StormProof → hail seasons → Lincoln → 2016
Lincoln hail season 2016
20 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 25 miles, across 7 storm days, max 5.00". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2016 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2016, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 9, 2016 | 10 | 5.00" | OTOE, LANCASTER, CASS |
| August 16, 2016 | 4 | 1.75" | LANCASTER, OTOE, CASS |
| October 6, 2016 | 2 | 1.75" | LANCASTER |
| June 21, 2016 | 1 | 1.00" | SAUNDERS |
| May 26, 2016 | 1 | 1.00" | LANCASTER |
“Numerous reports giant hail from the southeast side of the city of Lincoln include a measured 5 inch stone near 96th and Pine Streets. The hail did a tremendous amount of damage to homes, vehicles, and a golf course. Hail was noted to have come through roofs and walls of homes in the area.”
— NWS event narrative, May 9, 2016 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 1 · Apr 1 · May 11 · Jun 1 · Aug 4 · Oct 2
Wind context: the record also holds 6 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2016 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Lincoln claim from 2016?
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Provenance
Final counts: NCEI Storm Events Database, file vintage c20260527, hail events with recorded magnitude ≥1.00″ and point coordinates within 25 miles of the Lincoln anchor. NWS records are point and path observations. The absence of a nearby report does NOT prove that no hail fell at this address — it means no observation was logged nearby. A report of nearby hail documents the event; it does not by itself prove damage to a specific structure. Spotted an error? Email the address on our terms page and we correct against the source.