◆ FAIRBURY, NE HAIL HISTORY · JEFFERSON COUNTY
Fairbury, NE hail history & hail map
Fairbury, Nebraska has had 7 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.50″ (Tennis Ball). Most recent: May 19, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
7Hail events in the past 5 years
2.50″Largest recorded hail · Tennis Ball
2.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.50″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Fairbury, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Fairbury
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 1.50″ |
| May 18, 2026 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 2 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| May 17, 2026 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | 1 ground report (max 1.75″) |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | Radar 0.75″ · 5 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
| Apr 2, 2025 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ · 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 2.50″ Tennis Ball | 4 ground reports (max 2.50″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Fairbury (40.140, -97.170) 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.