HailEvidence → hail history → Mead, NE
Mead, 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 Mead city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2024 | 4 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2023 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2022 | 4 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2021 | 6 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2020 | 3 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2019 | 6 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2018 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2017 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2016 | 7 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2015 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2014 | 5 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2013 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2012 | 5 | 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
- 138 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 100 mph, most recent 2025-09-14.
- 20 tornado events, most recent 2024-05-21.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-16 | Hail | 0.75" | 7.3 mi |
| 2025-09-14 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 6.9 mi |
| 2025-08-09 | Thunderstorm Wind | 100 mph | 8.6 mi |
| 2025-07-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 7.8 mi |
| 2025-07-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 62 mph | 6 mi |
| 2025-07-07 | Thunderstorm Wind | 61 mph | 9 mi |
| 2025-06-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 9 mi |
| 2025-06-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 9 mi |
| 2025-06-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 58 mph | 7.6 mi |
| 2025-04-21 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.2 mi |
2025-09-16: “Trained spotter report of hail measured up to penny sized.”
2025-09-14: “Amateur radio report of wind gusts estimated up to 60 mph.”
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”
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