Nebraska, 1976

Hail in Nebraska, May 27, 1976

May 27, 1976 · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

10 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

10 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Stanton

When
May 27, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Stanton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.000, -97.330

Hail, Dixon

When
May 27, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Dixon County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.620, -96.850

Hail, Colfax

When
May 27, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Colfax County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
41.700, -97.230

Hail, Dixon

When
May 27, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Dixon County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.500, -96.830

Hail, Merrick

When
May 27, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Merrick County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.320, -97.670

Hail, Polk

When
May 27, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.180, -97.550

Hail, Merrick

When
May 27, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Merrick County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.970, -98.320

Hail, Butler

When
May 27, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
41.380, -97.100

Hail, Merrick

When
May 27, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Merrick County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.270, -97.780

Hail, Furnas

When
May 27, 8:45 PM CST
Where
Furnas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.280, -100.170

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10068123, 10068124, 10068125, 10068126, 10068127, 10068128, 10068129, 10068130, 10068131, 10068132.