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King Lake, 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 King Lake city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 14 | 4.00" (softball) |
| 2024 | 9 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2023 | 32 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2022 | 10 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2021 | 6 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2020 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2017 | 19 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 10 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 8 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2013 | 4 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2012 | 6 | 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
- 179 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 115 mph, most recent 2025-08-09.
- 16 tornado events, most recent 2024-05-21.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | 9.6 mi |
| 2025-08-09 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | 3.1 mi |
| 2025-08-09 | Thunderstorm Wind | 110 mph | 8.4 mi |
| 2025-07-07 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | 8.7 mi |
| 2025-07-07 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | 9.3 mi |
| 2025-07-07 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | 3.6 mi |
| 2025-07-07 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 7.4 mi |
| 2025-06-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 4.2 mi |
| 2025-06-16 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 6.3 mi |
| 2025-04-21 | Hail | 1.25" | 3.8 mi |
2025-08-09: “Personal weather station measured wind gust of 68 mph near 192nd and Harrison Street.”
2025-08-09: “A highly damaging swath of severe thunderstorm winds moved across Douglas County, Nebraska, predominantly impacting the western and northern parts of the county, including the Omaha metropolitan area on the morning on August 9th, 2025. ||The storm produced damaging wind gusts, with the highest being”
2025-08-09: “A damaging wind event swept across Washington County, Nebraska, during the morning hours of August 9th, 2025, with a path of damage extending from the southwest to the eastern portion of the county. Measured wind reports indicated damaging wind speeds, with a maximum measured gust of 86 miles per ho”
Disputing a claim at a King Lake 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.
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