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Hail history in Wood Lake, NE

Radar has detected major hail over the Wood Lake area on 37 days since 2011, up to 4" (baseball size or larger) on July 5, 2015. Source: NOAA Severe Weather Data Inventory radar signatures, which estimate hail aloft near Wood Lake, not confirmed ground reports.

Data last updated: July 27, 2026

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Every major hail day near Wood Lake

June 3, 2026up to 1" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 2" (Ashton area)August 13, 2025up to 1" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 1.25" (Rushville area)July 28, 2025up to 1.5" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 3.5" (Bristow area)April 15, 2024up to 2.75" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 2.75" (Wood Lake area)September 9, 2023up to 1.25" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 4" (Callaway area)July 21, 2023up to 2" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 2.25" (St. Helena area)July 18, 2023up to 1.5" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 3.25" (White Clay area)July 13, 2023up to 1.25" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 2.25" (Tryon area)June 21, 2023up to 1" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 2.75" (Sidney area)June 1, 2023up to 1.5" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 2" (Papillion area)June 12, 2022up to 1" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 3.5" (Carleton area)May 7, 2022up to 3" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 3.5" (Ainsworth area)August 31, 2021up to 2.75" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 3.5" (Winnetoon area)June 23, 2021up to 2" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 3.25" (Stuart area)July 19, 2020up to 2.25" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 4" (Gering area)July 6, 2020up to 1.25" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 3.5" (Orchard area)September 11, 2019up to 1.5" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 4" (Imperial area)September 10, 2019up to 1.75" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 4" (Crookston area)September 2, 2019up to 1" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 2" (Ainsworth area)June 19, 2019up to 1.25" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 1.25" (Wood Lake area)June 17, 2019up to 3.75" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 3.75" (Wood Lake area)May 8, 2018up to 1.5" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 1.5" (Wood Lake area)August 25, 2017up to 1.5" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 2" (Springview area)August 17, 2017up to 1" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 1.75" (Benkelman area)July 26, 2016up to 2.5" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 3.5" (Hay Springs area)June 12, 2016up to 1.5" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 2" (Brownlee area)May 30, 2016up to 2.25" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 2.75" (Tryon area)May 22, 2016up to 1" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 3.25" (Nenzel area)July 10, 2015up to 1.5" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 4" (Indianola area)July 5, 2015up to 4" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 4" (Wood Lake area)June 24, 2015up to 1.75" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 2" (Ashland area)July 17, 2012up to 2.75" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 2.75" (Wood Lake area)August 28, 2011up to 1.5" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 3" (Broken Bow area)August 26, 2011up to 1.5" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 1.75" (Long Pine area)August 25, 2011up to 2" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 2" (Wood Lake area)August 12, 2011up to 1.25" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 3" (Brewster area)August 11, 2011up to 2" near Wood Lake · storm peaked at 3" (Burton area)

What this record means for a Wood Lake roof

The list above covers 37 radar-confirmed hail days over Wood Lake between 2011 and 2026. The largest signature recorded over the Wood Lake area was 4" (baseball size or larger) on July 5, 2015. 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 Wood Lake had hail big enough to damage roofs?

Radar has detected hail up to 4" (baseball size or larger) over the Wood Lake area, most recently on June 3, 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 Wood Lake?

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