ZIP Wind and Hail Context
ZIP 68644 (NE) Wind History and Hail Context
ZIP 68644
See verified wind and hail reports for ZIP 68644 (NE), including recent storm days, peak values, and map-based context.
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Impacted Places
Hail Stats
- Max Report
- 3.00 in
- Reports
- 53
- Severe Reports
- 19
Wind Stats
- Max Gust
- 90 mph
- Reports
- 35
- Tornado Reports
- 16
- Severe Reports
- 9
5-Year Coverage
| Year | Hail Days | Wind Days | Tornado Days | Any Severe Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| 2023 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Ring Impact (1mi / 3mi / 10mi)
hail
- Events within 1 mile
- 53
- Events within 3 miles
- 74
- Events within 10 miles
- 101
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 19
- Max within 10 miles
- 3.00 in
wind
- Events within 1 mile
- 35
- Events within 3 miles
- 49
- Events within 10 miles
- 67
- Severe days within 10 miles
- 9
- Max within 10 miles
- 90 mph
Verified Event Log (5-Year Window)
| Date | Hazard | Intensity | Distance | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-19 | hail | 3.00 in | 0.0 mi | 4 ESE Columbus, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-07-06 | hail | 1.75 in | 0.0 mi | 7 ENE Platte Center, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-06-25 | tornado | Tornado UNK | 0.0 mi | 2 N Cornlea, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-23 | tornado | Tornado UNK | 0.0 mi | 3 E Tarnov, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-23 | tornado | Tornado UNK | 0.0 mi | 1 NNE Columbus, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-05-20 | wind | 90 mph | 0.0 mi | 2 NE Columbus, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-04-26 | tornado | Tornado UNK | 0.0 mi | 5 S Lindsay, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-04-26 | tornado | Tornado UNK | 0.0 mi | 7 S Creston, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-04-26 | tornado | Tornado UNK | 0.0 mi | 1 SSE Creston, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-04-26 | tornado | Tornado UNK | 0.0 mi | 4 SE Creston, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-04-26 | tornado | Tornado UNK | 0.0 mi | 2 SE Creston, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-04-16 | tornado | Tornado UNK | 0.0 mi | 3 SW Platte Center, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-04-16 | tornado | Tornado UNK | 0.0 mi | 4 WSW Platte Center, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-04-16 | tornado | Tornado UNK | 0.0 mi | 2.5 W Platte Center, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-04-16 | tornado | Tornado UNK | 0.0 mi | 2 SSW Creston, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2024-04-16 | tornado | Tornado UNK | 0.0 mi | 1 SSW Creston, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-10-03 | wind | 73 mph | 0.0 mi | 3 WSW Richland, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-10-03 | wind | 68 mph | 0.0 mi | 5 NNW Columbus, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-09-23 | hail | 2.00 in | 0.0 mi | Columbus, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-09-23 | hail | 1.75 in | 0.0 mi | 2 SE Columbus, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-07-04 | hail | 2.75 in | 0.0 mi | 3 WSW Tarnov, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-07-04 | hail | 2.50 in | 0.0 mi | Humphrey, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-07-04 | hail | 2.50 in | 0.0 mi | 1 SW Tarnov, NE | NOAA SPC |
| 2023-07-04 | hail | 2.00 in | 0.0 mi | 4 SSW Lindsay, NE | NOAA SPC |
(OAX)
Nickel up to golf ball size hail. Shredded crops. (OAX)
Delayed report.... (OAX)
A tornado developed about 3 miles east of Tarnov... knocking over center pivots and grain storage bins as it crossed agricultural field... producing EF-0 damage. The to (OAX)
DELAYED REPORT: A likely tornado tracked from the north side of the Columbus airport... across open fields to the east. Several wooden power poles were snapped along 3r (OAX)
Multiple power poles snapped off on the northeast side of Columbus. Tree damage around Columbus as well. (OAX)
Emergency manager reported a tornado on the ground 4 to 5 miles south of Lindsay. (OAX)
An EF1 tornado touched down northwest of 370th St and 175th Ave. It tracked north-northeast... flipping a center-pivot irrigation system... snapping trees... blowing wi (OAX)
Report Highlights
- ZIP 68644, NE has 53 hail reports and 35 wind/tornado reports in the covered window.
- 19 distinct days hit severe hail thresholds near this location.
- ZIP 68644, NE sees recurring wind and tornado exposure with 35 reports in scope.
- 9 distinct days met severe wind/tornado thresholds near this location.
Data & Methodology
- Noaa Spc
- 88
- Derived from NOAA SPC daily severe weather reports.
- Counts are aggregated by place and day, then normalized into HailDrive SEO metadata.
- Wind includes thunderstorm wind + tornado report families.
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Timeline
2025-07-23T01:57:00Z
Wind 60 mph
Report of gusts around 60 mph on the NW side of Columbus via social media. (OAX)
2025-07-10T23:18:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX)
2025-07-10T23:17:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
Report from mPING: Quarter (1.00 in.). (OAX)
2025-07-10T22:58:00Z
Hail 1.25 in
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (OAX)
2025-07-10T22:57:00Z
Hail 1.25 in
Report from mPING: Half Dollar (1.25 in.). (OAX)
2025-06-16T01:09:00Z
Hail 1.75 in
(OAX)
2025-05-19T21:40:00Z
Wind 58 mph
Measured on personal weather station. (OAX)
2025-05-19T21:39:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
(OAX)
2025-05-19T21:38:00Z
Hail 1.75 in
(OAX)
2025-05-19T21:30:00Z
Hail 3.00 in
(OAX)
2025-05-19T21:27:00Z
Hail 1.25 in
(OAX)
2025-05-19T21:24:00Z
Hail 1.00 in
(OAX)