HailEvidence → Kearney, NE → 2026-05-16

Did it hail in Kearney, NE on May 16, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 1 hail report within 10 miles of Kearney, NE on May 16, 2026, with hail up to 1.00" (quarter size).

These are preliminary same-day SPC storm reports; the official Storm Events record for this date is compiled by NWS over the following weeks. This page updates when it lands.

1hail reports ≤ 10 mi

1.00"largest hail · quarter

13wind reports · max 74 mph

Every recorded report near Kearney on 2026-05-16

Distances are from the Kearney city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 14.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
0.2 mi	Wind	59 mph	00:00 UTC	Kearney, Buffalo	SPC · preliminary
0.2 mi	Wind	speed n/a	00:15 UTC	Kearney, Buffalo	SPC · preliminary
0.9 mi	Wind	65 mph	23:47 UTC	1 W Kearney, Buffalo	SPC · preliminary
1.3 mi	Wind	60 mph	23:48 UTC	1 N Kearney, Buffalo	SPC · preliminary
1.3 mi	Wind	60 mph	23:56 UTC	1 N Kearney, Buffalo	SPC · preliminary
1.8 mi	Wind	speed n/a	00:11 UTC	2 ENE Kearney, Buffalo	SPC · preliminary
2.3 mi	Wind	64 mph	00:03 UTC	2 NNE Kearney, Buffalo	SPC · preliminary
3.2 mi	Wind	speed n/a	23:52 UTC	3 NW Kearney, Buffalo	SPC · preliminary
3.8 mi	Wind	63 mph	03:31 UTC	Kearney Airport, Buffalo	SPC · preliminary
5 mi	Hail	1.00" (quarter)	00:03 UTC	5 NNE Kearney, Buffalo	SPC · preliminary
5.2 mi	Wind	70 mph	00:19 UTC	5 ENE Kearney, Buffalo	SPC · preliminary
6 mi	Wind	60 mph	03:31 UTC	6 ENE Kearney, Buffalo	SPC · preliminary
7.3 mi	Wind	74 mph	03:25 UTC	8 SE Kearney, Kearney	SPC · preliminary
7.7 mi	Wind	71 mph	03:24 UTC	8 ESE Kearney, Kearney	SPC · preliminary

0.2 mi, wind: “(GID)”

0.2 mi, wind: “Wind damage at Highway 10 and Avenue N in Kearney. There was an overturned pivot and fences blown down. (GID)”

0.9 mi, wind: “(GID)”

1.3 mi, wind: “(GID)”

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sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-06-12