Data current as of 2026-10-16 · Sourced from NOAA Storm Events
Over the past five years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has recorded 130 hail storms within 25 miles of Hastings, NE. Of those, 102 produced hail at least quarter-size — the threshold most insurance carriers consider potentially damaging to asphalt shingles. The largest reported hail in this window was baseball-sized or larger, which can fracture shingle mat and dent metal flashing on contact. 2026 was the most active year on record locally, with 37 documented hail events.
Check Hail History for a Specific Address in Hastings| Severity | Count | What it means for roofs |
|---|---|---|
| Catastrophic | 1 event | Baseball+ size, structural roof damage likely |
| Destructive | 18 events | Egg-size, expect mat fractures and gutter damage |
| Severe | 37 events | Ping pong-size, granule loss and bruising common |
| Significant | 46 events | Quarter-size, the standard insurance damage threshold |
| Moderate | 28 events | Marble-size, possible cosmetic damage |
| Year | Reported Hail Events Within 25 mi |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 events |
| 2025 | 7 events |
| 2024 | 18 events |
| 2023 | 34 events |
| 2022 | 34 events |
2026 was the busiest hail year on record locally for Hastings, with 37 documented events inside the 25-mile radius. Storm activity in Hastings typically peaks in spring and early summer, when the jet stream pushes Gulf moisture into the area and supercell thunderstorms become more frequent.
| Date | Location | Severity | Size | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-12 | Clay Center, NE | Moderate | 0.70" | Report of pea to dime size hail in Clay Center from Emergency Manager. |
| 2026-09-12 | 1 SE Hastings, NE | Moderate | 0.80" | Report of pea to nickel size hail in SE Hastings from Facebook. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2026-06-21 | Trumbull, NE | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-06-21 | Glenvil, NE | Severe | 1.50" | 50 mph winds as well. |
| 2026-06-21 | 2 NNE Hastings, NE | Significant | 1.00" | Facebook message of a little over quarter size hail in Hastings. |
| 2026-06-21 | 2 ENE Hastings, NE | Severe | 1.50" | — |
| 2026-06-21 | Hastings NWS Office, NE | Severe | 1.50" | — |
| 2026-06-21 | 4 W Clay Center, NE | Severe | 1.50" | 50 mph winds. |
| 2026-06-21 | 1 N Hastings, NE | Significant | 1.25" | Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). |
| 2026-06-21 | 2 NNE Hastings, NE | Severe | 1.50" | — |
| 2026-06-21 | Hastings, NE | Significant | 1.25" | Facebook message of nickel to over half dollar size hail. |
| 2026-06-21 | Hastings, NE | Significant | 1.00" | Nickel to Quarter sized hail in central and northeast Hastings. |
| 2026-06-11 | Kenesaw, NE | Significant | 1.00" | Report from Facebook. |
| 2026-06-11 | Heartwell, NE | Severe | 1.50" | Report from Facebook. Time estimated from radar. |
| 2026-06-11 | 7 NE Minden, NE | Destructive | 2.75" | Report with Picture on Facebook. Time estimated from Radar. |
| 2026-06-11 | 1 WNW Grand Island, NE | Significant | 1.00" | Source = Facebook video. |
| 2026-06-11 | 1 ESE Doniphan, NE | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-06-11 | Trumbull, NE | Severe | 1.75" | Report from Facebook, time estimated from Radar. |
| 2026-06-11 | 2 SE Grand Island, NE | Significant | 1.00" | — |
| 2026-06-11 | Phillips, NE | Severe | 1.75" | Report from Facebook of roughly golf ball size hail. Time estimated from Radar. |
NOAA has recorded 205 high-wind events within 25 miles of Hastings, NE in the past five years. Of those, 205 reached severe-thunderstorm thresholds (58+ mph). The highest measured gust was 96 mph.
