Nebraska Storm & Severe Weather History
Since 1996, Nebraska has logged 54,623 severe-weather events — about 1,762 a year — with 64 direct deaths, 642 injuries and $3.6B in reported property damage.
By event type
Hail20,979—$1.2B
Thunderstorm Wind10,1353 d$430.9M
Winter Storm4,05513 d$54.1M
High Wind3,6473 d$27.2M
Drought3,400—$215.1M
Winter Weather1,8052 d$2.3M
Tornado1,6445 d$400.7M
Flash Flood1,3236 d$179.5M
Blizzard1,1791 d$26.7M
Cold/Wind Chill1,1183 d$850K
Flood1,0285 d$812.7M
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill1,0272 d—
Heavy Snow736—$56.5M
Heavy Rain677—$3.6M
Heat4445 d$12.3M
Funnel Cloud379——
Events by year
19962026
Notable events (145)
Events with deaths, major damage, or a strong tornado — deadliest first.
Winter StormMarch 24, 1996
Lincoln · 3 killed ·
HeatJuly 19, 1999
Wayne · 2 killed · $3.3M damage
Ice StormApril 3, 1999
Cheyenne · 2 killed · 3 injured · $50K damage
Winter WeatherDecember 8, 1997
Kimball · 2 killed · 1 injured · $40K damage
Ice StormFebruary 3, 1998
Logan · 2 killed · 1 injured · $16K damage
Winter StormJanuary 4, 2005
Sarpy · 2 killed ·
Dust StormMay 22, 2002
Seward · 2 killed · 8 injured ·
Winter StormJanuary 1, 1999
Dawson · 2 killed · 6 injured ·
Tornado (F4)May 22, 2004
Lancaster · 1 killed · 30 injured · $100.0M damage
Flash FloodMarch 14, 2019
Boyd · 1 killed · $12.0M damage
Tornado (EF4)June 16, 2014
Stanton · 1 killed · 20 injured · $12.0M damage
Flash FloodAugust 7, 1999
Douglas · 1 killed · $11.0M damage
Tornado (F2)June 22, 2003
Thayer · 1 killed · 7 injured · $10.0M damage
FloodMay 7, 2015
Jefferson · 1 killed · $5.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindAugust 9, 2025
Douglas · 1 killed · 1 injured · $3.8M damage
Tornado (F4)June 23, 2003
Cedar · 1 killed · $3.7M damage
Thunderstorm WindAugust 7, 2015
Hitchcock · 1 killed · $1.0M damage
WildfireMarch 12, 2026
Arthur · 1 killed · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF4)June 16, 2014
Cuming · 1 killed · $1.0M damage
FloodJune 14, 2010
Madison · 1 killed · $1.0M damage
Flash FloodJuly 6, 2002
Keith · 1 killed · $800K damage
FloodMarch 13, 2019
Platte · 1 killed · $440K damage
Winter StormJanuary 17, 1996
Custer · 1 killed · $200K damage
FloodMarch 13, 2019
Madison · 1 killed · $194K damage
Winter StormJanuary 25, 2004
York · 1 killed · $50K damage
Winter StormFebruary 4, 2004
Hall · 1 killed · 4 injured · $30K damage
Flash FloodJuly 8, 2019
Dawson · 1 killed · 1 injured · $10K damage
Strong WindMarch 28, 2003
Franklin · 1 killed · $10K damage
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 19, 2025
Douglas · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillFebruary 16, 2025
Douglas · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 13, 2024
Dundy · 1 killed ·
Excessive HeatAugust 19, 2023
Douglas · 1 killed ·
LightningJune 21, 2023
Garden · 1 killed ·
WildfireApril 22, 2022
Red Willow · 1 killed · 5 injured ·
FloodMarch 13, 2019
Platte · 1 killed ·
High WindOctober 3, 2018
Lancaster · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
Flash FloodJune 20, 2014
Sarpy · 1 killed ·
Winter StormApril 8, 2013
Box Butte · 1 killed ·
HeatJune 27, 2012
Douglas · 1 killed · 45 injured ·
Strong WindMay 22, 2010
Douglas · 1 killed ·
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Counts are every logged event since 1996; the "notable" list is filtered to events with fatalities, major damage or a strong tornado. Damage is the reporting office's estimate. A record of past weather is not a forecast. See About the Data.