Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Has it hailed in Keith County, Nebraska recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 63 hail reports with hail up to 2.5", among 110 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 47 high-wind reports with gusts up to 85 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was in September 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Keith County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
Storm activity from the last 30 days is summarized at the county level on this page. Exact locations, radar snapshots, and official warning boundaries for recent events are available with a free account.
See the specifics — free →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.
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 657 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lodgepole to near Chappell to 8 miles northeast of Sixteen-Mile Corner. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Outflow winds will be well in advance of precipitation. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects.”
“At 750 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Lisco, or 10 miles northwest of Oshkosh, moving east at 35 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.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 711 PM CDT/611 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Roscoe, or 13 miles southeast of Ogallala, moving east at 20 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... Wallace.”
“At 402 PM CDT/302 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 14 miles northeast of Keystone, or 17 miles southeast of Arthur, moving east at 20 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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 755 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles east of Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge to 8 miles northeast of Oshkosh to 9 miles south of Lisco. Movement was southeast 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.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 445 AM CDT/345 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles south of Roscoe, or 11 miles southeast of Ogallala, moving east 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. Locations impacted include... Paxton and Madrid.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 647 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles northwest of Barton to near Chappell to 7 miles north of Sixteen-Mile Corner. Movement was east at 20 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.”
“At 1229 AM CDT/1129 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Roscoe to 11 miles southwest of Grant. 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. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 1004 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of Oshkosh to near Barton. Movement was east at 30 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...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 631 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Oshkosh, moving east at 20 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...”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 2.5"
“At 449 PM CDT/349 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Paxton, or 23 miles east of Ogallala, moving southeast at 15 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Perkins, southeastern Keith and west central Lincoln Counties.”
“At 339 PM CDT/239 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Paxton, or 18 miles east of Ogallala, moving southeast at 10 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Paxton and Sarben. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 141 and 155.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 257 AM CDT/157 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Chappell to 8 miles northwest of Madrid to 8 miles east of Hayes Center. Movement was northeast at 20 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 203 AM CDT/103 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Amherst to 7 miles east of Palisade. Movement was 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. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 300 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sidney to 7 miles southwest of Lodgepole to near Sedgwick. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 131 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Big Springs, moving 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 1112 PM CDT/1012 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong outflow winds along a line extending from 17 miles north of Sutherland to near Sarben to 8 miles southeast of Paxton. Movement was northeast at 60 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 957 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Venango, or 17 miles east of Holyoke, 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...”
4 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 85 mph
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 553 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Lemoyne, or 13 miles northeast of Big Springs, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Ogallala, Lemoyne, Eagle Gulch Campground, and Lake View Campground. This includes the following highways...”
“At 527 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Ogallala, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Ogallala, Brule, Keystone, Roscoe, Kingsley Dam, Nevens, Broganville, and Lake View Campground. This includes the following highways... Highway 61 between mile markers 84 and 102.”
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.75"
“Delayed report via social media. Time estimated from radar. (LBF)”
“Very heavy rain with hail ranging from peas to quarters. Time estimated from radar. (LBF)”
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 61 mph
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1", wind gusts up to 81 mph
“Heavy damage to structures at this location along with overturned pivots. (LBF)”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 631 AM CDT/531 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles north of Madrid, or 13 miles northeast of Grant, moving northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Paxton, Sarben, and Nevens. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 136 and 154.”
“At 634 PM CDT/534 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Madrid, or 10 miles east of Grant, 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. Locations impacted include... Paxton, Madrid, Elsie, and Broganville.”
8 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 641 AM CDT/541 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Roscoe to near Grant. Movement was northeast at 25 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. Locations impacted include...”
“At 445 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Brule, west of Ogallala, moving east at 25 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. Locations impacted include... Ogallala, Brule, and Roscoe. This includes the following highways...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 541 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles south of Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge to near Chappell. Movement was east at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 924 PM CDT/824 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15 miles north of Sarben, or 21 miles southeast of Arthur, moving northeast at 35 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 840 PM CDT/740 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Ogallala to Madrid to 8 miles northeast of Wauneta. Movement was east 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. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 72 mph
“At 435 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles southwest of Arthur, moving north at 15 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... Arthur, Velma, Haythorn Lake, and McKeag.”
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 61 mph
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 1027 PM CDT/927 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Paxton, or 18 miles southeast of Ogallala, moving northeast at 25 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... Paxton and Sarben.”
“At 952 PM CDT/852 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Roscoe, or 12 miles east of Ogallala, moving northeast at 15 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... Paxton, Sarben, Nevens, and Broganville.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 253 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Lemoyne, or 8 miles north of Ogallala, moving east at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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. Locations impacted include...”
“At 433 PM CDT/333 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Paxton, or 24 miles east of Ogallala, moving east at 30 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 329 AM CDT/229 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sutherland to 6 miles southeast of Paxton. Movement was northeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Penny size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 646 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 13 miles northwest of Arthur to near Lamar. Movement was southeast at 30 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 218 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Oshkosh, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include...”
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.”
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...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles primarily on east-west routes.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...North winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. WHERE...Portions of central, north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...From Sunday morning through Sunday evening. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Any fire starts may rapidly spread.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Any fire starts may rapidly spread.”
“WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...From 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ this morning to 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Any fire starts may rapidly spread.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 65 mph
“WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...From 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ to 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ Thursday. IMPACTS...Travel will be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Any fire starts may rapidly spread.”
“WHAT...West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. WHERE...Portions of north central, panhandle, southwest, and west central Nebraska. WHEN...From 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ to 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ Thursday. IMPACTS...Damaging winds may blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 159 PM CST/1259 PM MST/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 12 miles south of Swan Lake to 7 miles southwest of Oshkosh. Movement was southeast 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... Lewellen around 105 PM MST.”
“At 120 PM CST/1220 PM MST/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 15 miles south of Ashby to near Northport. Movement was southeast at 45 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...”
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.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“Scattered showers will will quickly move west to east across the area through the evening. Brief west to northwest wind gusts to 55 mph will be possible in and near the showers. A lightning strike or two cannot be ruled out. Be prepaired for sudden wind gusts through the evening.”
“Scattered showers will will quickly move east to west across the area through the evening. Brief west to northwest wind gusts to 55 mph will be possible in and near thew showers. Be prepaired for sudden wind gusts through the evening.”
4 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.5"
“Half dollar size hail relayed from local media just east of Roscoe on I-80.. (LBF)”
“Caller also reports torrential rainfall. (LBF)”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 110 severe weather events in Keith County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 63 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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