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Colon, NE hail history

Every figure below is from the NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database — the official NWS record — counting events recorded within 10 miles of the Colon city centroid, 1950 to present.

152hail events since 1950
105≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.00"largest on record · 1980-06-14
2026-04-23most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 2 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2025 7 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2024 5 2.00" (hen egg)
2023 1 1.00" (quarter)
2022 5 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2021 3 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2020 4 2.50" (tennis ball)
2019 8 2.00" (hen egg)
2018 3 2.00" (hen egg)
2017 3 1.75" (golf ball)
2016 4 1.00" (quarter)
2015 3 1.25" (half dollar)
2014 5 2.50" (tennis ball)
2013 3 1.75" (golf ball)
2012 3 1.00" (quarter)

Note: the current and prior year reflect the latest NCEI compile and grow as NWS finalizes reports; same-day activity appears on this site's storm-day pages before it reaches this table.

Wind and tornado record

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2026-04-23 Hail 1.50" 9.2 mi
2026-04-15 Hail 1.00" 4 mi
2025-09-22 Hail 1.50" 9.5 mi
2025-09-22 Hail 1.50" 6.4 mi
2025-09-22 Hail 1.00" 7.8 mi
2025-09-22 Hail 1.00" 7 mi
2025-09-16 Hail 0.75" 7.5 mi
2025-09-14 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 5.4 mi
2025-07-15 Thunderstorm Wind 64 mph 7.6 mi
2025-07-15 Thunderstorm Wind 62 mph 4 mi

2026-04-23: “Public report shared via photo on social media of many quarter sized or slightly larger stones. Time estimated from radar.”

2026-04-15: “Public report of hail estimated at 1.00 inch in diameter.”

2025-09-22: “Storm chaser report of hail measured up to 1.50 inches in diameter.”

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Nearby hail history

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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.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-08-09