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Kearney, NE Hail Reports

Last reported hail near Kearney, NE: Jun 11, 2026 — 1″ reported 0.4 mi W. Since then, radar has estimated hail up to 1.63″ over the area on 3 days, most recently Aug 14, 2026. 53 hail reports on 17 storm days within 10 miles of Kearney, NE since November 2020; radar detected hail over the area on 57 days since October 2020.

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Hail map for Kearney, NE

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Kearney populationpopulation
33.8K
Kearney householdshouseholds
13.6K

Largest hail on record near Kearney, NE

The biggest hail reported within 10 miles of Kearney, NE, as ground reports since November 2020. Each links to its day below.

  1. 2.5″July 22, 20232 reports, nearest 4.6 mi WSW
  2. 2″August 10, 20238 reports, nearest 1.4 mi ENE
  3. 1.75″August 18, 20225 reports, nearest 9.0 mi E
  4. 1.75″June 7, 20244 reports, nearest 5.8 mi NNE
  5. 1.75″April 29, 20223 reports, nearest 0.1 mi ENE

Hail near Kearney, NE, day by day

Every storm day with a hail report or a radar hail estimate within 10 miles of Kearney, NE, newest first. Open a day to see its individual reports.

Storm days within 10 miles of Kearney, NE: the largest and number of ground reports, the radar estimate, and the closest report
DateReported (largest)Reports (1.00″+)Radar estimateClosest reportStorm report
No report00.85″—
No report01.46″—
No report01.63″—
1″2 (2)2.43″0.4 mi W
Show 2 reports from Jun 11, 2026
Ground hail reports on Jun 11, 2026, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
3:23 AM CDT1″0.4 mi W
2:51 AM CDT1″9.3 mi NE
No report01.04″—
No report00.81″—
1″1 (1)2.76″5.2 mi NNE Full report for May 16, 2026
Show 1 report from May 16, 2026
Ground hail reports on May 16, 2026, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
7:03 PM CDT1″5.2 mi NNE
1.25″3 (2)1.83″0.6 mi S
Show 3 reports from Sep 9, 2025
Ground hail reports on Sep 9, 2025, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
12:51 AM CDT1″0.6 mi S
12:50 AM CDT1.25″1.6 mi NNE
12:50 AM CDT0.88″2.2 mi NNE
No report00.78″—
No report00.96″—
1.5″3 (3)1.23″0.1 mi ENE
Show 3 reports from Jul 16, 2025
Ground hail reports on Jul 16, 2025, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
1:15 AM CDT1.5″0.1 mi ENE
1:15 AM CDT1″0.4 mi W
12:35 AM CDT1″2.2 mi NNE
No report00.94″—
No report00.78″—
No report01.00″—
No report00.89″—
No report00.83″—
No report00.98″—
No report02.88″—
1.75″4 (4)2.65″5.8 mi NNE
Show 4 reports from Jun 7, 2024
Ground hail reports on Jun 7, 2024, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
8:00 PM CDT1″5.8 mi NNE
8:11 PM CDT1″5.8 mi NNE
8:14 PM CDT1.75″6.9 mi E
8:17 PM CDT1″8.3 mi N
No report01.15″—
No report01.13″—
No report00.92″—
No report01.11″—
No report00.79″—
0.88″1 (0)1.30″3.8 mi E
Show 1 report from Apr 16, 2024
Ground hail reports on Apr 16, 2024, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
2:48 AM CDT0.88″3.8 mi E
