◆ PONCA, NE HAIL HISTORY · DIXON COUNTY
Ponca, NE hail history & hail map
Ponca, Nebraska has had 7 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.50″ (Ping Pong Ball). Most recent: May 18, 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
1.50″Largest recorded hail · Ping Pong Ball
1.50″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Ponca, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Ponca
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 1 ground report (max 1.50″) |
| Jun 3, 2025 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 1 ground report (max 1.50″) |
| Apr 18, 2025 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | 1 ground report (max 1.25″) |
| Aug 24, 2023 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.88″ Nickel | 1 ground report (max 0.88″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Ponca (42.580, -96.750) 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.