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Valparaiso, 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 Valparaiso city centroid, 1950 to present.
Hail by year — last 15 years
| Year | Hail events ≤ 10 mi | Largest hail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 4 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2024 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2023 | 3 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2022 | 8 | 3.50" (tea cup) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 4 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1.25" (half dollar) |
| 2016 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 7 | 3.50" (tea cup) |
| 2013 | 3 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2012 | 7 | 1.50" (ping pong 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
- 52 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 96 mph, most recent 2025-08-09.
- 13 tornado events, most recent 2024-05-21.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-08-09 | Thunderstorm Wind | 96 mph | 5.7 mi |
| 2025-04-17 | Hail | 1.00" | 8.8 mi |
| 2025-04-17 | Hail | 1.50" | 8.8 mi |
| 2025-04-17 | Hail | 2.00" | 6.8 mi |
| 2025-04-17 | Hail | 2.00" | 4.9 mi |
| 2024-07-31 | Thunderstorm Wind | 59 mph | 5.9 mi |
| 2024-06-07 | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | 7.3 mi |
| 2024-06-02 | Thunderstorm Wind | 60 mph | 2.9 mi |
| 2024-05-21 | Tornado | EF0 | 9.5 mi |
| 2024-05-21 | Thunderstorm Wind | 75 mph | 5 mi |
2025-08-09: “A severe thunderstorm moved across the southeast portion of Saunders County, Nebraska, generating a swath of damaging straight-line winds on the morning of August 9th, 2025. The strongest reported wind was an estimated gust of 95 mph from an emergency manager in Ithaca at 04:40 CST, associated with ”
2025-04-17: “Public report of hail estimated up to 1 in diameter.”
2025-04-17: “NWS employee report of hail estimated up to 1.5 in diameter.”
Disputing a claim at a Valparaiso 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