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Hail history im Fairbury, NE

Last hail im 10 milesJun 20, 20261.00 in (25-cent coin)

Hail days, last 12 months5

Largest hail im 20063.00 in (tea cup)Jun 17, 2009

Hail days im 200659

Days im hail 1 inch imwin45

Tornadoes im 10 miles4

Wind dmg wutuk im 10 miles71

Hail wutuk im 10 miles im Fairbury im 59 days im 2006. Stones imwin im 3.00 in (tea cup) im Jun 17, 2009. Hail ej common im June im May.

Recent hail im Fairbury

Date	Hail size	Where	Source
Jun 20, 2026	1.00 in 25-cent coin	Jansen 1 hail report · closest 7 mi im Fairbury	NOAA Storm Events
May 18, 2026	1.50 in ping pong ball	Fairbury, Gladstone 3 hail reports · closest im center im Fairbury	NOAA Storm Events
May 16, 2026	1.75 in golf ball	Fairbury 1 hail report · closest im center im Fairbury	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 23, 2026	2.00 in hen egg	Fairbury 5 hail reports · closest im center im Fairbury	NOAA Storm Events
Mar 6, 2026	1.25 in 50-cent coin	Shea 1 hail report · closest 10 mi im Fairbury	NOAA Storm Events
May 18, 2025	0.88 in 5-cent coin	Gladstone 1 hail report · closest 5 mi im Fairbury	NOAA Storm Events

One row im day: largest hail wutuk im day im 10 miles, places im number im wutuk.

Hail days near Fairbury by year

When hail season peaks near Fairbury

Of the 59 hail days since 2006, most fell in June (18) and May (17).

Largest hail storms near Fairbury

Jun 17, 2009 · 3.00 in (tea cup) · Fairbury (4 mi from Fairbury)

National Weather Service description (English): Hail between 1 inch and 3 inches in diameter fell from around 5 miles southwest of Fairbury into Fairbury. The hail fell from a multi-updraft supercell thunderstorm that moved across the area this afternoon and caused house and automobile damage.

Sep 7, 2015 · 2.75 in (baseball) · Fairbury (0 mi from Fairbury)

National Weather Service description (English): Pictures on social media indicate hail up to baseball size in the city of Fairbury.

Jun 16, 2017 · 2.75 in (baseball) · Reynolds (10 mi from Fairbury)

National Weather Service description (English): Golf ball to baseball size hail was reported at this location.

Jun 23, 2015 · 2.50 in (tennis ball) · Thompson (5 mi from Fairbury)

Jun 29, 2023 · 2.50 in (tennis ball) · Fairbury (1 mi from Fairbury)

National Weather Service description (English): Emergency manager reported 2.5-inch hail.

Tornadoes within 10 miles of Fairbury

Date	Rating	Where	Path
Jun 9, 2020	EF?	Hedrix 3 mi from Fairbury	0.1 mi long, 1 yd wide
May 27, 2013	EF0	Shea 9 mi from Fairbury	3.3 mi long, 100 yd wide
Sep 13, 2010	EF0	Thompson 7 mi from Fairbury	0.2 mi long, 50 yd wide
Jun 11, 2008	EF0	Jansen 7 mi from Fairbury	0.2 mi long, 40 yd wide

Damaging thunderstorm winds near Fairbury

71 reports of damaging thunderstorm wind within 10 miles of Fairbury since 2006, on 43 days. The strongest measured gust was 91 mph on Jun 9, 2020.

Date	Strongest gust	Where	Source
May 17, 2026	60 mph, ekkar	Fairbury 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
May 16, 2026	87 mph, imwin	Gladstone, Fairbury, Thompson 7 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Aug 10, 2025	96 mph, ekkar	Thompson 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Mar 14, 2025	70 mph, imwin	Fairbury 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 26, 2024	83 mph, imwin	Fairbury 2 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Jun 7, 2024	64 mph, imwin	Fairbury 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Oct 3, 2023	82 mph, imwin	Fairbury 2 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Aug 25, 2023	68 mph, imwin	Fairbury 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
May 7, 2023	60 mph, imwin	Fairbury 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events
Apr 20, 2023	64 mph, ekkar	Fairbury 1 wutuk wind	NOAA Storm Events

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Insurers ask for the date of loss. The dates on this page are when hail was reported near Fairbury; hail can hit one street and miss the next, so a report is not proof of damage at your address. A licensed roofer or your insurance adjuster can inspect the roof. Many policies set a time limit for filing a claim — check yours.

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Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (final records through Jun 30, 2026) and National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (preliminary, since then). Distances are measured from the center of Fairbury.

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