HailEvidence → hail history → Avoca, NE
Avoca, 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 Avoca city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2024 | 2 | 2.25" (hen egg) |
| 2023 | 5 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2022 | 2 | 2.25" (hen egg) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2015 | 2 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2014 | 5 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2013 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2012 | 2 | 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
- 59 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 90 mph, most recent 2025-03-14.
- 15 tornado events, most recent 2025-04-17.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-17 | Hail | 1.25" | 5.2 mi |
| 2025-04-17 | Tornado | EF0 | 9.4 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 9.9 mi |
| 2024-10-30 | Hail | 1.00" | 9.8 mi |
| 2024-05-21 | Hail | 2.25" | 6.2 mi |
| 2023-07-12 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | 8.9 mi |
| 2023-07-12 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 5.2 mi |
| 2023-07-04 | Thunderstorm Wind | 79 mph | 9.4 mi |
| 2023-07-04 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 8.9 mi |
| 2023-06-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 5.2 mi |
2025-04-17: “Public report of hail measured up to 1.25 in diameter.”
2025-04-17: “At approximately 6:36 PM CST on Thursday April 17, a intermittent tornado developed southwest of Manley, NE based on video evidence. Intermittent tornado circulation passed through mainly open fields, but also through some areas of trees with little to no damage, supporting an EF-1 rating. The maxim”
2025-03-14: “Emergency manager report of a tree down south of Highway 2 and 67 near Dunbar. Estimated wind speed of 60-70 mph, with the time of the damage estimated from radar.”
Disputing a claim at a Avoca address?
This page covers the city. A claim dispute needs the record around your address: every NWS-recorded event within 1, 3 and 10 miles, the disputed date highlighted, citations formatted for an insurance appeal.
Verify an address — $29source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12