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Hail history in Broken Bow, NE

Radar has detected major hail over the Broken Bow area on 41 days since 2011, up to 4" (baseball size or larger) on August 12, 2017. Source: NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory radar signatures, which estimate hail aloft near Broken Bow, not confirmed ground reports.

Data last updated: July 28, 2026

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Every major hail day near Broken Bow

June 20, 2026up to 3" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 4" (Clay Center area)July 16, 2024up to 2.25" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 4" (Sumner area)June 7, 2024up to 3" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 4" (Poole area)July 31, 2023up to 1" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3" (Crab Orchard area)July 18, 2023up to 1" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3.25" (White Clay area)July 26, 2022up to 2.5" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 4" (Ansley area)July 16, 2022up to 2.5" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 4" (O'Neill area)June 13, 2022up to 1" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 1.5" (Chester area)June 7, 2022up to 3.5" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 4" (Omaha area)June 4, 2022up to 1.75" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3.75" (Aurora area)August 26, 2021up to 2" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3.25" (Tekamah area)July 9, 2021up to 1.5" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3.5" (Whitney area)July 6, 2021up to 2" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3.25" (Smithfield area)July 10, 2020up to 3.75" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 4" (Ansley area)May 23, 2020up to 1.5" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3.5" (Callaway area)July 13, 2019up to 1.5" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 2.25" (Sumner area)July 12, 2019up to 1" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3" (Sunol area)July 1, 2019up to 1.5" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3.25" (Arcadia area)April 30, 2018up to 3" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3" (Broken Bow area)August 27, 2017up to 2" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3.5" (Brewster area)August 13, 2017up to 3.25" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 4" (Merna area)August 12, 2017up to 4" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 4" (Broken Bow area)July 2, 2017up to 2.5" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 4" (Farnam area)June 21, 2017up to 2.75" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 2.75" (Broken Bow area)May 15, 2017up to 1.25" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 2.75" (Hamlet area)March 23, 2017up to 2.75" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 2.75" (Broken Bow area)September 5, 2016up to 1.5" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3.5" (Indianola area)July 27, 2016up to 2" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3" (Brewster area)July 26, 2016up to 1.75" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3.5" (Hay Springs area)July 15, 2016up to 2.25" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3.25" (Hershey area)July 6, 2016up to 1" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3" (Kearney area)July 14, 2015up to 1" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3" (Elyria area)May 16, 2015up to 1" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 1.75" (Franklin area)August 31, 2013up to 1.5" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 4" (Anselmo area)August 9, 2013up to 2.25" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 2.25" (Broken Bow area)July 7, 2013up to 1.25" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3.25" (Sutherland area)July 18, 2012up to 2.25" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 2.75" (Willow Island area)May 4, 2012up to 1.5" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 4" (St. Paul area)February 28, 2012up to 1.25" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 2" (Steele City area)August 28, 2011up to 3" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 3" (Broken Bow area)July 10, 2011up to 3.5" near Broken Bow · storm peaked at 4" (Merna area)

What this record means for a Broken Bow roof

The list above covers 41 radar-confirmed hail days over Broken Bow between 2011 and 2026. The largest signature recorded over the Broken Bow area was 4" (baseball size or larger) on August 12, 2017. Radar put the local estimate at or above the 1" mark, the size generally capable of damaging asphalt shingles, on every one of those days.

Insurers and their adjusters can pull this same NOAA archive, so a date on this list is not news to the company handling a claim. What the archive cannot show is the condition of your specific roof, which is why dated photos and a written inspection report carry the weight in a dispute. Most homeowner policies also set a deadline to report storm damage, commonly one or two years from the date of loss, so a recent date above matters most if the roof was never inspected after it.

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Common questions

Has Broken Bow had hail big enough to damage roofs?

Radar has detected hail up to 4" (baseball size or larger) over the Broken Bow area, most recently on June 20, 2026. Hail of 1" or larger is generally considered capable of damaging asphalt shingles.

Does this prove my roof was damaged?

No. Radar estimates hail aloft, accurate to roughly a mile, and cannot confirm what reached any specific roof. It is a strong reason to document your roof and check your policy's claim deadline after a listed date, not proof of damage.

How do I check my exact address in Broken Bow?

Use the free address lookup on this site. It searches the same NOAA radar archive within a radius you choose around your address, back to 2011.

If one of these dates is recent