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Emerald, 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 Emerald city centroid, 1950 to present.

253hail events since 1950
184≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.00"largest on record · 1958-06-04
2026-04-23most recent hail event

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Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 10 1.75" (golf ball)
2025 3 1.00" (quarter)
2024 3 1.75" (golf ball)
2023 12 2.50" (tennis ball)
2022 17 3.50" (tea cup)
2021 0
2020 0
2019 9 1.00" (quarter)
2018 0
2017 18 2.50" (tennis ball)
2016 4 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2015 7 2.50" (tennis ball)
2014 6 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2013 6 1.75" (golf ball)
2012 6 1.50" (ping pong ball)

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 1.75" 3.7 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 1.75" 5.2 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 1.00" 9.7 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 1.25" 2.6 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 1.00" 3.1 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 1.25" 3.5 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 1.25" 3.5 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 1.75" 4 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 1.00" 7.2 mi
2026-04-23 Hail 1.50" 8.5 mi

2026-04-23: “Trained spotter report relayed by emergency management of hail estimated up to 1.75 inches in diameter near Pleasant Dale, NE.”

2026-04-23: “Public report of hail measured up to 1.75 inches in diameter near Pleasant Dale, NE.”

2026-04-23: “Public report of hail estimated up to 1 inch in diameter near Lincoln, NE.”

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Nearby hail history

Denton, NEPleasant Dale, NEYankee Hill, NEMalcolm, NELincoln, NERaymond, NEMilford, NEGarland, NEMartell, NESprague, NE
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