HailEvidence → hail history → Rockville, NE
Rockville, 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 Rockville city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2024 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2023 | 2 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 2022 | 6 | 4.00" (softball) |
| 2021 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 4 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2018 | 2 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2017 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2016 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2015 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2014 | 10 | 3.00" (tea cup) |
| 2013 | 3 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2012 | 4 | 1.00" (quarter) |
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
- 43 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 102 mph, most recent 2025-05-18.
- 31 tornado events, most recent 2024-04-26.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-18 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 8 mi |
| 2025-04-01 | Hail | 1.00" | 7.4 mi |
| 2025-04-01 | Hail | 1.00" | 4.3 mi |
| 2024-06-29 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 7.7 mi |
| 2024-06-07 | Hail | 1.00" | 7.4 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Tornado | EF1 | 7.2 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Hail | 1.25" | 7.9 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Hail | 0.88" | 5.9 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Tornado | EF1 | 5.6 mi |
| 2024-04-26 | Tornado | EF1 | 1.6 mi |
2025-05-18: “A wind gust of 65 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located six miles southwest of Boelus.”
2024-06-29: “Wind gusts estimated to be near 65 MPH resulted in tree damage and downed power lines in Ravenna. Wind was accompanied by pea to dime size hail.”
2024-04-26: “This tornado was the first tornado of the day, starting east-southeast of Ravenna in Buffalo County and ending north of Ravenna in Sherman County. Damage started at an ethanol plant east of Ravenna, where minor damage occurred on a catwalk. The tornado moved north-northwest during its life cycle. Th”
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