Hail and wind reports › May 16, 2026 › Nebraska
Hail and wind reports in Nebraska, May 16, 2026
34 hail, 43 wind and 1 tornado reports; largest hail 3.00 in; strongest gust 88 mph.
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| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-16 21:21 | Hail | 1.75 in | 5 NW Wellfleet | Lincoln | (LBF) |
| 05-16 21:39 | Hail | 1.00 in | 7 NW Wellfleet | Lincoln | (LBF) |
| 05-16 21:50 | Hail | 1.75 in | Stockham | Hamilton | Hail slightly smaller than golf ball. (GID) |
| 05-16 21:52 | Hail | 1.50 in | Henderson | York | Actually 1 inch 5/8 inches in diameter. (GID) |
| 05-16 21:52 | Hail | 1.00 in | North Platte | Lincoln | (LBF) |
| 05-16 22:20 | Hail | 1.00 in | 2 E Oconto | Custer | (LBF) |
| 05-16 22:26 | Hail | 2.00 in | 6 W Osceola | Polk | (GID) |
| 05-16 22:28 | Hail | 1.75 in | 1 E Miller | Buffalo | (GID) |
| 05-16 22:42 | Hail | 1.75 in | Henderson | York | (GID) |
| 05-16 22:57 | Hail | 1.75 in | Boelus | Howard | (GID) |
| 05-16 23:14 | Hail | 3.00 in | 4 W Amherst | Buffalo | Biggest hail was 3 inches. It broke windows. It hailed for at least 30 minutes beginning around 5:45 PM. (GID) |
| 05-16 23:22 | Hail | 1.00 in | Sidney | Cheyenne | Majority of hail was 3/4 inch in size with a few 1 inch sized stones. (CYS) |
| 05-16 23:34 | Hail | 2.00 in | 3 ESE Tarnov | Platte | Public report via social media of 2 inch hail. (OAX) |
| 05-16 23:58 | Hail | 1.00 in | 6 W Lexington | Dawson | (GID) |
| 05-17 00:03 | Hail | 1.00 in | 5 NNE Kearney | Buffalo | (GID) |
| 05-17 00:19 | Hail | 1.00 in | 4 W Plymouth | Jefferson | Report from emergency management relayed via NWSChat. (OAX) |
| 05-17 00:20 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 NNW North Loup | Valley | A lot of 1 inch hail along with heavy rain and gusty wind. (GID) |
| 05-17 00:26 | Hail | 1.25 in | 2 N Johnson Lake | Dawson | Quarter to half dollar size wind driven hail. (GID) |
| 05-17 00:43 | Hail | 1.75 in | Lexington | Dawson | (GID) |
| 05-17 01:00 | Hail | 2.00 in | Shelton | Buffalo | (GID) |
| 05-17 01:03 | Hail | 2.50 in | De Witt | Saline | (OAX) |
| 05-17 01:12 | Hail | 1.25 in | Wood River | Hall | Most hail was dime to penny size but a few were larger than quarters. (GID) |
| 05-17 01:15 | Hail | 2.00 in | Crete | Saline | Lots of hail on the ground. Measured hail of approx. 2 inches. (OAX) |
| 05-17 01:27 | Hail | 2.25 in | 2 E De Witt | Gage | Report from mPING: Hen Egg+ (2.25 in.). (OAX) |
| 05-17 01:30 | Hail | 1.75 in | 3 S Pleasant Dale | Seward | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (OAX) |
| 05-17 01:37 | Hail | 1.75 in | Fairbury | Jefferson | Several reports of golfball sized hail. (OAX) |
| 05-17 01:49 | Hail | 1.75 in | 4 SSE Grand Island | Hall | Spotter report. (GID) |
| 05-17 01:52 | Hail | 2.50 in | 4 SW Phillips | Hamilton | image sent in. (GID) |
| 05-17 01:55 | Hail | 2.75 in | 4 SW Plymouth | Jefferson | Report received via NWSChat from EM. (OAX) |
| 05-17 01:58 | Hail | 1.25 in | Malcolm | Lancaster | (OAX) |
| 05-17 02:47 | Hail | 1.75 in | 6 N Western | Saline | Report from mPING: Golf Ball (1.75 in.). (OAX) |
| 05-17 02:50 | Hail | 1.00 in | 4 ESE Lawrence | Nuckolls | Delayed hail report from Saturday evening storms. (GID) |
| 05-17 03:00 | Hail | 1.00 in | Deweese | Clay | (GID) |
| 05-17 04:30 | Hail | 2.50 in | Ashland | Saunders | Delayed social media report of 2.5 inch hail. (OAX) |
| 05-16 16:52 | Wind | damage | 3 WSW Fairbury | Jefferson | House lost roof west of Crystal Springs. (OAX) |
| 05-16 23:47 | Wind | 65 mph | 1 W Kearney | Buffalo | (GID) |
| 05-16 23:52 | Wind | damage | 3 NW Kearney | Buffalo | Large cottonwood limbs down. Estimated 60 to 70 mph wind. (GID) |
| 05-17 00:03 | Wind | 64 mph | 2 NNE Kearney | Buffalo | (GID) |
| 05-17 00:11 | Wind | damage | 2 ENE Kearney | Buffalo | Power poles and lines down on homes and across roads in the area. (GID) |
