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Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 68340

Public hail, wind, and tornado reports in and near ZIP 68340 from May 7, 1977 through September 14, 2026, sourced from NOAA/NWS Local Storm Reports and SPC storm report data.

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Hail Reports
39
Wind Reports
30
Tornado Reports
2
Max Hail Size
3.00″
Source  NOAA SPC · NWS Local Storm Reports Coverage  ZIP 68340 · 1977–present Updated  Daily · last Sep 14, 2026

Latest NWS Hail Reports in and near ZIP 68340

39 reports
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2.50″ hail
May 17, 2026
11:34 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: Deshler, NE
2.25″ hail
May 17, 2026
11:30 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Facebook photo of estimated hail larger than 2 inches.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 WNW Deshler, NE
2.00″ hail
May 17, 2026
11:30 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: Image sent in of 2 hail.
NWS Hail Report Location: Deshler, NE
1.00″ hail
Apr 14, 2023
11:05 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: CORRECTS PREVIOUS HAIL REPORT FROM DESHLER. FB REPORT.
NWS Hail Report Location: Deshler, NE
1.25″ hail
Apr 29, 2022
11:15 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 W Deshler, NE
1.00″ hail
Jun 19, 2018
10:25 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: REPORT VIA TWITTER.
NWS Hail Report Location: Deshler, NE
1.75″ hail
Apr 26, 2016
10:39 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 1 W Deshler, NE
2.50″ hail
Apr 26, 2016
10:38 PM UTC
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: ONGOING. GOLF BALL TO TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL.
NWS Hail Report Location: Deshler, NE
1.50″ hail
Sep 10, 2015
4:33 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 3 S Deshler, NE
1.00″ hail
Apr 1, 2015
9:40 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.07 N Deshler, NE
0.75″ hail
Apr 17, 2013
2:45 AM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Deshler, NE
0.75″ hail
Jul 5, 2011
6:30 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Nuckolls County · 1,995 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 4 SE Oak, NE
0.75″ hail
May 11, 2011
12:35 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Deshler, NE
0.75″ hail
Apr 4, 2009
2:45 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: N Deshler, NE
1.00″ hail
Mar 23, 2009
1:58 PM CST-6
Hail report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Hail Report Location: 2.73 ESE Deshler, NE
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Hail Damage Risk for Your Home +

Hail reports describe hail by diameter, often comparing stone size to familiar objects like peas, quarters, golf balls, and softballs. Use this guide as a starting point for possible hail damage to your roof, siding, gutters, vents, windows, and exterior. Actual hail damage depends on hail hardness, density, wind speed, impact angle, roof age, shingle condition, roof pitch, roofing material, installation quality, and prior storm damage.

Pea
0.25″
Low

Usually too small to cause hail damage to most sound asphalt roofs, siding, or gutters.

Mothball
0.50″
Sub-Severe Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but not always harmless. Repeated small hail can scuff surfaces, wear aging shingles, and loosen protective granules over time.

Penny
0.75″
Minor / Watch

Below the NWS severe-hail threshold, but roof hail damage is still possible on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged shingles. May also mark screens, vents, gutters, and soft metal.

Nickel
0.88″
Minor / Watch

Still below the severe-hail threshold, but large enough to leave visible marks on soft metal and add wear to older or hail-weakened roof shingles.

Quarter
1.00″
Watch

The NWS severe-hail threshold. Quarter-size hail can bruise shingles, dent soft metal, and create roof hail damage worth checking.

Half Dollar
1.25″
Watch

More likely to dent gutters, vents, flashing, and siding. Hail damage risk rises quickly on older roofs or hail-weakened shingles.

Ping Pong / Walnut
1.50″
Likely

Hail damage becomes more likely, including bruised shingles, granule loss, dented siding, and damaged roof vents.

Golf Ball
1.75″
Likely

Often causes roof hail damage, cracked shingles, dented gutters, damaged flashing, and siding impacts. A roof inspection is recommended.

Hen Egg
2.00″
Serious

Can crack or puncture shingles, expose mat, dent siding, and cause widespread hail damage across the roof and exterior.

Tennis Ball
2.50″
Serious

Can cause heavy roof hail damage, punctured siding, broken skylights, damaged vents, and widespread exterior damage.

Baseball
2.75″
Major

Major hail damage is likely, including severe roof impacts, damaged siding, broken windows, and possible major roof repairs.

Tea Cup / Large Apple
3.00″
Major

Can cause heavy hail damage across the roof, siding, gutters, windows, and exterior. Significant repairs are often needed.

