reported mostly pea to quarter sized hail with sporadic ping pong ball sized hail mixed in. |
| 2021-08-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The hail ranged from pea to quarter in size. |
| 2021-07-18 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Report received of hail from quarter to half dollar in size at location. |
| 2021-06-25 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Report received of hail ranging from half inch to quarter size at location. |
| 2021-05-26 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | The hail stones were atleast this large. |
| 2021-05-02 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A cluster of storms produced up to nickel sized hail. |
| 2021-04-27 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | A line of thunderstorms moved into Red Willow County producing large amounts of dime and penny sized hail over a duration of seven minutes. |
| 2020-08-16 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Golf ball sized hail reportedly fell at the location for a duration of 5 minutes. |
| 2020-07-12 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2019-08-29 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | — |
| 2019-07-01 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 6 | Report was received via Facebook message with a picture comparing the hail stone to a quarter. |
| 2019-05-17 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 1 | Trained spotter reported hail up to 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter along us Highway 83 north of McCook, Nebraska. Time estimated via radar. |
| 2018-05-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | The hail ranged from dime to quarter size. |
| 2018-03-23 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | The hail lasted 10 minutes. |
| 2016-09-05 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 5 | The hail was very brief. |
| 2016-09-03 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | — |
| 2016-06-17 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Hail started small and increased in size, up to one inch. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 3 | 10 | 3.50" (tea cup) |
| 2024 | 6 | 20 | 3.80" (tea cup) |
| 2023 | 4 | 13 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2022 | 7 | 14 | 4.00" (softball) |
| 2021 | 8 | 13 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 2 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 3 | 9 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Red Willow County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 106 reports since 2016, strongest 119 mph. 4 tornadoes recorded in the county in the same period. Wind and tornado records are included in the extended report.
| Date | Peak gust | Reports | NWS narrative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-23 | 119 mph | 11 | Variety of damage to a property due to damaging winds ranging from 78 to 118 mph. Five sets of double poles snapped near the ground for a… |
| 2018-07-26 | 100 mph | 1 | Significant tree damage and unknown number of trees blown down onto Highway 89 between Danbury and Lebanon. This has made the highway im… |
| 2021-05-13 | 92 mph | 1 | Irrigation pivot reported to be knocked over by a thunderstorm wind gust on the south side of Bartley, Nebraska. Time is estimated by rad… |
| 2020-07-12 | 91 mph | 3 | Citizen reported a two car garage door and window blown out due to strong winds. |
| 2021-03-14 | 90 mph | 1 | A loud southwest wind pulled posts out of the ground of a three sided shed open to the east. The roof was blown 30-40 ft. away to the ea… |
| 2022-07-04 | 84 mph | 4 | KMCK ASOS reported a 84 mph thunderstorm wind gust at its location. |
| 2021-05-02 | 84 mph | 2 | On the back edge of a line of thunderstorms, mesonet station KNEMMCCO24 measured a wind speed of 67 mph and a gust of 84 mph. |
| 2023-09-21 | 81 mph | 2 | Mesonet station 9.5 miles SW of McCook, E9525. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Red Willow County?
May 30, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 4.00" (softball) on June 5, 2022.
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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