Boyd County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 2, 2026
Boyd County, Nebraska has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 42 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 19 hail reports with hail up to 1" and 22 high-wind reports with gusts up to 77 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Sep 7, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Boyd County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Boyd County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Storm exposure for an address in Boyd County
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Storm log — the official record, day by day
Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
Monday, September 7, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 71 mph, 1 tornado report
“Storm chaser confirmed tornado. Approximated location. (LBF)”
“50 to 60 mph wind gusts along with nickel sized hail. (LBF)”
- Tornado Tornado 4 ENE Spencer SPC verified report
- Wind 71 mph 6 W Butte SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph 1 ENE Butte SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph 3 WSW Gross SPC verified report
Saturday, September 5, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 538 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles south of Lynch, or 19 miles northeast of O'Neill, moving northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.75" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, September 3, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 836 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles west of Naper to 12 miles north of Stuart. Movement was east at 60 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Butte, Naper, Gross, Anoka, Nets Peak, Mills, and Brocksburg.”
“At 1118 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bassett, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Bassett, Stuart, Newport, and Mariaville.”
- Wind 50 mph Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports · 6 NWS warnings — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Estimated 50 - 60 mph wind gusts. Time estimated from radar. (LBF)”
“Mostly peas to nickels but largest was quarters. Time estimated from radar. (LBF)”
- Wind 60 mph 2 S Monowi SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 2 NNE Anoka SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" 3 ESE Naper SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, August 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 821 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southwest of Lynch, or 12 miles southeast of Spencer, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Hail 0.88" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 720 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Springview, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Springview, Burton, Nets Peak, Mills, Brocksburg, and Mariaville.”
- Hail 0.75" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 62 mph
“Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 12 SE Mills. (LBF)”
- Wind 62 mph 12 SE Mills SPC verified report
Friday, August 7, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 316 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Spencer, moving southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Holt and eastern Boyd Counties, including the following locations...”
“At 248 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bonesteel, or 13 miles northwest of Spencer, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.75" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 30, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 443 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 14 miles east of Wewela to 9 miles southeast of Springview to near Ainsworth. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.75" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, July 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 710 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Butte, or near Spencer, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 620 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles southwest of Herrick to 8 miles east of Springview to 9 miles north of Johnstown. Movement was east at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 77 mph
“At 1253 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northeast of Chambers to near Clearwater. Movement was northeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
“At 100 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 14 miles west of Naper to 10 miles northeast of Johnstown. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 77 mph 2 W Naper SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 75 mph
- Wind 75 mph 2 W Naper SPC verified report
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1240 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles north of Page to 8 miles southwest of Lynch to near Stuart. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, May 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 545 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Newport, or 15 miles east of Bassett, moving east-northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Stuart and Dustin.”
- Hail 0.75" Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 17, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 77 mph
- Wind 77 mph 2 SE Spencer SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph 2 ESE Naper SPC verified report
Sunday, March 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...High winds combined with falling snow may create reduced visibility. Any additional fire starts may rapidly spread. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 65 mph Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...From 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening to 7 PM CDT /6 PM MDT/ Sunday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected.”
“WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. WHERE...Boyd and Holt Counties. WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles primarily on east-west routes.”
- Wind 65 mph Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 12, 2026
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...A portion of north central Nebraska. WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 3 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Any fire starts may rapidly spread.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...Boyd, Garfield, Holt, and Wheeler Counties. WHEN...Until 3 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Any fire starts may rapidly spread.”
- Wind 65 mph Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 55 mph expected. WHERE...A portion of north central Nebraska. WHEN...From 7 PM Thursday to 3 AM CDT Friday. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Any fire starts may rapidly spread.”
- Wind 55 mph Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 70 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 40 to 50 mph with gusts up to 70 mph. WHERE...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...Until 6 PM CST /5 PM MST/ this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds will blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are expected. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 70 mph Boyd County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Boyd County, NE?
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 7, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 42 severe weather events in Boyd County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Did it hail in Boyd County recently?
Yes — 19 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 1" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Boyd County?
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