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Hail dates in Cheyenne County, Nebraska
The National Weather Service has recorded hail in Cheyenne County on 63 days since 2016 (125 separate reports, 111 of them quarter-size or larger). The largest stone on record was 3.00" (tea cup) on June 21, 2023; the most recent hail was June 30, 2026. Every row below is an official NWS record. Check hail at your exact address, free →
Every hail day in Cheyenne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Trained spotter reported 1 inch diameter hail about 7 miles east-southeast of Lorenzo. Other reports of dime sized hail occurred further to the north. |
| 2026-05-21 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A member of the public reported quarter-sized hail 2 miels west of Potter at 5:44pm on May 21st. |
| 2026-05-16 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | A trained spotter reported that the majority of hail was 3/4 inch in size with a few 1 inch sized stones in Sidney at 5:22 PM. |
| 2025-07-07 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | Fire chief reports golf ball size hailstones. |
| 2025-06-13 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Cheyenne County EM reported quarter size and pea size hail in Potter. |
| 2025-05-18 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 5 | Trained spotter reports 2 inch diameter hail. |
| 2024-07-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2024-07-03 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Ping pong ball sized hail reported on the west and north side of Gurley. |
| 2024-06-02 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | The public reported golf ball sized hail 13 miles NE of Potter. |
| 2023-09-22 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 2 | A trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail 2 miles west of Potter. |
| 2023-08-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Public report of 1 inch hail 1 mile west of Sidney. |
| 2023-08-08 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2023-07-18 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Spotter reported stripped corn due to the hail. |
| 2023-07-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Social media video of dime to quarter sized hail east of Gurley. |
| 2023-07-05 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | — |
| 2023-06-28 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 3 | Received report on Facebook of hail east of Sidney. |
| 2023-06-26 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 2 | The public reported 2-inch diameter hail 8 miles ESE of Brownson. |
| 2023-06-21 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 3 | A second-hand photo of an apparent 3+ inch diameter hailstone from near Lorenzo was submitted via social media. Size estimated based on the average size of a… |
| 2023-05-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | A trained spotter located 8 miles north of Lodgepole reported marble sized hail with a few stones up to quarter sized. Hail remained on the ground the follow… |
| 2022-06-07 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 5 | Most hail was quarter size, but a few were slightly larger. |
| 2022-06-05 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 1 | Received report on social media. |
| 2021-10-12 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 2 | — |
| 2021-07-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Spotter noted that nearby crops were damaged and associated wind gusts from thunderstorm knocked down two power line poles. |
| 2021-06-19 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2021-05-26 | 2.75" (baseball) | 7 | — |
| 2021-05-23 | 3.00" (tea cup) | 7 | — |
| 2020-08-12 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2020-08-05 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-06 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2020-07-02 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | — |
| 2020-05-23 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | One mile north of Sunol, NE. |
| 2020-05-13 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2019-08-15 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | — |
| 2019-07-29 | 0.75" (penny) | 1 | — |
| 2019-07-26 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 2 | Hail and thunderstorm wind tore gutters off of observer's resident in additional to tree damage. |
| 2019-07-16 | 0.88" (nickel) | 1 | — |
| 2019-07-12 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2019-06-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2019-05-17 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 4 | — |
| 2018-09-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was observed at Potter. |
| 2018-09-01 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) | 3 | Half dollar size hail covered the ground. |
| 2018-08-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-08-05 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Half dollar size hail was observed southwest of Sidney. |
| 2018-08-04 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-07-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | — |
| 2018-06-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 3 | Quarter size hail was observed northeast of Potter. |
| 2018-06-22 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2018-06-06 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | — |
| 2018-05-17 | 2.50" (tennis ball) | 6 | Tennis ball size hail was observed northwest of Sidney. |
| 2017-09-15 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 3 | Half dollar size hail was observed at Sidney. |
| 2017-08-30 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was observed at Lodgepole. |
| 2017-08-15 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Half dollar size hail was observed east of Gurley. |
| 2017-07-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was observed northwest of Sidney. |
| 2017-07-10 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was observed a mile east of Lodgepole. |
| 2017-07-03 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was observed northeast of Sidney. |
| 2017-07-02 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Nickel to quarter size hail was observed north of Sidney. |
| 2017-06-07 | 2.00" (hen egg) | 4 | Hen egg size hail was observed at Cabela's near Sidney. |
| 2016-08-08 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported 12 miles northwest of Sidney. |
| 2016-07-29 | 1.25" (half dollar) | 2 | Half dollar size hail covered the ground two miles north of Sidney. |
| 2016-07-27 | 1.00" (quarter) | 2 | Nickel to quarter size hail covered the ground five miles south of Potter. |
| 2016-07-22 | 1.75" (golf ball) | 1 | Golf ball size hail was reported three miles east of Gurley. |
| 2016-06-29 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported at Potter. |
| 2016-06-23 | 1.00" (quarter) | 1 | Quarter size hail was reported at Potter. |
Hail days by year
| Year | Hail days | Reports | Largest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 10 | 18 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2021 | 5 | 18 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2020 | 6 | 10 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2019 | 7 | 12 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2018 | 10 | 20 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2017 | 8 | 14 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2016 | 6 | 9 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
Damaging wind in Cheyenne County
Thunderstorm wind of 58 mph or more (the NWS severe threshold), 85 reports since 2016, strongest 94 mph. 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-08 | 94 mph | 3 | Wind gust measured by the Sidney Airport sensor. |
| 2026-05-30 | 84 mph | 4 | Mesonet station UP252 8.1 miles west Lodgepole reported a measured gust of 84mph around 6:17pm on May 30th. |
| 2026-06-07 | 78 mph | 3 | Personal weather station reported gust of 78.1 mph northwest of Lorenzo Nebraska. |
| 2020-05-23 | 75 mph | 2 | Station KSNY - Sidney Municipal Airport. |
| 2019-07-26 | 75 mph | 2 | An irrigation pivot was lifted and tossed by the thunderstorm winds into a nearby power pole. |
| 2025-06-28 | 74 mph | 1 | Peak wind gust at Sidney Airport. |
| 2017-08-15 | 72 mph | 1 | Peak wind gusts of 72 mph were measured with a hand-held anemometer. |
| 2024-08-14 | 71 mph | 1 | Sidney Airport ASOS station (KSNY) measured wind gust from an outflow boundary accelerating away from a decaying thunderstorm. |
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Questions
What date did hail last hit Cheyenne County?
June 30, 2026, per the NWS Storm Events record. The largest since 2016 was 3.00" (tea cup) on June 21, 2023.
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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