◆ MC COOK, NE HAIL HISTORY · RED WILLOW COUNTY
Mc Cook, NE hail history & hail map
Mc Cook, Nebraska has had 16 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 4.00″ (Softball). Most recent: Aug 26, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
16Hail events in the past 5 years
4.00″Largest recorded hail · Softball
4.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
2.50″Largest radar-estimated hail

Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Mc Cook, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Mc Cook
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | Radar 2.00″ · 5 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
| Sep 16, 2025 | 3.50″ Baseball | Radar 2.50″ · 16 ground reports (max 3.50″) |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jul 23, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 3.80″ Baseball | 5 ground reports (max 3.80″) |
| Jun 16, 2024 | 0.70″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.70″) |
| Jun 15, 2024 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| May 24, 2024 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.00″ · 3 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
| Apr 26, 2024 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.50″ · 3 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 0.88″ Nickel | 3 ground reports (max 0.88″) |
| May 5, 2023 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Oct 7, 2022 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Jun 6, 2022 | 4.00″ Softball | 3 ground reports (max 4.00″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Mc Cook (40.180, -100.650) 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.