HailEvidence → Ord, NE → 2026-08-17

Did it hail in Ord, NE on August 17, 2026?

Yes — NWS storm reports document 1 hail report within 10 miles of Ord, NE on August 17, 2026, with hail up to 2.00" (hen egg 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

2.00"largest hail · hen egg

6wind reports · max 90 mph

Every recorded report near Ord on 2026-08-17

Distances are from the Ord city centroid. Times as recorded by the source (SPC reports are UTC). Showing the nearest 7.

Distance	Type	Size / speed	Time	Reported near	Source
0.6 mi	Hail	2.00" (hen egg)	02:12 UTC	Ord, Valley	SPC · preliminary
0.6 mi	Wind	speed n/a	02:02 UTC	Ord, Valley	SPC · preliminary
2 mi	Wind	58 mph	01:52 UTC	2 NW Ord, Valley	SPC · preliminary
2 mi	Wind	71 mph	02:00 UTC	Ord Airport, Valley	SPC · preliminary
2 mi	Wind	90 mph	02:01 UTC	1 NW Ord, Valley	SPC · preliminary
2 mi	Wind	81 mph	02:04 UTC	2 NW Ord, Valley	SPC · preliminary
9.4 mi	Wind	speed n/a	01:45 UTC	1 SE Fort Hartsuff Stat, Valley	SPC · preliminary

0.6 mi, hail: “Report of 2 inch hail from Facebook. Time estimated from storm reports in area. (GID)”

0.6 mi, wind: “Collapsed silo and widespread tree damage. Report from Facebook. (GID)”

2 mi, wind: “Nebraska Mesonet. (GID)”

2 mi, wind: “KODX. (GID)”

2 mi, wind: “Corrects previous non-tstm wnd gst report from 1 NW Ord. ASOS station KODX Ord Airport. (GID)”

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Other places hit on August 17, 2026

Elyria, NE Burwell, NE Brule, NE Ogallala, NE Roscoe, NE Keystone, NE Martin, NE Lemoyne, NE Chambers, NE Elba, NE

NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure.

sources: NOAA SPC page updated 2026-08-18