HailEvidence → hail history → Cortland, NE
Cortland, 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 Cortland city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2019 | 6 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 4 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2016 | 2 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2015 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2014 | 4 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2013 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
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
- 63 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 89 mph, most recent 2025-08-10.
- 22 tornado events, most recent 2023-07-29.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-10 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | 6.8 mi |
| 2025-03-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 9.7 mi |
| 2024-09-21 | Hail | 1.00" | 5.8 mi |
| 2024-09-21 | Hail | 1.00" | 5.4 mi |
| 2024-09-21 | Hail | 1.00" | 7.1 mi |
| 2024-05-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | 4.4 mi |
| 2024-05-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 8.9 mi |
| 2024-05-02 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 6.7 mi |
| 2024-05-02 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 7.4 mi |
| 2023-10-03 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.2 mi |
2025-08-10: “Personal weather station measured wind gust of 60 mph.”
2025-03-14: “Mesonet measured 63 mph wind gust.”
2024-09-21: “The office received a public report of quarter sized hail in Firth.”
Disputing a claim at a Cortland 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