Wind, hail, and tornado activity from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 180 days · Updated Sep 11, 2026
Has it hailed in Morrill County, Nebraska recently? Official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records say yes: 90 hail reports with hail up to 3", among 126 severe weather events logged here in the last 180 days, together with 36 high-wind reports with gusts up to 80 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.
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.
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 314 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Kilpatrick Lake, or 17 miles southwest of Alliance, moving east at 20 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 — hail up to 0.25"
“At 353 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles south of Broadwater, or 25 miles north of Sidney, moving east at 30 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... Broadwater.”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5"
“At 608 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Minatare, or 11 miles east of Scottsbluff, 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 554 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles northwest of Kilpatrick Lake, or 25 miles west of Alliance, 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... Kilpatrick Lake.”
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 64 mph
“Measured gust at a personal weather station. (CYS)”
“Trained spotter noted numerous tree branches down along the road between 3 miles and 8 miles north of Bridgeport. Diameter of largest tree limb downed was estimated to (CYS)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 926 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Bridgeport State Recreation Area, or 30 miles southeast of Scottsbluff, moving southeast at 30 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 — hail up to 0.75"
“At 258 PM MDT, the public reported a strong thunderstorm over Alliance Municipal Airport, or near Alliance, 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. Locations impacted include... Alliance and Alliance Municipal Airport.”
3 SPC verified storm reports · 5 NWS warnings — hail up to 1.5", wind gusts up to 80 mph
“At 453 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11 miles north of Lodgepole, or 15 miles southwest of Oshkosh, moving south 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... Lodgepole, Colton, and Sunol. This includes Interstate 80 in Nebraska between mile markers 75 and 77.”
“At 409 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over McGrew, or 13 miles southeast of Scottsbluff, 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. Locations impacted include...”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 556 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Lisco to near Twin Buttes. Movement was east at 25 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...”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 812 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Hubbard Hill to 12 miles southwest of Redington to Dix. Movement was east at 50 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...”
“At 846 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Minatare to near Courthouse And Jail Rock to near Brownson. Movement was east 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...”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 457 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Potter, or 13 miles west of Sidney, moving northeast at 25 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 453 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles northeast of Broadwater, or 26 miles south of Alliance, moving northeast 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. Locations impacted include... Broadwater.”
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 747 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Redington, or 28 miles northeast of Kimball, moving 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...”
“At 641 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles east of Angora, or 14 miles south of Alliance, moving northeast at 10 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.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 222 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Broadwater, or 26 miles northwest of Oshkosh, moving north at 35 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... Broadwater.”
“At 141 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from Broadwater to near Dix. Movement was northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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...”
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Personal weather station measured a 60 MPH gust. (CYS)”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“A band of gusty showers has started to move into southern portions of the Nebraska Panhandle. Wind gusts up to 60mph have been recorded in Banner County with these showers. Gusty showers will continue for the next 1 to 3 hours for this area with occasional gusts up to 60mph possible, especially under decaying showers.”
8 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 728 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Courthouse And Jail Rock, or 29 miles southeast of Scottsbluff, moving northeast at 20 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...”
“At 909 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Harrisburg, or 21 miles south of Scottsbluff, moving northeast at 55 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. Locations impacted include...”
2 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1.75"
“Trained spotter reported ping pong to golf ball sized hail. (CYS)”
“At 140 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles north of Angora, or 13 miles southwest of Alliance, moving southeast at 25 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 40 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 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 733 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles north of Chadron Municipal Airport to Box Butte Campground to 6 miles northeast of Lake Alice Number 2. 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...”
“At 814 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Angora to near Redington to 14 miles south of Chimney Rock National Historic Site. Movement was east 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.”
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 530 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers over Sidney, 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... Sidney, Lodgepole, Colton, Sunol, Brownson, Lorenzo, Sidney Municipal Airport, and Cheyenne County Fairgrounds.”
“At 514 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles northeast of Hemingford to near Angora. Movement was east at 30 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... Alliance around 520 PM MDT. Alliance Municipal Airport around 525 PM MDT.”
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.5"
“At 1244 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Bridgeport State Recreation Area, or 27 miles east of Scottsbluff, moving northeast at 20 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. Locations impacted include...”
1 SPC verified storm report · 6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.5", wind gusts up to 59 mph
“At 718 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Potter, or 14 miles west of Sidney, moving 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. Locations impacted include...”
“At 704 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Gurley, or 11 miles north of Sidney, moving northeast at 20 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. Locations impacted include... Dalton, Gurley, Broadwater, Colton, and Sunol.”
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 441 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Courthouse And Jail Rock to near Sidney Municipal Airport. 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.”
“At 421 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Redington, or 25 miles northeast of Kimball, moving east 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. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (CYS)”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 602 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 9 miles west of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument to 9 miles north of Lake Alice to Chimney Rock National Historic Site. 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.”
“At 707 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Alliance Municipal Airport, or 11 miles south of Alliance, moving north 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...”
4 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 756 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 12 miles north of Potter, or 23 miles northeast of Kimball, moving north 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. Locations impacted include... Redington.”
“At 715 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Potter, or 22 miles northeast of Kimball, moving north at 20 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... Redington.”
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 457 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Lake Minatare State Recreation Area, or 8 miles east of Scottsbluff, moving east at 10 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...”
“At 307 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Wildcat Hills State Recreation Area, or 15 miles south of Scottsbluff, moving northeast at 20 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...”
4 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 932 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Redington, or 29 miles northwest of Sidney, moving east 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...”
“At 843 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles north of Oliver Reservoir, or 11 miles northwest of Kimball, moving east 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... Redington.”
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. WHERE...Banner County, Box Butte County, Cheyenne County, Kimball County, Morrill County, Scotts Bluff County, and Southern Sioux County. WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon. IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation.”
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. WHERE...Banner County, Box Butte County, Cheyenne County, Kimball County, Morrill County, Scotts Bluff County, and Southern Sioux County. WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon. IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. WHERE...Banner County, Box Butte County, Cheyenne County, Kimball County, Morrill County, Scotts Bluff County, and Southern Sioux County. WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon. IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation.”
“WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible. WHERE...Banner County, Box Butte County, Cheyenne County, Kimball County, Morrill County, Scotts Bluff County, and Southern Sioux County. WHEN...From Thursday morning through Thursday afternoon. IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 60 mph
“WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. WHERE...In Nebraska, Banner County, Cheyenne County, Kimball County, Morrill County, and Scotts Bluff County. In Wyoming, East Laramie County. WHEN...Until 9 PM MDT this evening. IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation. Strong cross winds will be hazardous to light weight or high profile vehicles, including campers and tractor trailers.”
“WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected. WHERE...In Nebraska, Banner County, Cheyenne County, Kimball County, Morrill County, and Scotts Bluff County. In Wyoming, East Laramie County. WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening. IMPACTS...Mainly to transportation.”
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 126 severe weather events in Morrill County over the last 180 days. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
Yes — 90 hail reports in the last 180 days, with hail up to 3" recorded.
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