HailEvidence → hail history → Kimball, NE
Kimball, 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 Kimball city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 8 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2020 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2018 | 7 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2017 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2016 | 4 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2015 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2014 | 5 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2013 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2012 | 8 | 2.75" (baseball) |
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
- 31 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 90 mph, most recent 2025-05-18.
- 28 tornado events, most recent 2023-06-26.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | Hail | 1.00" | 3.6 mi |
| 2025-09-10 | Hail | 1.75" | 5.6 mi |
| 2025-06-16 | Hail | 1.00" | 0.5 mi |
| 2025-06-15 | Hail | 1.50" | 8.4 mi |
| 2025-05-18 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 0.5 mi |
| 2025-05-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 0.5 mi |
| 2025-03-31 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.4 mi |
| 2025-03-31 | Hail | 1.25" | 7.6 mi |
| 2025-03-31 | Hail | 1.50" | 8.8 mi |
| 2024-08-23 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 1.6 mi |
2025-09-10: “Storm Chaser reported quarter sized hail near Dix, Nebraska.”
2025-09-10: “Five miles west of Kimball. Storm Chaser submitted photo of 1.75 inch hail via social media.”
2025-06-16: “Public reports quarter size hail.”
Disputing a claim at a Kimball 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