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Hail history in Clay Center, NE

Radar has detected major hail over the Clay Center area on 39 days since 2011, up to 4" (baseball size or larger) on June 20, 2026. Source: NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory radar signatures, which estimate hail aloft near Clay Center, not confirmed ground reports.

Data last updated: July 27, 2026

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Every major hail day near Clay Center

June 20, 2026up to 4" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 4" (Clay Center area)June 6, 2026up to 1.25" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 2.75" (Giltner area)August 9, 2025up to 3.75" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 4" (Brownlee area)July 19, 2025up to 1.5" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 4" (Ainsworth area)July 6, 2024up to 2" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3.5" (Curtis area)August 5, 2023up to 1.5" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3" (Red Cloud area)July 4, 2023up to 2.5" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3.5" (Shickley area)June 8, 2023up to 1.5" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 2.5" (Harvard area)June 12, 2022up to 2" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3.5" (Carleton area)April 21, 2022up to 3" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3" (Clay Center area)June 24, 2021up to 2" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3.75" (Prosser area)May 5, 2021up to 1.25" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 2" (Cordova area)August 6, 2020up to 2.5" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 2.5" (Clay Center area)June 28, 2020up to 1.75" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3.5" (Oak area)June 4, 2020up to 1.5" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3" (Garland area)August 7, 2019up to 3.75" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 4" (Lindy area)May 5, 2019up to 2.5" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 4" (Aurora area)May 12, 2018up to 1.25" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 1.75" (Juniata area)May 1, 2018up to 2.25" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 4" (Linwood area)July 30, 2016up to 1" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3.25" (Grand Island area)May 9, 2016up to 1.75" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3" (Nehawka area)April 26, 2016up to 2.25" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3.75" (Hardy area)September 10, 2015up to 1.5" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3.75" (Ruskin area)July 24, 2015up to 1.75" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3.5" (Heartwell area)June 4, 2015up to 4" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 4" (Clay Center area)June 3, 2015up to 3.75" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3.75" (Clay Center area)May 11, 2014up to 3.5" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 4" (Union area)October 3, 2013up to 3" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3" (Geneva area)August 1, 2013up to 4" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 4" (Albion area)May 29, 2013up to 2.25" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3.75" (O'Neill area)November 10, 2012up to 1.5" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 2.5" (Palmer area)June 14, 2012up to 3" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3.75" (Wilsonville area)May 3, 2012up to 2.75" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 4" (Fairfield area)May 2, 2012up to 2.75" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 4" (Fullerton area)May 1, 2012up to 1.25" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3" (Ainsworth area)April 14, 2012up to 3.25" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 4" (Sutton area)October 11, 2011up to 1" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 2" (Doniphan area)June 27, 2011up to 1.5" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 2.25" (Nehawka area)May 19, 2011up to 1.75" near Clay Center · storm peaked at 3" (Mason City area)

What this record means for a Clay Center roof

The list above covers 39 radar-confirmed hail days over Clay Center between 2011 and 2026. The largest signature recorded over the Clay Center area was 4" (baseball size or larger) on June 20, 2026. 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 Clay Center had hail big enough to damage roofs?

Radar has detected hail up to 4" (baseball size or larger) over the Clay Center 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 Clay Center?

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