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Lincoln hail season 2026
41 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 8 storm days, max 2.50". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2026 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2026, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2026 | 16 | 1.75" | LANCASTER, SEWARD |
| June 11, 2026 | 11 | 2.50" | LANCASTER, OTOE, SEWARD |
| May 16, 2026 | 7 | 2.00" | SALINE, SEWARD, LANCASTER |
| March 6, 2026 | 3 | 1.00" | LANCASTER, SEWARD, SAUNDERS |
| June 2, 2026 | 1 | 1.00" | LANCASTER |
“Trained spotter report relayed by emergency management of hail estimated up to 1.75 inches in diameter near Pleasant Dale, NE.”
— NWS event narrative, April 23, 2026 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 3 · Apr 18 · May 8 · Jun 12
Preliminary 2026 reports (SPC, season in progress)
Same-day SPC storm reports through 2026-10-01, before NCEI compiles the final record: 48 reports ≥1″ on 11 days, up to 2.50". Preliminary counts shift as reports are quality-controlled; they are labeled preliminary in every report we generate.
| Date (preliminary) | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 23, 2026 | 17 | 1.75" | 2 ESE Pleasant Dale, Pleasant Dale, 2 E Lincoln, 3 E Lincoln |
| June 10, 2026 | 12 | 2.50" | 3 NNW Roca, 3 W Palmyra, 5 SE Lincoln, 3 S Lincoln |
| May 16, 2026 | 8 | 2.50" | Crete, 1 E Crete, 3 S Pleasant Dale, 1 S Pleasant Dale |
| March 6, 2026 | 3 | 1.00" | Hallam, Seward, 2 SW Valparaiso |
| July 3, 2026 | 2 | 1.75" | 4 NW Roca, Palmyra |
Wind context: the record also holds 26 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2026 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Lincoln claim from 2026?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260918, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Lincoln anchor. Preliminary counts: SPC daily storm reports through 2026-10-01. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.