| 05-17 00:19 | Wind | 70 mph | 5 ENE Kearney | Buffalo | At Kearney Regional Airport. (GID) |
| 05-17 01:35 | Wind | 61 mph | 2 ENE Holdrege | Phelps | Gust occurred at the Holdrege airport. (GID) |
| 05-17 01:50 | Wind | damage | Grand Island | Hall | A large branch came down and damaged a gutter and a roof in NW Grand Island. (GID) |
| 05-17 02:07 | Wind | 66 mph | 1 SSE Central City | Merrick | (GID) |
| 05-17 02:21 | Wind | 64 mph | 2 N Aurora | Hamilton | Gust occurred at the Aurora AWOS. (GID) |
| 05-17 02:33 | Wind | 69 mph | 2 N Woodruff | Harlan | (GID) |
| 05-17 02:34 | Wind | 65 mph | 2 SW Henderson | Hamilton | (GID) |
| 05-17 02:35 | Wind | damage | Aurora | Hamilton | A large tree has fallen on a residence in Aurora. (GID) |
| 05-17 02:45 | Wind | 58 mph | 1 SSE Harlan County Dam | Harlan | (GID) |
| 05-17 02:52 | Wind | 73 mph | 2 SSE Grafton | Fillmore | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:00 | Wind | 61 mph | 1 W Hildreth | Franklin | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:01 | Wind | 82 mph | 2 ENE Holdrege | Phelps | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:03 | Wind | 63 mph | 1 SW Axtell | Kearney | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:04 | Wind | 59 mph | 3 WNW Riverton | Franklin | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:10 | Wind | 63 mph | 2 NNW Holstein | Adams | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:13 | Wind | 66 mph | 2 ESE Bladen | Webster | Personal Weather Station. (GID) |
| 05-17 03:16 | Wind | 75 mph | 4 SSE Fairmont | Fillmore | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:17 | Wind | damage | 1 SSE Minden | Kearney | Multiple reports of significant wind damage in and around Minden. Time estimated from radar and nearby observations. (GID) |
| 05-17 03:24 | Wind | 65 mph | 1 S Ayr | Adams | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:25 | Wind | 74 mph | 8 SE Kearney | Kearney | Personal Weather Station. (GID) |
| 05-17 03:27 | Wind | 58 mph | 6 N Exeter | York | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:31 | Wind | 63 mph | Kearney Airport | Buffalo | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:35 | Wind | 64 mph | 2 SSE Davenport | Thayer | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:39 | Wind | 60 mph | 2 S Milligan | Fillmore | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:45 | Wind | 60 mph | 6 NW Nelson | Nuckolls | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:46 | Wind | 58 mph | 2 NE Hebron | Thayer | Personal Weather Station. (GID) |
| 05-17 03:47 | Wind | 58 mph | 3 SW Davenport | Nuckolls | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:48 | Wind | 60 mph | Wood River | Hall | (GID) |
| 05-17 03:58 | Wind | damage | Deweese | Clay | Several large trees down in town. (GID) |
| 05-17 04:06 | Wind | 72 mph | 1 SSW Oak | Nuckolls | (GID) |
| 05-17 04:10 | Wind | damage | 3 NW Deshler | Thayer | Off-duty NWS employee reported 7 overturned center pivots between Hebron and Ruskin. Time estimated from radar. (GID) |
| 05-17 04:11 | Wind | 73 mph | 5 NNE Western | Saline | (OAX) |
| 05-17 04:18 | Wind | 71 mph | 3 SW Carleton | Thayer | (GID) |
| 05-17 04:20 | Wind | 75 mph | 3 N Chester | Thayer | (GID) |
| 05-17 04:45 | Wind | damage | 3 WSW Fairbury | Jefferson | Corrects previous time from previous tstm wnd dmg report from 3 WSW Fairbury. House lost roof west of Crystal Springs. (OAX) |
| 05-17 04:53 | Wind | 88 mph | 7 WNW Fairbury | Jefferson | (OAX) |
| 05-17 05:43 | Wind | 62 mph | Barneston | Gage | (OAX) |
| 05-17 06:32 | Wind | 61 mph | Falls City | Richardson | (OAX) |
| 05-17 02:17 | Tornado | 6 ENE Beatrice | Gage | A narrow tornado reported. The tornado has since lifted. (OAX) |
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