No report00.96″—
2″8 (7)1.23″1.4 mi ENE
Show 8 reports from Aug 10, 2023
Ground hail reports on Aug 10, 2023, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
5:25 PM CDT1.25″1.4 mi ENE
5:25 PM CDT1″1.6 mi NNE
5:25 PM CDT1″2.2 mi NNE
5:18 PM CDT2″2.9 mi NW
5:20 PM CDT1.25″4.6 mi NW
5:40 PM CDT1″6.2 mi ENE
5:18 PM CDT1.25″6.4 mi NW
5:02 PM CDT0.75″6.8 mi NNW
No report00.76″—
2.5″2 (2)1.80″4.6 mi WSW
Show 2 reports from Jul 22, 2023
Ground hail reports on Jul 22, 2023, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
4:28 PM CDT1.5″4.6 mi WSW
4:00 PM CDT2.5″7.4 mi W
No report00.93″—
No report01.26″—
No report00.83″—
No report01.11″—
No report00.80″—
1.25″1 (1)None stored10.0 mi WNW
Show 1 report from May 10, 2023
Ground hail reports on May 10, 2023, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
10:19 PM CDT1.25″10.0 mi WNW
1″1 (1)1.08″3.5 mi N
Show 1 report from May 6, 2023
Ground hail reports on May 6, 2023, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
12:28 AM CDT1″3.5 mi N
1.25″6 (5)1.87″0.4 mi W
Show 6 reports from May 5, 2023
Ground hail reports on May 5, 2023, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
10:14 PM CDT1″0.4 mi W
10:23 PM CDT1.25″0.6 mi E
10:19 PM CDT1″0.6 mi E
10:12 PM CDT1″1.2 mi SW
10:10 PM CDT0.75″1.2 mi SW
10:04 PM CDT1″5.5 mi S
No report00.86″—
No report00.89″—
1.75″5 (4)1.67″9.0 mi E Full report for Aug 18, 2022
Show 5 reports from Aug 18, 2022
Ground hail reports on Aug 18, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
6:12 PM CDT1.25″9.0 mi E
5:55 PM CDT0.75″9.3 mi NE
6:29 PM CDT1.75″9.4 mi ESE
6:13 PM CDT1″9.4 mi ENE
5:51 PM CDT1″9.7 mi NE
No report02.06″—
No report01.65″—
No report00.93″—
No report01.89″—
1.5″10 (10)3.07″0.1 mi ENE Full report for Jun 14, 2022
Show 10 reports from Jun 14, 2022
Ground hail reports on Jun 14, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
11:27 PM CDT1.25″0.1 mi ENE
11:30 PM CDT1.5″0.8 mi SW
11:34 PM CDT1″1.2 mi SW
11:41 PM CDT1.5″1.5 mi SSE
10:41 PM CDT1″5.9 mi NW
10:49 PM CDT1″6.3 mi N
10:42 PM CDT1.5″6.9 mi NW
10:46 PM CDT1″7.1 mi NW
10:40 PM CDT1.5″8.3 mi NW
10:35 PM CDT1″9.3 mi W
0.88″1 (0)1.74″1.5 mi NNW
Show 1 report from Jun 12, 2022
Ground hail reports on Jun 12, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
5:18 AM CDT0.88″1.5 mi NNW
No report00.80″—
1″1 (1)2.02″8.8 mi W
Show 1 report from Jun 6, 2022
Ground hail reports on Jun 6, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
7:45 PM CDT1″8.8 mi W
No report00.91″—
No report01.47″—
No report01.44″—
No report01.52″—
1.75″3 (2)1.33″0.1 mi ENE
Show 3 reports from Apr 29, 2022
Ground hail reports on Apr 29, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
5:11 PM CDT1.75″0.1 mi ENE
5:10 PM CDT1″0.8 mi SW
5:11 PM CDT0.88″1.7 mi NW
0.75″1 (0)1.30″9.3 mi NE
Show 1 report from Apr 21, 2022
Ground hail reports on Apr 21, 2022, nearest first
TimeSizeFrom Kearney, NERemark
11:23 PM CDT0.75″9.3 mi NE
No report01.63″—
No report01.33″—
No report00.80″—
No report00.77″—

