Hail and wind reports › May 17, 2026 › Nebraska
Hail and wind reports in Nebraska, May 17, 2026
24 hail, 50 wind and 12 tornado reports; largest hail 3.50 in; strongest gust 77 mph.
‹ May 16, 2026 · May 18, 2026 › · All dates
| Time (UTC) | Type | Size / speed | Place | County | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-17 21:14 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 SE Ravenna | Buffalo | (GID) |
| 05-17 21:34 | Hail | 1.75 in | Boelus | Howard | (GID) |
| 05-17 21:43 | Hail | 3.00 in | Ashton | Sherman | (GID) |
| 05-17 21:54 | Hail | 2.75 in | Elba | Howard | (GID) |
| 05-17 21:58 | Hail | 3.00 in | 1 NE Dannebrog | Howard | Corrects previous hail report from 1 NE Dannebrog. (GID) |
| 05-17 22:25 | Hail | 3.50 in | 1 W Palmer | Merrick | (GID) |
| 05-17 22:27 | Hail | 1.75 in | 5 N Guide Rock | Webster | (GID) |
| 05-17 22:27 | Hail | 3.00 in | 1 NE Dannebrog | Howard | (GID) |
| 05-17 22:36 | Hail | 1.75 in | 2 W Superior | Nuckolls | (GID) |
| 05-17 22:43 | Hail | 1.50 in | 3 SSE Deweese | Nuckolls | (GID) |
| 05-17 23:00 | Hail | 1.75 in | Fullerton | Nance | (GID) |
| 05-17 23:06 | Hail | 1.50 in | 3 SW Henderson | Hamilton | (GID) |
| 05-17 23:10 | Hail | 1.00 in | Byron | Thayer | (GID) |
| 05-17 23:15 | Hail | 1.50 in | 1 NE Central City | Merrick | Report from mPING: Ping Pong Ball (1.50 in.). (GID) |
| 05-17 23:33 | Hail | 1.00 in | Clarks | Merrick | (GID) |
| 05-17 23:34 | Hail | 2.50 in | Deshler | Thayer | (GID) |
| 05-17 23:36 | Hail | 1.00 in | 3 SSW Creston | Platte | Corrects previous hail report from Clarkson. (OAX) |
| 05-17 23:36 | Hail | 1.00 in | Clarkson | Colfax | (OAX) |
| 05-17 23:59 | Hail | 1.75 in | 2 SW Wisner | Cuming | (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:02 | Hail | 1.00 in | 6 SSE Davenport | Thayer | Had many reports of 3/4 inch mixed in with the inch hail. (GID) |
| 05-18 00:16 | Hail | 1.00 in | Pender | Thurston | (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:20 | Hail | 1.50 in | 2 S Bruning | Thayer | Image sent in over social media. (GID) |
| 05-18 01:01 | Hail | 1.00 in | 1 NW Elkhorn | Douglas | Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX) |
| 05-18 02:04 | Hail | 1.00 in | Avoca | Cass | Report of quarter sized hail in Avoca... relayed via NWSChat by EM. (OAX) |
| 05-17 18:00 | Wind | 60 mph | 11 ESE Sparks | Keya Paha | (LBF) |
| 05-17 18:00 | Wind | 60 mph | 5 E Norden | Keya Paha | Corrects previous thunderstorm wind gust report from 5 miles west of Burton. (LBF) |
| 05-17 18:19 | Wind | 60 mph | 2 N Burton | Keya Paha | Lots of hail up to nickel size. Damaging to the house siding and shredded tree leaves. (LBF) |
| 05-17 18:45 | Wind | 60 mph | 2 ESE Naper | Boyd | Wind gusts from 50 to 60 mph. (LBF) |
| 05-17 19:15 | Wind | 77 mph | 2 SE Spencer | Boyd | (LBF) |
| 05-17 22:17 | Wind | 64 mph | 3 SSE Fairmont | Fillmore | (GID) |
| 05-17 22:18 | Wind | 63 mph | 5 W Palmer | Howard | (GID) |
| 05-17 22:30 | Wind | 60 mph | 3 WSW Oak | Nuckolls | (GID) |
| 05-17 22:32 | Wind | 61 mph | 5 N Palmer | Nance | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 5 N Palmer. (GID) |
| 05-17 22:47 | Wind | 60 mph | Clay Center | Clay | Pea to dime sized hail... 50-60 mph winds. (GID) |
