HailEvidence → hail history → Octavia, NE
Octavia, 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 Octavia city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 5 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2019 | 1 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2018 | 7 | 4.00" (softball) |
| 2017 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2014 | 7 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2013 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2012 | 3 | 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
- 87 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 86 mph, most recent 2025-07-15.
- 24 tornado events, most recent 2022-04-29.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 9.4 mi |
| 2025-07-15 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 5.9 mi |
| 2025-05-19 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 8.2 mi |
| 2025-05-19 | Hail | 1.25" | 7.2 mi |
| 2025-05-19 | Hail | 2.75" | 7.1 mi |
| 2025-05-19 | Hail | 1.50" | 9.5 mi |
| 2025-04-17 | Hail | 2.50" | 5.1 mi |
| 2025-04-01 | Thunderstorm Wind | 82 mph | 5.1 mi |
| 2024-08-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 5.1 mi |
| 2023-10-03 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 5 mi |
2025-07-15: “Law enforcement report of several trees uprooted and branches broken. Wind speed estimated at 60-65 mph along the outflow boundary of a thunderstorm.”
2025-07-15: “Mesonet measured wind gust of 60 mph along the outflow boundary of a thunderstorm.”
2025-05-19: “Trained spotter report of wind gusts estimated at 50 to 60 mph along with pea sized hail.”
Disputing a claim at a Octavia 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