◆ GATES, NE HAIL HISTORY · CUSTER COUNTY
Gates, NE hail history & hail map
Gates, Nebraska has had 6 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.25″ (Golf Ball). Most recent: Jul 30, 2025. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
6Hail events in the past 5 years
2.25″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
1.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
2.25″Largest radar-estimated hail

Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Gates, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Gates
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2025 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| Jul 27, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 2.25″ Golf Ball | Radar 2.25″ · 1 ground report (max 1.50″) |
| Jul 16, 2024 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 1 ground report (max 1.25″) |
| Jul 17, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| Jul 11, 2022 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Gates (41.650, -99.590) 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.