◆ SIDNEY, NE HAIL HISTORY · CHEYENNE COUNTY
Sidney, NE hail history & hail map
Sidney, Nebraska has had 20 hail events in the past 5 years, with hail up to 2.00″ (Golf Ball). Most recent: Jun 9, 2026. Free hail map, storm dates and NWS/CoCoRaHS reports.
✓ Data compiled by a degreed meteorologist from NOAA & NWS sources
20Hail events in the past 5 years
2.00″Largest recorded hail · Golf Ball
2.00″Largest ground report (within 3 mi)
1.75″Largest radar-estimated hail

Radar hail swaths (NOAA MRMS MESH) in the past 5 years over Sidney, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Sidney
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| May 16, 2026 | 1.00″ Quarter | 2 ground reports (max 1.00″) |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 0.50″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.50″) |
| Jun 13, 2025 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| May 23, 2025 | 0.75″ Penny | Radar 0.75″ |
| May 22, 2025 | 0.38″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.38″) |
| May 18, 2025 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | 4 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| May 14, 2025 | 0.10″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.10″) |
| Aug 10, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ · 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| Jun 29, 2023 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | 6 ground reports (max 1.75″) |
| Jun 27, 2023 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.25″ · 2 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 1 ground report (max 1.50″) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 2.00″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.00″ · 3 ground reports (max 2.00″) |
| May 28, 2023 | 0.25″ Small | 1 ground report (max 0.25″) |
| May 11, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| May 10, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | 1 ground report (max 1.00″) |
| May 5, 2023 | 0.50″ Small | 2 ground reports (max 0.50″) |
| Jun 15, 2022 | 0.75″ Penny | 1 ground report (max 0.75″) |
| Jun 7, 2022 | 1.75″ Golf Ball | Radar 1.75″ · 2 ground reports (max 1.25″) |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Sidney (41.130, -102.980) 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.