| Severity | Count |
|---|---|
| Severe | 103 events |
| Significant | 102 events |
| Date | Location | Gust (mph) | Severity | NOAA Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-19 | 2 N Hastings, NE | 64 | Severe | — |
| 2026-09-14 | 4 SE Glenvil, NE | 65 | Severe | Personal Weather Station reports gust to 65mph. |
| 2026-08-18 | 1 SE Grand Island, NE | 64 | Severe | — |
| 2026-08-18 | 2 WNW Grand Island, NE | 69 | Severe | Ambient Weather Station. |
| 2026-08-18 | 3 SW Grand Island, NE | 59 | Significant | UPR Station. |
| 2026-08-18 | 3 NW Saronville, NE | 56 | Significant | — |
| 2026-08-14 | 1 W Heartwell, NE | 53 | Significant | — |
| 2026-08-14 | 1 SE Grand Island, NE | 59 | Significant | personal weather station. |
| 2026-07-01 | 1 W Heartwell, NE | 58 | Significant | Personal weather station report. |
| 2026-07-01 | 2 WNW Grand Island, NE | 57 | Significant | Personal weather station report. |
| 2026-07-01 | 4 SW Hastings, NE | 54 | Significant | Personal weather station report. |
| 2026-07-01 | 5 ESE Prosser, NE | 53 | Significant | Personal weather station report. |
| 2026-07-01 | 2 SW Grand Island, NE | 55 | Significant | personal weather station. |
| 2026-07-01 | 3 SW Grand Island, NE | 57 | Significant | — |
| 2026-07-01 | 2 N Hastings, NE | 54 | Significant | Personal weather station report. |
| 2026-06-21 | 4 WNW Fairfield, NE | 64 | Severe | — |
| 2026-06-21 | 3 W Edgar, NE | 62 | Significant | — |
| 2026-06-21 | Wood River, NE | 60 | Significant | pea to dime size hail and lots of rain. |
| 2026-06-21 | 2 S Doniphan, NE | 67 | Severe | — |
| 2026-06-21 | 3 SW Grand Island, NE | 58 | Significant | — |
The most recent quarter-size-or-larger hail storm recorded by NOAA within 25 miles of Hastings was on June 21, 2026. HailCheck refreshes from the NOAA Storm Events database daily, so newer events appear here as they are reported.
Hastings averages roughly 26 reported hail events per year within a 25-mile radius. Significant storms (quarter-size or larger) account for 102 of the 130 events recorded over the last five years.
The largest documented hail near Hastings in the last five years was baseball-sized or larger. Most Hastings-area hail falls in the marble-to-quarter range, with destructive storms (egg-size or larger) appearing roughly once every few years.
Most homeowners insurance policies in NE cover hail damage to roofs, siding, and gutters under the dwelling and other-structures coverage. Coverage typically requires the damage to be tied to a verifiable storm date — which is where the NOAA hail history above (and a HAAG-style test square validation) becomes important for the claim file.
Use the HailCheck address search to enter any street address in or near Hastings. HailCheck returns every NOAA hail event within a configurable radius, along with severity bands, dates, and storm narratives for Pro members.
If your property in or near Hastings took on hail during one of the storms above, the standard process for documenting damage is a 10×10 foot test square inspection. A HAAG-trained reviewer counts impact indicators — granule displacement, mat fractures, and bruising — within the marked square and produces a PASS or FAIL document for the claim file.
HailCheck offers a $99 photo-based HAAG-style test square validation. You submit photos from the field, our reviewer evaluates the impact indicators and cross-references the NOAA storm dates listed above, and a written PASS/FAIL determination is returned within one business day. We do not send anyone to the roof — the validation is built around the photos you submit.
Learn About $99 HAAG-Style ValidationHastings sits inside the central United States hail belt, where warm Gulf moisture collides with cold continental air to produce supercell thunderstorms capable of dropping the hail documented above. Properties in this zone typically see at least one significant hail event every two to four years.