◆ COLUMBUS, NE HAIL HISTORY · PLATTE COUNTY
Columbus, NE hail history & hail map
Columbus, Nebraska has had 10 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 3.00″ (Baseball). Most recent: Aug 8, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
10Hail events in the past 5 years
3.00″Largest recorded hail · Baseball
3.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Columbus, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Columbus
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 8, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Sep 17, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| May 19, 2025 | 3.00″ Baseball | Radar 1.25″ · 3 ground reports (max 3.00″) |
| Apr 17, 2025 | 0.70″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.70″) |
| Sep 23, 2023 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | Radar 0.75″ · 3 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
| May 12, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Jun 5, 2022 | 0.70″ Small | 2 ground reports (max 0.70″) |
| Mar 29, 2022 | 0.88″ Nickel | 2 ground reports (max 0.88″) |
| Dec 15, 2021 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 2 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Columbus (41.410, -97.330) or an NWS / CoCoRaHS hail report within 3 miles. Data window: NOAA MRMS radar hail swaths Oct 2021 – Nov 2026; NWS / NCEI Storm Events reports Nov 2024 – Jul 2026; CoCoRaHS volunteer reports Oct 2021 – present. Radar hail sizes are estimates, not ground truth; hail at any single address can differ.