HailEvidence → hail history → Wilber, NE
Wilber, 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 Wilber 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 | 1 | 1.50" (ping pong ball) |
| 2022 | 6 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2021 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | 1.00" (quarter) |
| 2019 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 7 | 2.00" (hen egg) |
| 2016 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2015 | 2 | 1.75" (golf ball) |
| 2014 | 4 | 2.50" (tennis ball) |
| 2013 | 5 | 2.75" (baseball) |
| 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
- 70 thunderstorm-wind events, strongest 104 mph, most recent 2024-05-24.
- 15 tornado events, most recent 2004-05-22.
Most recent recorded events
| Date | Type | Magnitude | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 81 mph | 0.8 mi |
| 2024-05-24 | Thunderstorm Wind | 63 mph | 9.5 mi |
| 2023-08-11 | Hail | 1.50" | 6.9 mi |
| 2022-10-11 | Thunderstorm Wind | 70 mph | 9.6 mi |
| 2022-06-16 | Hail | 1.00" | 5.6 mi |
| 2022-06-11 | Hail | 1.25" | 9.7 mi |
| 2022-06-07 | Hail | 1.00" | 5 mi |
| 2022-05-12 | Hail | 2.50" | 6.1 mi |
| 2022-05-12 | Hail | 1.75" | 7.1 mi |
| 2022-05-12 | Hail | 1.00" | 9.2 mi |
2024-05-24: “Straight-line winds that impacted the town of Wilbur just after 2 AM the morning of 5/24 resulted in shingles torn off of a roof and widespread tree damage in the town.”
2024-05-24: “A 63 miles per hour wind gust was recorded on a personal weather station.”
2023-08-11: “Public reported 1.5-inch hail.”
Disputing a claim at a Wilber 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