Omaha hail storm history
Douglas County·NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database·~75-day publication lag
Douglas County, home to Omaha, has experienced 5 documented hail events of 1 inch or larger over the past decade according to NOAA records. Omaha sits in the eastern Nebraska corridor where atmospheric conditions—Gulf moisture, the dryline, and the jet stream—interact to produce frequent severe thunderstorms capable of producing large hail.
Large hail in the Omaha area occurs most frequently during May and June, with secondary risk in April and July. The Omaha-Lincoln corridor is recognized as one of the highest-frequency large-hail zones in the United States, driven by supercell thunderstorms that develop when warm, moist air from the Gulf collides with dry continental air masses.
Annual frequency — last 10 years
When hail hits — monthly pattern
Avg events per month · all years · NOAA data
All recorded hail events
Of 185 recorded events, 72 (39%) reached 1.5" or larger — the threshold for likely functional damage on standard asphalt shingles.
Public estimated hail up to 1 inch in diameter, from mPING report.
Public report of hail measured at 1.25 in diameter at 680 and Blair High Road.
Storm chaser report measured up to 3 in diameter. Delayed report with the time estimated from radar.
Public report of hail measured up to 3.25 in diameter. Delayed report with the time estimated from r…
Report from mPING of 1 inch hail.
The office received a public report of ping-pong ball sized hail.
This is the start of a destructive swath of hail from a very slow moving supercell that impacted sou…
A swath of hail fell across eastern Douglas County. Hail sizes ranged from 1 to 3 inches in diameter…
Quarter sized hail was reported by media in west Omaha.
For the second time this day, quarter sized hail fell at the Omaha-Valley National Weather Service.
Public reported 1-inch hail via mPING.
Trained spotter reported 1-inch hail.
Broadcast Media relayed a report of 1.5-inch hail.
Public reported 1-inch hail via social media.
Public reported 1-inch hail.
Public reported 1-inch hail.
Public reported 1-inch hail at 108th and Fort.
Public reported 1.25 inch hail.
Public reported 1 inch hail via social media.
NWS Employee reported 1 inch hail.
Public reported 1 inch hail.
Public reported via social media, penny to quarter size hail.
NWS Employee sent in picture of hail the size of quarters.
Report from mping for 0.75 inch hail.
Public reported 1 inch hail near 240th and Q Streets.
Public called in report of 1.25 inch hail near the Millard area of Omaha.
Near 42nd and Interstate 80.
Ping pong ball size hail reported reported at Loves gas station in Valley,NE.
Ping-pong ball size hail was reported at 164th Street and Giles Road.
One inch hail was reported at 106th and Browne Streets in Omaha.
One and a half inch hail was measured at the NWS Omaha/Valley office. Most of the hail was up to 0.…
Quarter size hail reported in the Lake Zorinsky area.
Numerous reports of hail were received as this supercell tracked across western and then northern pa…
Hail fell at the National Weather Service office.
NOAA's Storm Events Database reports hail events based on trained spotter observations and public reports, which means smaller events or those in less-populated areas may be underrepresented in the historical record. Douglas County's documented count reflects reported events that meet the 1-inch threshold, but actual hail occurrence may be higher in areas with lower population density or fewer trained spotters. Current-year data is excluded from the annual frequency table until October, when NOAA's Storm Events Database has processed the full hail season accounting for the standard 75-day reporting lag.
NOAA Storm Events Database source