Softball
4.00″
Extreme

Destructive hail damage. Can severely damage roofing materials, siding, windows, gutters, vents, vehicles, and exterior surfaces.

Grapefruit
4.50″
Extreme

Catastrophic hail damage risk for roofs, windows, vehicles, siding, gutters, and exterior surfaces.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service hail size references are used for hail-size comparisons and the 1.00″ severe-hail threshold. Damage descriptions are general homeowner guidance, not official NOAA/NWS damage ratings. Sub-severe hail under 1.00″ is below the severe threshold, but that does not mean “no roof damage.” Penny- to nickel-size hail can still contribute to granule loss, cosmetic surface marks, and added wear, especially on older, brittle, poorly installed, or previously damaged roofs.

Latest NWS Wind Reports in and near ZIP 68340

30 reports
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65 mph
Sep 14, 2026
10:48 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 Nw Deshler, NE
UNK mph
May 17, 2026
4:10 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Off-duty NWS employee reported 7 overturned center pivots between Hebron and Ruskin. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 3 NW Deshler, NE
83 mph
Aug 10, 2025
6:07 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Davis Weather Station.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 N Deshler, NE
83 mph
Aug 10, 2025
5:59 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 NW Deshler, NE
65 mph
Aug 10, 2025
5:58 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 ENE Ruskin, NE
UNK mph
Aug 10, 2025
5:50 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Delayed report. EM reports full size barn relocated (mostly in tact) across Road 5400 1.5 miles south of Deshler. Time estimated from initial surge of winds on radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 SSW Deshler, NE
UNK mph
Aug 10, 2025
5:50 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Delayed Report. EM reports large cinderblock wall blown down from initial surge of winds at South Central Irrigation in Deshler. Time estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 1 N Deshler, NE
UNK mph
Aug 10, 2025
5:50 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Delayed Report. EM reported damage to roof on homestead... multiple out buildings destroyed. Time of initial surge of winds estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 NW Deshler, NE
UNK mph
Aug 10, 2025
5:50 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Delayed Report. EM reports multiple fields flattened near Deshler... multiple fields stripped. Time estimated of initial wind surge from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: 2 N Deshler, NE
UNK mph
Aug 10, 2025
5:50 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Delayed Report. EM reports multiple large trees in the town of Deshler blown down with branches as large as 2 feet in diameter broken off healthy trees. Time of initial surge of winds estimated from radar.
NWS Wind Report Location: Deshler, NE
58 mph
May 25, 2024
6:15 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: Report via PWS-KNEDESHL6 station.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 NW Deshler, NE
61 mph
Apr 6, 2024
9:50 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.
NWS Wind Report Location: 4 ENE Ruskin, NE
60 mph
Jul 26, 2020
9:30 PM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: ESTIMATED WINDS AT LEAST 60MPH.
NWS Wind Report Location: Deshler, NE
60 mph
Jul 9, 2020
5:27 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: BRANCHES DOWN AS WELL.
NWS Wind Report Location: Deshler, NE
UNK mph
Jun 10, 2020
1:47 AM UTC
Wind report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Wind Report Description: 6-8 INCH TREE LIMBS DOWN.
NWS Wind Report Location: Deshler, NE
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Wind Damage Risk for Your Home +

Storm reports list thunderstorm wind gusts in mph. The NWS marks storms as severe at 58+ mph, but wind damage to your home depends on roof age, shingle condition, installation, exposure, nearby trees, and prior hail or wind damage.

Below Severe
Under 58 mph
Minor

Usually little damage to a sound roof, but loose shingles, flashing, or debris may shift.

Severe
58–74 mph
Watch

Can loosen shingles, lift flashing, break limbs, and damage gutters, siding, fences, or trim.

Damaging
75–90 mph
Serious

Can peel shingles, damage vents, tear siding, rip gutters, and expose weak roof areas.

Extreme
90+ mph
Major

Can cause major roof covering loss, tree damage, broken windows, and structural damage.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service storm reports. Gusts may be measured or estimated; actual wind damage varies by roof condition, exposure, and prior hail or wind damage.

