Furnas County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Has it hailed in Furnas County, Nebraska recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 19 hail reports with hail up to 2.5", among 43 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 24 high-wind reports with gusts up to 67 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Sep 4, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Furnas County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Furnas County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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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.
Friday, September 4, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 724 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Stamford, or 22 miles southwest of Holdrege, moving northeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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.”
“At 530 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles north of Almena, or 13 miles northeast of Norton, moving northeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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.”
- Hail 0.88" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 652 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation Area, or 23 miles southeast of Curtis, moving southeast at 30 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
- Hail 0.75" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, August 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 144 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Prairie View to Portis. Movement was north at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Kensington, Agra, Long Island, Gaylord, Harlan, and Cedar around 150 AM CDT.”
- Wind 55 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, August 15, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 113 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northwest of Hayes Center to Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation Area to near Loomis. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
“At 1223 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Arapahoe, or 27 miles north of Norton, moving northeast at 35 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Arapahoe around 1230 AM CDT.”
- Wind 50 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, August 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1206 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation Area to Hollinger to 7 miles north of Phillipsburg. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Wind 50 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1157 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles north of Gothenburg to near Johnson Lake to 6 miles south of Smithfield to near Edison. Movement was northeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Hail 0.25" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1216 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Elwood to near Hendley. Movement was east at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Elwood, Smithfield, and Johnson Lake around 1220 AM CDT. Edison around 1225 AM CDT.”
“At 621 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lexington to near Edison to near Norcatur. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Lexington, Beaver City, Edison, and Smithfield around 625 AM CDT.”
- Wind 55 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 2, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1142 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Stockville to 6 miles south of Indianola. Movement was east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Cambridge around 1155 PM CDT. Wilsonville around 1200 AM CDT.”
- Wind 55 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1002 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hollinger to 11 miles south of Harlan County Dam to near Gaylord. Movement was northeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
“At 937 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Norton to 7 miles north of Webster State Park. Movement was northeast 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 55 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1100 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Orleans, or 21 miles south of Holdrege, moving southeast at 35 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Orleans around 1105 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.88" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 552 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lebanon to Norton to 6 miles north of Bogue. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Hail 0.5" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 8, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 2.5"
“Quarter to ping pong ball sized hail started around 350pm... hail grew to around tennis ball size within last few mins. (GID)”
- Hail 2.5" 4 W Beaver City SPC verified report
- Hail 1" Beaver City SPC verified report
Friday, June 5, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 521 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Long Island, or 20 miles northwest of Phillipsburg, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
“At 520 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Long Island, or 20 miles northwest of Phillipsburg, moving east at 15 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near...”
- Hail 0.88" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 63 mph
“Personal Weather Station 0.6N of Oxford. (GID)”
“At 456 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Arapahoe, or 25 miles west of Holdrege, moving northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Bertrand.”
- Wind 63 mph 1 N Oxford SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.75", wind gusts up to 66 mph
“Delayed report via Facebook photo of hail southwest of Beaver City. Time and location details estimated from radar. (GID)”
“12 inch tree limb down...time estimated from radar. (GID)”
- Hail 1.75" 5 SW Beaver City SPC verified report
- Wind 66 mph 2 S Cambridge SPC verified report
- Hail 1.25" 1 E Cambridge SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Arapahoe SPC verified report
Friday, May 29, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 67 mph
“Personal Weather Station reports gust to 67mph. (GID)”
“At 1027 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Medicine Creek Reservoir State Recreation Area to near Hendley to 8 miles southeast of Wilsonville. Movement was northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 45 to 55 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 67 mph 5 NNW Oxford SPC verified report
- Hail 0.5" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 456 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Indianola, or 11 miles east of McCook, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Furnas County.”
“At 534 PM CDT, an automated weather station reported strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles north of Arapahoe to near Beaver City to 6 miles northwest of Norton. Movement was east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.5" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, March 21, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY INTO TONIGHT... WINDS...This afternoon into this evening, out of the south to southwest, sustained 10 to 20 MPH and gusting up to around 25 to 30 MPH. Then after midnight tonight into early Sunday morning, abruptly turning northerly behind a strong cold front and gusting at least 40 to 50 MPH.”
“WINDS...Today into this evening, out of the south to southwest...sustained 10 to 20 MPH and gusting 20 to 30 MPH. After midnight tonight night into early Sunday morning, abruptly turning northerly behind a strong cold front and gusting at least 40 to 50 MPH.”
- Wind 50 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Saturday into Early Sunday Morning... WINDS...On Saturday into Saturday evening, out of the south to southwest...sustained 10 to 20 MPH and gusting 20 to 30 MPH. After midnight Saturday night into early Sunday morning, abruptly turning northerly behind a strong cold front and gusting at least 40 to 50 MPH.”
- Wind 50 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...North to northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may damage trees. Localized power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
“WHAT...North-northwest winds sustained 30 to 40 MPH, and gusting 50 to 60 MPH. WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may damage trees. Localized power outages are possible. Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 65 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 58 mph 2 NNE Cambridge SPC verified report
Saturday, March 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Sustained north-northwest winds at least 30 to 40 MPH, with frequent gusts at least 50 to 60 MPH. WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could damage trees and power lines. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 60 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...North winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.”
- Wind 60 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 411 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Litchfield to near Bertrand to Cambridge. Movement was southeast at 50 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Wind 50 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... WINDS...Southwest turning more west through the afternoon. Sustained speeds of 20 to 30 MPH with gusts up to 50 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 10 to 25 percent. The lowest values between 10 and 15 percent are expected to occur across areas mainly west of Highway 281. IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly.”
- Wind 50 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, January 16, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“...Critical Fire Weather Conditions Likely Today... WINDS...Northwest 30 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 to 60 mph. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 25 to 30 percent. IMPACTS...Any fire that develops will spread quickly. Outdoor burning is not recommended.”
- Wind 60 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, December 18, 2025
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds sustained as high as 35 to 45 mph, with gusts 55 to 65 MPH. WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska. WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. IMPACTS...Very strong winds could cause damage to trees. Localized power outages are possible.”
- Wind 65 mph Furnas County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Furnas County, NE?
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 4, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 43 severe weather events in Furnas 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 Furnas County recently?
Yes — 19 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2.5" recorded. The hail map above shows where reports clustered; the storm log lists each day.
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