| 05-17 22:52 | Wind | 59 mph | 9 WNW Genoa | Nance | (GID) |
| 05-17 23:00 | Wind | 74 mph | 2 W Central City | Merrick | (GID) |
| 05-17 23:05 | Wind | 64 mph | 6 NNE Newman Grove | Madison | Personal weather station. (OAX) |
| 05-17 23:08 | Wind | 58 mph | 4 S Geneva | Fillmore | (GID) |
| 05-17 23:08 | Wind | damage | Fullerton | Nance | Powerlines down. (GID) |
| 05-17 23:12 | Wind | damage | Genoa | Nance | Reports of downed power lines. (GID) |
| 05-17 23:14 | Wind | 64 mph | 5 S Monroe | Platte | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from 5 S Monroe. Nebraska Mesonet. (OAX) |
| 05-17 23:20 | Wind | 71 mph | 2 NE Platte Center | Platte | personal weather station. (OAX) |
| 05-17 23:25 | Wind | 59 mph | 9 WNW Genoa | Nance | (GID) |
| 05-17 23:33 | Wind | 67 mph | 2 WSW Bruning | Thayer | (GID) |
| 05-17 23:35 | Wind | damage | Friend | Saline | Large tree down in Friend. (OAX) |
| 05-17 23:37 | Wind | 60 mph | 3 WSW Leigh | Platte | Public Weather Station. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:09 | Wind | damage | Bancroft | Cuming | Power is out in Bancroft. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:10 | Wind | damage | 3 S Bruning | Thayer | Report on social media of a tree knocked over tree. (GID) |
| 05-18 00:14 | Wind | 58 mph | 6 E Rogers | Dodge | UPR Station. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:15 | Wind | 64 mph | 3 NNE Snyder | Cuming | Personal weather Station. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:16 | Wind | 65 mph | Pender | Thurston | Estimated wind speeds. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:20 | Wind | damage | Fairbury | Jefferson | Widespread tree branches down... 5 inch diameter. Time is estimated. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:21 | Wind | 60 mph | 3 E Strang | Fillmore | (GID) |
| 05-18 00:21 | Wind | damage | 1 S Winnebago | Thurston | Wind damage in Winnebago and points south. Trees down. Possible tornado damage. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:27 | Wind | 64 mph | 3 ESE Malcolm | Lancaster | Personal Weather Station. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:28 | Wind | 58 mph | 3 WNW Macy | Thurston | Personal Weather Station. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:40 | Wind | 60 mph | 2 E Plymouth | Jefferson | delayed report. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:44 | Wind | 66 mph | 4 NW Greenwood | Lancaster | Personal weather station gust to 66 mph. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:44 | Wind | 64 mph | 1 WNW Fremont | Dodge | AWOS station KFET Fremont Airport. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:48 | Wind | 68 mph | 5 WNW Lincoln | Lancaster | Corrects time from previous LSR. ASOS station KLNK Lincoln Airport. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:50 | Wind | 67 mph | 3 N Greenwood | Cass | Personal Weather Station. (OAX) |
| 05-18 00:55 | Wind | damage | 1 S Crete | Saline | Large trees and limbs down on roads. Time is estimated. (OAX) |
| 05-18 01:10 | Wind | damage | 5 E Bennington | Douglas | A few tree tops gone. Tree branches flying/fallen. (OAX) |
| 05-18 01:14 | Wind | damage | Lincoln | Lancaster | Downed tree branches resulted in rain gutter being partially torn off a home. Time is estimated from radar. (OAX) |