Latest NWS Tornado Reports in and near ZIP 68340

2 reports
EF0 category
Apr 14, 2012
1:30 PM CST-6
Tornado report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: No damage was reported with this brief tornado touchdown approximately 2 miles east of Deshler.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 2.13 E Deshler, NE
F1 category
May 24, 2004
3:06 PM CST
Tornado report for ZIP 68340
Thayer County · 2,344 Homes in County
Tornado Report Description: A tornado damaged two farmsteads north of Byron. At one point, the tornado was up to one-quarter mile wide with a very clear path across a cornfield. At the first farm, the roof was torn from the house along with significant damage to the garage. It was a total loss. A machine shed was also ripped apart. At a second farm, damage as confined to metal buildings, grain bins and farm machinery. At one point, this was the largest of three tornadoes on the ground on the ground at one time.
NWS Tornado Report Location: 5 SW Deshler, NE
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Tornado Damage Risk for Your Home +

After a tornado, the National Weather Service assigns an EF rating from EF0 to EF5 based on surveyed damage. The rating estimates wind speed from what the tornado damaged, so actual damage can vary by construction quality, roof age, garage doors, windows, trees, debris, and how close the home was to the tornado path.

EF0
65–85 mph
Light

Can peel shingles, damage gutters or siding, break tree limbs, and toss loose outdoor items.

EF1
86–110 mph
Moderate

Can strip roof covering, damage exterior doors, break windows, snap trees, and cause heavier siding or gutter damage.

EF2
111–135 mph
Serious

Can tear off large sections of roofing, break or uproot trees, destroy weaker structures, and cause major exterior damage.

EF3–EF5
136+ mph
Severe

Can remove roofs and walls, destroy large portions of homes, toss vehicles, and cause severe to total destruction near the path.

Source: NOAA / National Weather Service. EF ratings are assigned after a post-storm damage survey and are based on observed damage, not a direct measurement at every home.

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NWS Storm Reports & Census Data

U.S. Census Data · ZIP Code

ZIP 68340 area census snapshot

People & households
Population1,003
Households381
Housing units449
Income
Median household income$64,271
$100k+ households36.2%
$150k+ households11.8%
Housing stock
Single-family detached389
Attached single-family0
Small multifamily24
Large multifamily34
Mobile homes2
Housing mix
Single-family share86.6%
Attached-home share--
Multifamily share12.9%
Mobile-home share0.5%
Ownership & occupancy
Owner-occupied294
Renter-occupied87
Vacant units68
Home value & age
Median home value$105,000
Owner homes $300k+13.6%
Owner homes $500k+2.0%
Owner homes $750k+--
Median year built1950
Older-home share87.8%
Vehicle context
Households with cars370
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Frequently asked questions

for homeowners, buyers & sellers
How many hail, wind, and tornado reports does ZIP 68340 have on record?

Our records show 39 hail, 30 wind, and 2 tornado reports in and near ZIP 68340, compiled from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. The most recent was reported on September 14, 2026.

What is the largest hail ever reported in ZIP 68340?

The largest hail size in these storm-report records in and near ZIP 68340 is 3.00″. It was reported near Deshler, NE on July 13, 2006.

A storm report showed up near my home in ZIP 68340 — does that mean my roof is damaged?

Not necessarily. A storm report only means hail, wind, or a tornado was observed nearby; it does not confirm damage at any specific address, and conditions change from block to block. Check an address-level hail report first, and if it looks significant, find a local pro that serves ZIP 68340 and ask about a Remote Hail Inspection before anyone climbs on the roof.

I am buying a home in ZIP 68340 — why should I look at its storm history?

Recent hail or wind can leave a roof or exterior with damage that is easy to miss during a walkthrough, and a recent roof replacement is sometimes an insurance job after a storm. Reviewing the storm history for a ZIP 68340 address before closing helps you ask informed questions about roof age, past repairs, and any prior claims.

I am selling a home in ZIP 68340 — how does this help me?

Knowing the storm history for your address lets you answer buyer questions with confidence, document repairs you have already made, and decide whether a pre-listing roof check is worthwhile. A clear hail history removes a common sticking point during negotiations.

How do I check hail history for a specific ZIP 68340 address?

Use the address search to pull a free address-level hail report for any property in ZIP 68340 — no phone number or email required. It shows recent hail activity for that address so you know whether a closer roof or exterior review makes sense.

Where does this storm report data come from, and what are its limits?

Storm reports on this page are public reports from storm events in and around ZIP 68340, sourced from NOAA SPC and NWS Local Storm Reports. They show where hail, wind, or tornado activity was reported in ZIP 68340, but they do not confirm damage at any specific property. Report locations, sizes, and times may be approximate and can vary from what an individual home experienced. For property-specific hail history, use an address-level hail report or contact a participating local professional for a remote hail inspection. Pros inclusion is not an endorsement, and contacting a professional does not confirm damage at any property.

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