Hail in Brown County, Nebraska

Hail August 17, 2025 · Brown County, Nebraska

1.75 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Golf ball sized hail reported in Ainsworth.

The wider storm

Thunderstorms developed over northwestern Nebraska along a surface trough of low pressure during the early evening hours of August 17th. This activity tracked east across northern Nebraska into the late evening hours producing hail up to golf ball size in the Ainsworth area. Quarter size hail was also reported in Sheridan County north of Ellsworth.

Began near Ainsworth (42.5500, -99.8600).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1289467. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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