Perkins County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Perkins County, Nebraska has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 1 tornado report among 69 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 43 hail reports with hail up to 2.5" and 25 high-wind reports with gusts up to 77 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.
Perkins County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Perkins County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Perkins County
Recent storms — full detail available in the app
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 →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.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", 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 730 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Julesburg to 6 miles northeast of Sixteen- Mile Corner to Pleasant Valley. Movement was east-northeast at 30 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.”
- Wind 55 mph Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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.”
- Hail 0.88" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, August 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 716 PM CDT/616 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Imperial, moving 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Imperial around 620 PM MDT.”
- Hail 0.75" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 30, 2026
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.”
- Hail 0.88" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 9, 2026
6 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 728 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 7 miles west of Grant to 14 miles southwest of Champion. 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. Locations impacted include...”
“At 114 AM CDT/1214 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles northeast of Elsie to 12 miles southeast of Madrid. Movement was southeast at 20 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Wallace, Elsie, and Grainton.”
- Wind 50 mph Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, July 4, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“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.”
- Hail 0.88" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 416 AM CDT/316 AM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Elsie to 6 miles north of Imperial to Lamar. Movement was southeast at 55 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 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...”
- Wind 55 mph Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 2, 2026
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...”
- Wind 50 mph Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1227 AM CDT/1127 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 9 miles northeast of Imperial, moving northeast at 30 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... Wallace, Madrid, Elsie, and Grainton.”
- Hail 0.88" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 30, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“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...”
- Hail 0.88" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 2.5", wind gusts up to 77 mph
“Report relayed with photos from VFD. Time estimated from radar. (LBF)”
“Report relayed from county dispatch and time estimated from radar. (LBF)”
- Hail 2.5" 5 NE Grant SPC verified report
- Hail 1.75" 5 N Grant SPC verified report
- Wind 77 mph 3 E Grant SPC verified report
- Wind 70 mph 6 SSW Madrid SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 5 SW Madrid SPC verified report
Tuesday, June 9, 2026
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.”
- Hail 0.88" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 8, 2026
6 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...”
- Hail 0.88" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 1, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“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...”
“At 653 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Sixteen-Mile Corner to 14 miles southwest of Champion. Movement was northeast 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.”
- Hail 0.25" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1.75"
- Hail 1.75" 1 W Elsie SPC verified report
Friday, May 29, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — 1 tornado report
“[Landspout] Delayed report. Photos and videos received of a landspout in progress. Time estimated by radar. (LBF)”
- Tornado Tornado 10 NNE Madrid SPC verified report
Monday, May 25, 2026
3 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 837 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm between Madrid and Grant, 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... Madrid. This includes Highway 61 between mile markers 63 and 64.”
- Hail 0.75" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.25"
“At 539 PM CDT/439 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 11 miles south of Gandy to near Maxwell to 6 miles southeast of Dickens. 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.”
“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...”
- Hail 0.25" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 17, 2026
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...”
- Hail 0.75" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 16, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 652 PM CDT/552 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southwest of Wallace, or 20 miles northwest of Hayes Center, moving east at 15 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 422 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Pleasant Valley, or 10 miles east of Holyoke, moving east at 15 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... Lamar and Crete.”
- Hail 0.88" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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...”
- Wind 50 mph Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
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 Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Perkins 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...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.”
- Wind 65 mph Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 13, 2026
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.”
- Wind 60 mph Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 58 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.”
- Wind 55 mph Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 58 mph 2 W Elsie SPC verified report
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 Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
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.”
- Wind 55 mph Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 55 mph Perkins County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, September 16, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
- Hail 1" 10 SSW Grant SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Perkins County, NE?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 69 severe weather events in Perkins 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 Perkins County recently?
Yes — 43 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.
How do I see hail history for a specific address in Perkins County?
Create a free IDOLCheck account and run an address check. It shows verified storm reports and official NWS warning boundaries around any specific property, including the most recent 30 days — county-level pages like this one only tell part of the story.