HailEvidence → hail history → Pickrell, NE
Pickrell, 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 Pickrell city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2023 | 6 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2022 | 10 | 5.00" (grapefruit) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2019 | 7 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2014 | 4 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2013 | 2 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2012 | 0 | — |
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
- 125 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 100 mph, most recent 2024-06-26.
- 20 tornado events, most recent 2024-05-06.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-26 | Thunderstorm Wind | 66 mph | 5.5 mi |
| 2024-05-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 68 mph | 4.7 mi |
| 2024-05-06 | Tornado | EF0 | 4.4 mi |
| 2024-04-22 | Hail | 1.50" | 7.9 mi |
| 2023-10-03 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 6.2 mi |
| 2023-08-11 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.7 mi |
| 2023-08-11 | Hail | 1.75" | 7 mi |
| 2023-08-11 | Hail | 1.00" | 5.1 mi |
| 2023-08-11 | Hail | 1.25" | 2.9 mi |
| 2023-08-11 | Hail | 1.00" | 3.3 mi |
2024-06-26: “A 66 miles per hour wind gust was measured by the AWOS station at the Beatrice Municipal Airport.”
2024-05-24: “A 68 miles per hour wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.”
2024-05-06: “This short-lived tornado damaged a cattle shed, a barn, and a covered porch of a home. Eyewitness reports and details are consistent with that of a short-lived tornado. This tornado had peak estimated wind speeds of 75 miles per hour. The tornado had a path width of 20 yards.”
Disputing a claim at a Pickrell 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