HailEvidence → hail history → Brainard, NE
Brainard, 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 Brainard city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 1 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 7 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2014 | 7 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2013 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2012 | 9 | 1.75" (golf 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
- 64 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 84 mph, most recent 2025-09-14.
- 15 tornado events, most recent 2024-05-21.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | 3 mi |
| 2025-07-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 1.9 mi |
| 2025-05-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 7.8 mi |
| 2025-04-17 | Hail | 2.50" | 8.5 mi |
| 2025-04-01 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | 8.5 mi |
| 2024-05-21 | Tornado | EF0 | 2.4 mi |
| 2024-05-21 | Tornado | EF0 | 4 mi |
| 2024-05-21 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | 9.2 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Tornado | EFU | 4 mi |
| 2023-07-04 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 7 mi |
2025-09-14: “Photos shared via social media of a destroyed outbuilding and a large, downed tree branch which did damage to the roof of a home. Time estimated based on radar.”
2025-07-15: “Personal weather station measured wind gust of 65 mph along the outflow boundary of a thunderstorm.”
2025-05-19: “Trained spotter report of wind gusts estimated at 50 to 60 mph along with pea sized hail.”
Disputing a claim at a Brainard 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