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Hail history in Wayne, NE

Radar has detected major hail over the Wayne area on 36 days since 2011, up to 3.25" (baseball size or larger) on May 4, 2012. Source: NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory radar signatures, which estimate hail aloft near Wayne, not confirmed ground reports.

Data last updated: July 28, 2026

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Every major hail day near Wayne

July 2, 2026up to 1.25" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2.75" (Stratton area)June 30, 2026up to 1.75" near Wayne · storm peaked at 4" (Hadar area)July 23, 2025up to 1.5" near Wayne · storm peaked at 3.75" (Sargent area)June 16, 2025up to 1.75" near Wayne · storm peaked at 3.75" (Coleridge area)July 28, 2024up to 1" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2.25" (Lindy area)July 7, 2024up to 1" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2.5" (Platte Center area)July 1, 2024up to 2" near Wayne · storm peaked at 3" (Exeter area)April 16, 2024up to 1.5" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2.5" (McCool Junction area)August 13, 2023up to 1" near Wayne · storm peaked at 3.25" (Winside area)June 16, 2023up to 1" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2.5" (Albion area)August 18, 2022up to 1.25" near Wayne · storm peaked at 4" (Genoa area)October 11, 2020up to 1.5" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2.25" (Madison area)August 10, 2020up to 1.25" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2" (Spencer area)July 3, 2020up to 1.75" near Wayne · storm peaked at 1.75" (Wayne area)July 13, 2019up to 1" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2.25" (Sumner area)August 24, 2017up to 2.25" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2.5" (Wakefield area)July 21, 2017up to 1" near Wayne · storm peaked at 3.5" (Bartlett area)August 16, 2016up to 1" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2.5" (Bennet area)July 6, 2016up to 1" near Wayne · storm peaked at 3" (Kearney area)May 25, 2016up to 2" near Wayne · storm peaked at 3.5" (Loomis area)April 24, 2016up to 1.25" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2" (Yankee Hill area)September 23, 2015up to 1.5" near Wayne · storm peaked at 1.5" (Wayne area)June 24, 2015up to 1.5" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2" (Ashland area)June 6, 2015up to 1.75" near Wayne · storm peaked at 3.25" (Whitney area)August 22, 2014up to 1.75" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2" (St. Paul area)June 30, 2014up to 2" near Wayne · storm peaked at 4" (Taylor area)June 22, 2014up to 1.5" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2" (Sutherland area)May 26, 2014up to 1.25" near Wayne · storm peaked at 1.75" (Ewing area)October 2, 2013up to 2.5" near Wayne · storm peaked at 3.25" (Oakdale area)August 5, 2013up to 1" near Wayne · storm peaked at 4" (Hayes Center area)May 4, 2012up to 3.25" near Wayne · storm peaked at 4" (St. Paul area)July 14, 2011up to 1.25" near Wayne · storm peaked at 2" (McGrew area)June 17, 2011up to 1.5" near Wayne · storm peaked at 3.5" (Wahoo area)May 21, 2011up to 2" near Wayne · storm peaked at 4" (Surprise area)April 9, 2011up to 1.75" near Wayne · storm peaked at 3" (Emerson area)March 22, 2011up to 2.5" near Wayne · storm peaked at 4" (Valley area)

What this record means for a Wayne roof

The list above covers 36 radar-confirmed hail days over Wayne between 2011 and 2026. The largest signature recorded over the Wayne area was 3.25" (baseball size or larger) on May 4, 2012. 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 Wayne had hail big enough to damage roofs?

Radar has detected hail up to 3.25" (baseball size or larger) over the Wayne area, most recently on July 2, 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 Wayne?

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