◆ STEELE CITY, NE HAIL HISTORY · JEFFERSON COUNTY
Steele City, NE hail history & hail map
Steele City, Nebraska has had 4 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
4Hail 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 Steele City, shaded by hail size; blue dots are ground reports.
Recent hail storm dates in Steele City
| Date | Peak hail | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | 1.25″ Half Dollar | Radar 1.25″ |
| Mar 7, 2026 | 1.50″ Ping Pong Ball | 1 ground report (max 1.50″) |
| Sep 9, 2025 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.00″ Quarter | Radar 1.00″ |
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Events count days with NOAA MRMS radar hail over Steele City (40.040, -97.020) 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.