◆ LINCOLN, NE HAIL HISTORY · LANCASTER COUNTY
Lincoln, NE hail history & hail map
Lincoln, Nebraska has had 9 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.50″ (Ping Pong Ball). Most recent: Apr 23, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
9Hail events in the past 5 years
1.50″Largest recorded hail · Ping Pong Ball
1.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.00″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Lincoln, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Lincoln
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 0.75″ · 6 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| Sep 9, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| May 31, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Mar 14, 2025 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | Radar 0.75″ · 3 ground reports (max 1.50″) |
| Jun 15, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| May 13, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Lincoln (40.820, -96.680) 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.