◆ SHELBY, NE HAIL HISTORY · POLK COUNTY
Shelby, NE hail history & hail map
Shelby, Nebraska has had 6 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 1.75″ (Golf Ball). Most recent: Aug 18, 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
1.75″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
1.75″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.25″Largest radar-estimated hail
Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Shelby, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Shelby
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2025 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 0.75″ · 2 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Jun 17, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Jul 4, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 0.75″ · 3 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 17, 2022 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| Jun 15, 2022 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 0.75″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Shelby (41.200, -97.430) 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.