| 05-18 01:15 | Wind | 58 mph | 3 SE Firth | Gage | (OAX) |
| 05-18 01:15 | Wind | 70 mph | 4 NW Waverly | Lancaster | (OAX) |
| 05-18 01:21 | Wind | damage | 3 E La Vista | Sarpy | Tree branches down with damage to a street light. Time is estimated from radar. (OAX) |
| 05-18 01:26 | Wind | 59 mph | 4 WSW Murdock | Cass | Personal Weather Station. (OAX) |
| 05-18 01:27 | Wind | 63 mph | 7 ENE Omaha | Douglas | ASOS KOMA reporting peak gust of 63 mph at 827pm. (OAX) |
| 05-18 01:37 | Wind | 70 mph | La Vista | Sarpy | Spotter report of 60 to 70 mph estimated wind gusts. (OAX) |
| 05-18 01:44 | Wind | 60 mph | Odell | Gage | Trained weather spotter reported estimated 60 mph wind gusts along with pea size hail. (OAX) |
| 05-18 02:30 | Wind | 63 mph | 1 ESE Barneston | Gage | Personal Weather Station. (OAX) |
| 05-18 02:37 | Wind | 71 mph | 4 N Burchard | Pawnee | Personal Weather Station. (OAX) |
| 05-18 02:55 | Wind | 59 mph | 2 WNW Humboldt | Richardson | Personal weather station gusted to 59 mph 2 miles WNW of Humboldt... NE. (OAX) |
| 05-17 21:51 | Tornado | 4 NNE Cairo | Hall | (GID) | |
| 05-17 22:04 | Tornado | 2 W Saint Libory | Howard | (GID) | |
| 05-17 22:09 | Tornado | 4N Saint Libory | Howard | (GID) | |
| 05-17 22:12 | Tornado | 7 N Saint Libory | Howard | (GID) | |
| 05-17 22:24 | Tornado | 3 NW Archer | Merrick | Brief EF-0 tornado near the intersection of Hwy 92 and 7th Road NW of Archer per official damage survey... RaXPol radar analysis... and chaser video. (GID) | |
| 05-17 23:43 | Tornado | 2 SSW Hebron | Thayer | Family member of NWS employee. (GID) | |
| 05-17 23:53 | Tornado | 1 ESE Hebron | Thayer | End point and time per official survey. (GID) | |
| 05-17 23:53 | Tornado | 2 N Ashland | Saunders | Tight circulation and TDS evident. (OAX) | |
| 05-18 00:19 | Tornado | 1 S Winnebago | Thurston | An EF-1 tornado touched down west of Highway 77 and tracked northeast damaging trees and the roofs of homes. The tornado impacted locations near baseball fields on the (OAX) | |
| 05-18 00:55 | Tornado | 2 NNE Ashland | Saunders | A tornado developed in an open field... snapping and throwing several large branches in a field. It then progressed east northeast to the Sandy Pointe lake area where i (OAX) | |
| 05-18 01:00 | Tornado | 2 NNW Gretna | Saunders | Corrects time and location from previous LSR. Tight circulation and TDS evident. (OAX) | |
| 05-18 01:45 | Tornado | 2 SSW Plattsmouth | Cass | An EF-1 tornado formed on the southwest side of Plattsmouth east of Highway 75. The tornado moved northeast and snapped several pine trees on the top of a small incline (OAX) |
Preliminary local storm reports from NOAA's Storm Prediction Center, made by trained spotters, the public and National Weather Service offices. Not every storm is reported, reports can be revised, and a report near a property shows storm exposure, not proof of damage. A report day runs from 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00 UTC) to 7 a.m. the next day; times are UTC.
Check one address
An AtmosDays storm report shows only the reports within the distance you choose of a property, with the nearest NOAA station's measured gusts, as a PDF for the claim file or the homeowner. Start free.