Phelps County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 13, 2026
Has it hailed in Phelps 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 49 severe weather events logged here in the last 12 months, together with 30 high-wind reports with gusts up to 75 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.
Phelps County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Phelps County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Phelps County
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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.
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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.
Friday, August 14, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1246 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Elwood to Holdrege to 7 miles south of Franklin. 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
“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 Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 30, 2026
3 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" Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Phelps 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" Phelps 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 Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, July 3, 2026
3 NWS warnings — 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 Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Phelps 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 Phelps 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 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 Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, June 29, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 828 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Smithfield to 9 miles northeast of Arapahoe. Movement was 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. Strong thunderstorms will be near...”
- Hail 0.88" Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, June 13, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 526 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Overton, or 13 miles east of Lexington, moving east 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... Elm Creek around 530 AM CDT.”
- Hail 0.88" Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 2.75", wind gusts up to 60 mph
“Report from X. Pictures of damage. Time estimated from Radar. (GID)”
“Facebook messages indicated golf ball size hail in Northern Phelps County. (GID)”
- Hail 2.75" 13 NW Holdrege SPC verified report
- Hail 1.75" 8 S Elm Creek SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph 8 N Loomis SPC verified report
Monday, June 8, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 75 mph
“Damaged outbuilding and sign in Funk. Overturned pivots nearby. (GID)”
- Wind 75 mph 4 NW Axtell SPC verified report
- Wind 58 mph 7 N Loomis SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown Funk SPC verified report
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“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.”
“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...”
- Hail 0.88" Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 29, 2026
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.”
- Hail 0.5" Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 24, 2026
1 NWS warning — 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 Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 23, 2026
3 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 Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 22, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.75"
“At 405 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Funk, or 9 miles northeast of Holdrege, 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.”
- Hail 0.75" Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 15, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 61 mph
“Gust occurred at the Holdrege airport. (GID)”
- Wind 61 mph 2 ENE Holdrege SPC verified report
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 Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Phelps 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 Phelps 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 Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Phelps 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 Phelps 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 Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 55 mph
“At 336 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southeast of Callaway to 6 miles northeast of Willow Island to 6 miles north of Moorefield. 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...”
“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 55 mph Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Phelps 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 Phelps 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 Phelps 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 Phelps County NWS severe weather mention
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Phelps County, NE?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 49 severe weather events in Phelps 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 Phelps County recently?
Yes — 19 hail reports in the last 12 months, with hail up to 2.75" 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 Phelps 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.