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Omaha hail season 2011
50 NWS-recorded hail reports ≥1″ within 30 miles, across 14 storm days, max 4.25". Every one of those reports is a dated, located, citable official record — the context behind this market's 2011 claim volume.
Biggest storm days (2011, final record)
| Date | ≥1″ reports | Max hail | Areas named in the record |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 18, 2011 | 11 | 4.25" | CASS, MILLS, SAUNDERS, DOUGLAS |
| May 21, 2011 | 11 | 1.75" | CASS, MILLS, SARPY, DOUGLAS |
| August 22, 2011 | 7 | 3.00" | MILLS, SARPY, DOUGLAS, DODGE |
| March 22, 2011 | 7 | 2.50" | DOUGLAS, WASHINGTON, HARRISON |
| June 17, 2011 | 3 | 1.75" | SAUNDERS, DODGE |
“Hail up to softball-size fell across sections of northern and eastern Omaha from the first of 2 super-cell thunderstorms that tracked across the city on the 18th. The largest hail fell across the Florence area, where hailstones reached 3 inches in diameter, toward Eppley Airfield where some softball size stones fell. The hail was accompanied by thunderstorm wind gusts that were measured at 62 mph by Asos at Eppley.”
— NWS event narrative, August 18, 2011 (NCEI Storm Events)
When it fell
Mar 7 · May 16 · Jun 8 · Aug 19
Wind context: the record also holds 41 thunderstorm-wind events ≥50 kt (≈58 mph, the NWS severe criterion) in this radius for 2011 — relevant where the dispute is wind vs hail causation.
Working a Omaha claim from 2011?
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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 30 miles of the Omaha 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.