Thayer County Hail Map & Storm Reports
Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Sep 12, 2026
Thayer County, Nebraska has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 4 tornado reports among 68 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 40 hail reports with hail up to 2.5" and 24 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.
Thayer County hail map
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Thayer County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
What the radar showed
Last 30 days in Thayer 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, July 8, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 1103 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chester, or 17 miles north of Belleville, moving southeast at 20 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... Hubbell around 1110 PM CDT.”
- Wind 50 mph Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 64 mph
- Wind 64 mph 2 N Chester SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph 3 N Chester SPC verified report
Friday, July 3, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1.25"
“At 519 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Carleton, or 29 miles northwest of Fairbury, 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Bruning and Strang around 525 PM CDT.”
- Hail 1.25" 4 WNW Hebron SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, July 2, 2026
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 60 mph, 1 tornado report
“Lost power from an estimated 60 MPH wind gust. (GID)”
- Tornado Tornado 3 NW Hubbell SPC verified report
- Wind 60 mph 3 NE Chester SPC verified report
Saturday, June 20, 2026
3 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75"
“At 431 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Strang, or 29 miles northwest of Fairbury, moving east at 30 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... Strang around 435 PM CDT.”
“At 1258 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Harvard to near Glenvil. Movement was east at 35 mph. Hazard: Wind gusts up to 50 mph and hail up to around half inch size, but mostly smaller. Impact: Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.”
- Hail 0.75" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, June 19, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 58 mph
- Wind 58 mph 2 N Chester SPC verified report
Saturday, June 6, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 113 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Geneva, or 24 miles south of York, 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Geneva around 120 AM CDT.”
“At 310 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms near Nelson, or 32 miles southeast of Hastings, moving south at 25 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Nora around 315 AM CDT.”
- Hail 0.88" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.25" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.25"
“At 615 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tobias to near Alexandria to near Byron. Movement was east at 15 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" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Tuesday, June 2, 2026
2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88"
“At 112 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Belvidere, or 23 miles west of Fairbury, moving north 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Belvidere around 115 PM CDT.”
“At 1236 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hubbell, or 15 miles northeast of Belleville, moving north 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Hebron around 1255 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.88" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, May 30, 2026
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“At 909 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Belvidere, or 23 miles west of Fairbury, moving north at 45 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... Bruning and Carleton around 915 PM CDT. Strang around 920 PM CDT.”
- Wind 50 mph Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, May 29, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — wind gusts up to 60 mph
- Wind 60 mph 2 NNE Chester SPC verified report
Monday, May 18, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 6 NWS warnings — hail up to 1.5"
“Hail the size of quarters to ping pong balls... most were smaller. (GID)”
“At 532 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Alexandria, or 14 miles west of Fairbury, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Alexandria and Gilead.”
- Hail 1.5" 4 S Davenport SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, May 17, 2026
5 SPC verified storm reports · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 2.5", wind gusts up to 67 mph, 2 tornado reports
“End point and time per official survey. (GID)”
“At 751 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Shickley, or 32 miles northwest of Fairbury, moving northeast at 60 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...”
- Tornado Tornado 1 ESE Hebron SPC verified report
- Tornado Tornado 2 SSW Hebron SPC verified report
- Hail 2.5" Deshler SPC verified report
- Wind 67 mph 2 WSW Bruning SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 1" Byron SPC verified report
Saturday, May 16, 2026
4 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 1.5"
“Had many reports of 3/4 inch mixed in with the inch hail. (GID)”
“Report on social media of a tree knocked over tree. (GID)”
- Hail 1.5" 2 S Bruning SPC verified report
- Hail 1.25" Bruning SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 6 SSE Davenport SPC verified report
- Wind Unknown 3 S Bruning SPC verified report
Friday, May 15, 2026
6 SPC verified storm reports · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.88", wind gusts up to 75 mph
“At 815 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Strang, or 30 miles northwest of Fairbury, 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Strang around 820 PM CDT.”
“At 627 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Carleton, or 32 miles northwest of Fairbury, moving northeast 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Carleton around 630 PM CDT.”
- Wind 75 mph 3 N Chester SPC verified report
- Wind 72 mph 3 ESE Ruskin SPC verified report
- Wind 71 mph 3 SW Carleton SPC verified report
- Wind 64 mph 2 SSE Davenport SPC verified report
- Wind 58 mph 2 NE Hebron SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.88" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind Unknown 3 NW Deshler SPC verified report
Thursday, May 14, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Delayed report of 1 hail from social media image. (GID)”
- Hail 1" Bruning SPC verified report
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 944 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hubbell, or 11 miles northeast of Belleville, moving northeast at 45 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Hubbell around 950 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.88" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Saturday, April 11, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 0.75", 1 tornado report
“Received video via X of a tornado approximately 4NE of Chester. (GID)”
“At 444 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Chester, or 14 miles north of Belleville, moving northeast 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Hebron around 455 PM CDT.”
- Tornado Tornado 4 NE Chester SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.5" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, April 9, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 2 NWS warnings — hail up to 1.5"
“At 1136 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hebron, or 19 miles west of Fairbury, moving east at 30 mph. Hazard: Nickel size hail. Impact: Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Gilead around 1140 PM CDT.”
“At 700 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Byron, or 15 miles northwest of Belleville, moving east 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Byron around 705 PM CDT.”
- Hail 1.5" Byron SPC verified report
- Hail 0.88" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Hail 0.75" Thayer 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 Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 50 mph Thayer 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 Thayer 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 Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
- Wind 60 mph Thayer 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 Thayer 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 Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Friday, March 6, 2026
1 SPC verified storm report · 1 NWS warning — hail up to 1"
“Nickel to Quarter size hail. Most was smaller and did not last long. (GID)”
“At 446 PM CST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Hubbell, or 16 miles southwest of Fairbury, moving northeast at 50 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... Gilead around 450 PM CST.”
- Hail 1" Hubbell SPC verified report
- Hail 0.75" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Thursday, March 5, 2026
3 SPC verified storm reports — hail up to 2.5"
- Hail 2.5" Bruning SPC verified report
- Hail 2" 3 S Bruning SPC verified report
- Hail 1" 4 WNW Hebron SPC verified report
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 Thayer 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 Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Monday, September 22, 2025
1 NWS warning — hail up to 0.88"
“At 1041 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Nora, or 28 miles northwest of Belleville, moving east 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. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Nora around 1045 PM CDT.”
- Hail 0.88" Thayer County NWS severe weather mention
Sunday, September 14, 2025
1 SPC verified storm report — hail up to 1"
“Brief quarter size hail...also somewhat strong winds but no speed estimation. (GID)”
- Hail 1" 1 W Alexandria SPC verified report
Today's severe weather outlook
Common questions
When was the last severe storm in Thayer County, NE?
The most recent recorded event was in September 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 68 severe weather events in Thayer 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 Thayer County recently?
Yes — 40 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 Thayer 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.