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Milford, 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 Milford city centroid, 1950 to present.

143hail events since 1950
87≥ 1.00" (quarter) or larger
4.00"largest on record · 1958-06-04
2025-08-22most recent hail event

Hail by year — last 15 years

YearHail events ≤ 10 miLargest hail
2026 0
2025 2 1.00" (quarter)
2024 0
2023 2 1.25" (half dollar)
2022 9 3.00" (tea cup)
2021 2 1.50" (ping pong ball)
2020 0
2019 1 1.00" (quarter)
2018 0
2017 6 2.00" (hen egg)
2016 1 0.75" (penny)
2015 2 1.00" (quarter)
2014 6 1.75" (golf ball)
2013 0
2012 6 1.25" (half dollar)

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

Most recent recorded events

DateTypeMagnitudeDistance
2025-08-22 Thunderstorm Wind 81 mph 9 mi
2025-08-22 Hail 1.00" 6.3 mi
2025-08-22 Hail 0.88" 6.3 mi
2025-08-09 Thunderstorm Wind 76 mph 8.1 mi
2025-08-09 Thunderstorm Wind 75 mph 9.8 mi
2025-06-16 Thunderstorm Wind 61 mph 7.5 mi
2024-07-02 Thunderstorm Wind 58 mph 8.5 mi
2024-06-26 Thunderstorm Wind 63 mph 2.2 mi
2024-05-24 Thunderstorm Wind 60 mph 9.4 mi
2024-05-24 Thunderstorm Wind 66 mph 3.8 mi

2025-08-22: “Delayed report from emergency management of roof damage to several structures in Dorchester, NE. Time estimated from radar. Wind speeds were estimated at 80 mph.”

2025-08-22: “Trained spotter report of hail measured at 1 inch in diameter.”

2025-08-22: “Trained spotter report of hail measured at 0.88 inches in diameter.”

Disputing a claim at a Milford 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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NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events computed 2026-06-12