Reported sizes are ground reports filed by trained spotters, the public and emergency managers. Radar estimates come from MESH radar analysis and are not measurements. Both are within 10 miles of Kearney, NE. Ground reports start Nov 24, 2020, so earlier days show "Not covered". Radar starts Oct 14, 2020. Report times are local to Kearney, NE.

Hail near Kearney, NE by year and month

By year
YearStorm daysReportsLargest reportedRadar max
2026731″2.76″
2025861.5″1.83″
20241051.75″2.88″
202312182.5″1.87″
202219211.75″3.07″
202120—0.80″
Storm days by month, all years
MonthStorm daysBar
January1
February0
March0
April7
May10
June17
July12
August6
September3
October2
November0
December0

Hail near Kearney, NE has been recorded most often in June: 17 of 58 storm days.

HailPing storm reports near Kearney, NE

Storms HailPing grouped and published as full reports (hail of 1.00 inch or larger), newest first. The day-by-day list above includes every report.

Hail events near Kearney, NE with date, maximum hail size, and report counts
Date Max hail Reports 1.00″+ Reports 1.75″+
Jun 11, 2026 2.75″ 5 5
Jun 11, 2026 2.75″ 5 2
May 16, 2026 3″ 4 2
Aug 18, 2022 1.75″ 12 3
Jun 14, 2022 1.75″ 13 1
Jun 7, 2022 3″ 9 8
May 17, 2022 3″ 11 3

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Recent hail storms near Kearney, NE

  1. — hail up to 2.75″

    Storm summary, June 11, 2026

    On Jun 11, 2026, hail was reported across the Bertrand, NE · Elm Creek, NE · Overton, NE area. Reports concentrated near Elm Creek, Bertrand, and Overton. The largest reported hailstone measured 2.75 inches. HailPing grouped 5 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Elm Creek, Bertrand, Overton

    5 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 5 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

  2. — hail up to 2.75″

    Storm summary, June 11, 2026

    On Jun 11, 2026, hail was reported across the Heartwell / Axtell / Kenesaw corridor. Reports concentrated near Heartwell, Kenesaw, Minden, and Axtell. The largest reported hailstone measured 2.75 inches. HailPing grouped 5 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Heartwell, Kenesaw, Minden, Axtell

    5 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 2 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

  3. — hail up to 3″

    Storm summary, May 16, 2026

    On May 16, 2026, hail was reported across the Kearney, NE · Miller, NE · Riverdale, NE area. Reports concentrated near Miller, Kearney, and Riverdale. The largest reported hailstone measured 3.00 inches. HailPing grouped 4 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Miller, Kearney, Riverdale

    4 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 2 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

  4. — hail up to 1.75″

    Storm summary, August 18, 2022

    On Aug 18, 2022, hail was reported across the Gibbon / Boelus / Rockville corridor. Reports concentrated near Gibbon, Boelus, Rockville, Ravenna, Shelton, and Minden. The largest reported hailstone measured 1.75 inches. HailPing grouped 12 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Gibbon, Boelus, Rockville, Ravenna, Shelton, Minden

    12 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 3 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

  5. — hail up to 1.75″

    Storm summary, June 14, 2022

    On Jun 14, 2022, hail was reported across the Riverdale / Kearney / Pleasanton corridor. Reports concentrated near Riverdale, Kearney, Pleasanton, and Odessa. The largest reported hailstone measured 1.75 inches. HailPing grouped 13 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Riverdale, Kearney, Pleasanton, Odessa

    13 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 1 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

  6. — hail up to 3″

    Storm summary, June 7, 2022

    On Jun 7, 2022, hail was reported across the Hazard / Ravenna / Wood River corridor. Reports concentrated near Hazard, Ravenna, Wood River, Poole, Cairo, and Shelton. The largest reported hailstone measured 3.00 inches. HailPing grouped 9 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Hazard, Ravenna, Wood River, Poole, Cairo, Shelton

    9 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 8 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

  7. — hail up to 3″

    Storm summary, May 17, 2022

    On May 17, 2022, hail was reported across the Ragan / Edison / Beaver City corridor. Reports concentrated near Ragan, Edison, Beaver City, Oxford, and Holdrege. The largest reported hailstone measured 3.00 inches. HailPing grouped 11 reports of 1.00 inches or larger into this storm event.

    Affected cities: Ragan, Edison, Beaver City, Oxford, Holdrege

    11 reports of 1.00"+ hail, 3 at 1.75"+. Read the full hail report

About hail in Kearney, NE

Kearney is home to 33,809 people and 13,579 households in Nebraska. Hail or a radar hail estimate came within 10 miles of Kearney, NE on 58 storm days across 2020–2026, an average of 10.2 a year over the full calendar years 2021–2025. June is the busiest month, with 17 of 58 storm days. The largest hail reported since November 2020 measured 2.5 inches on July 22, 2023.

How these figures are counted

Population and household figures are public census estimates for the city itself. Hail event counts and sizes come from reports HailPing has recorded, which may be delayed, incomplete, or later corrected — they are not confirmed hail damage or repair demand. Read the full HailPing Disclaimer

Common questions

When did it last hail in Kearney, NE?

The last reported hail within 10 miles of Kearney, NE was on June 11, 2026: hail up to 1 inch was reported, the nearest 0.4 mi W from Kearney, NE. Since then, radar has estimated hail up to 1.63″ over the area on 3 days, most recently Aug 14, 2026. 53 hail reports on 17 storm days within 10 miles of Kearney, NE since November 2020; radar detected hail over the area on 57 days since October 2020.

How big was the hail in Kearney, NE?

The largest hail reported within 10 miles of Kearney, NE on June 11, 2026 measured 1 inch. The largest hail reported near Kearney, NE since November 2020 measured 2.5 inches on July 22, 2023.

How many hail reports were there near Kearney, NE?

53 hail reports on 17 storm days within 10 miles of Kearney, NE since November 2020, of which 45 measured 1.00 inch or larger. Every day is listed on this page.

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