HailEvidence → hail history → Glenwood, NE
Glenwood, 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 Glenwood city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 11 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2022 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 4 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2019 | 5 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2018 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 7 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 13 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2014 | 5 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2013 | 10 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2012 | 3 | 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
- 149 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 112 mph, most recent 2025-08-29.
- 33 tornado events, most recent 2016-12-25.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | 3.6 mi |
| 2024-08-26 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 9.2 mi |
| 2024-08-26 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 9 mi |
| 2024-08-13 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 7.8 mi |
| 2024-07-03 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | 9.2 mi |
| 2024-06-07 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | 9.2 mi |
| 2024-06-07 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 2 mi |
| 2024-06-07 | Hail | 1.75" | 2.3 mi |
| 2024-06-02 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 3.8 mi |
| 2024-05-03 | Thunderstorm Wind | 69 mph | 9.2 mi |
2025-08-29: “A wind gust of 61 MPH was measured by the Kearney Airport AWOS.”
2024-08-26: “A wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located one mile east of Odessa.”
2024-08-26: “A wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located eight miles south-southwest of Poole.”
Disputing a claim at a Glenwood 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