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Superior, 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 Superior city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 7 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2022 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 8 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 1 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2017 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2016 | 11 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2015 | 3 | 0.75" (penny) |
| 2014 | 1 | 0.88" (nickel) |
| 2013 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 4 | 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
- 84 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 90 mph, most recent 2025-08-09.
- 29 tornado events, most recent 2019-05-27.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | 9.7 mi |
| 2025-08-09 | Thunderstorm Wind | 90 mph | 2.4 mi |
| 2024-05-03 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 8.9 mi |
| 2024-05-02 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | 2 mi |
| 2024-04-16 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 10 mi |
| 2023-09-21 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 7 mi |
| 2023-08-25 | Hail | 1.00" | 6.8 mi |
| 2023-08-10 | Hail | 1.50" | 6.8 mi |
| 2023-08-10 | Hail | 2.50" | 7.5 mi |
| 2023-07-28 | Hail | 1.50" | 7 mi |
2025-08-09: “A wind gust of 90 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located 7 miles northeast of Burr Oak.”
2025-08-09: “A swath of wind with gusts estimated to be as high as 90 MPH swept through the southeastern portion of Nuckolls County. Peak measured gusts included the following: 73 MPH, measured by a mesonet station located one mile west-northwest of Ruskin; 67 MPH, measured by a mesonet station located in Ruskin”
2024-05-03: “Wind gusts estimated to be near 65 MPH resulted in a truck and livestock trailer being tipped over at the junction of Highway 136 and Highway 14.”
Disputing a claim at a Superior 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