Kearney County Storm Activity
Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Kearney County, Nebraska recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 19 hail reports with hail up to 2.75", among 53 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 34 high-wind reports with gusts up to 85 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in August 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Kearney County
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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.
Thursday, July 30, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1026 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Heartwell to near Hildreth to near Ragan. Movement was southeast at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
“At 958 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Gibbon to near Odessa to Loomis. Movement was east at 40 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Hail 0.25" Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 856 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near St. Libory to near Kearney. Movement was southeast 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... Grand Island, Gibbon, Wood River, Shelton, and Alda around 900 PM CDT.”
- Wind 50 mph Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1237 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Overton to near Holdrege to near Oxford. 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Holdrege and Atlanta around 1240 AM CDT. Funk and Ragan around 1245 AM CDT.”
“At 124 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hazard to near Gibbon to near Upland. Movement was east at 45 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. Locations impacted include...”
- Wind 50 mph Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1209 AM CDT, automated weather stations reported gusty showers along a line extending from near Ravenna to 7 miles north of Funk to near Huntley. Movement was northeast at 40 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1029 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Hildreth to near Riverton. 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 1106 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Odessa to near Holstein to near Rosemont. 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 Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 29, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 58 mph
- Wind 58 mph 1 W Heartwell SPC verified report
Saturday, June 20, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1212 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Doniphan to near Wood River to 6 miles northwest of Kenesaw. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 mph and hail up to half inch size, but mostly smaller. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Hail 0.5" Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 2.75"
“Report with Picture on Facebook. Time estimated from Radar. (GID)”
“Report from Facebook. Time estimated from radar. (GID)”
- Hail 2.75" 7 NE Minden SPC verified report
- Hail 1.75" 1 ENE Axtell SPC verified report
- Hail 1.5" Heartwell SPC verified report
Monday, June 8, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 85 mph
“Several large trees and power poles knocked down around the El Charman lake. (GID)”
“Tree damage reported via social media. (GID)”
- Wind 85 mph 1 W Heartwell SPC verified report
- Wind 80 mph 2 ESE Axtell SPC verified report
- Wind 63 mph 3 N Upland SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 7 NW Heartwell SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Minden SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 225 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Holdrege to near Wilcox to near Ragan. Movement was east at 15 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
“At 219 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Cairo to near Juniata to near Campbell. Movement was northeast at 25 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 0.75" Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 29, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1150 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Overton to 8 miles northwest of Funk to near Holdrege. Movement was northeast at 30 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.”
“Power pole down along Highway 74 about 5 miles east of Minden. (GID)”
- Hail 0.5" Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 4 WNW Norman SPC verified report
Sunday, May 24, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 526 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Pleasanton to 6 miles northeast of Kearney to 6 miles northwest of Heartwell to Hildreth to near Republican City. Movement was east at 35 mph. Multiple wind gusts near 50 MPH have been reported with this line of storms. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph.”
“At 439 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Elm Creek to near Funk to 6 miles southwest of Stamford. Movement was east at 35 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 MPH have been observed on the leading edge of this line of thunderstorms. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
- Wind 50 mph Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 657 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Odessa to near Hildreth to near Bloomington to 9 miles south of Naponee to Phillipsburg. Movement was east at 35 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 617 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Bertrand to near Atlanta to near Woodruff to 7 miles south of Almena. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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.”
- Wind 50 mph Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 458 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Shelton to 6 miles north of Kenesaw to near Minden. Movement was east 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
“At 426 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kearney, moving northeast 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Kearney around 430 AM CDT. Gibbon around 445 AM CDT.”
- Hail 0.75" Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 15, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 74 mph
“Multiple reports of significant wind damage in and around Minden. Time estimated from radar and nearby observations. (GID)”
- Wind 74 mph 8 SE Kearney SPC verified report
- Wind 63 mph 1 SW Axtell SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 1 SSE Minden SPC verified report
Saturday, April 25, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1244 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Heartwell to near Campbell. Movement was northeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Strong thunderstorms will be near... Kenesaw and Holstein around 1250 PM CDT. Roseland around 1255 PM CDT.”
“At 1211 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Norman, or 20 miles southeast of Kearney, moving northeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Heartwell and Norman around 1215 PM CDT. Kenesaw around 1225 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this storm include Prosser.”
- Hail 0.88" Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers over Holstein, or 17 miles southwest of Hastings, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Roseland around 605 PM CDT. Ayr around 615 PM CDT.”
- Wind 50 mph Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 508 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Axtell, or 14 miles south of Kearney, moving northeast 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Minden around 515 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.88" Kearney 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 Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Kearney 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 Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, March 15, 2026
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 Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
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 Kearney 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 Kearney 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 Kearney 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 Kearney 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 Kearney County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Kearney County, NE?
The most recent recorded event was in August 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 53 severe weather events in Kearney County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Has there been hail in Kearney County recently?
Yes — 19 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2.75" recorded.
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