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 StormDecember 7, 2009
Douglas · 1 killed ·
LightningApril 11, 2006
Gage · 1 killed · 3 injured ·
Flash FloodJuly 22, 2004
Douglas · 1 killed ·
Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 5, 2004
Douglas · 1 killed ·
Extreme Cold/Wind ChillJanuary 22, 2003
Dodge · 1 killed ·
High WindApril 18, 2002
Otoe · 1 killed · 1 injured ·
HeatJuly 28, 2001
Dodge · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 17, 2001
Douglas · 1 killed ·
HeatJuly 28, 1999
Dakota · 1 killed ·
Winter StormJanuary 1, 1999
Hall · 1 killed ·
LightningJuly 21, 1998
Webster · 1 killed ·
LightningAugust 13, 1997
Holt · 1 killed ·
BlizzardJanuary 4, 1997
Boyd · 1 killed ·
Thunderstorm WindAugust 6, 1996
Antelope · 1 killed ·
High WindApril 25, 1996
Douglas · 1 killed ·
FloodMarch 15, 2019
Sarpy · $420.0M damage
HailApril 10, 2001
Douglas · 1 injured · $300.0M damage
HailApril 30, 2001
Douglas · $200.0M damage
FloodMay 6, 2015
Lancaster · $100.0M damage
FloodMay 6, 2015
Saline · $100.0M damage
HailJune 27, 1999
Scotts Bluff · 25 injured · $55.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindJune 27, 2008
Douglas · $53.0M damage
FloodMarch 13, 2019
Saunders · $52.3M damage
DroughtJuly 1, 2012
Holt · $50.0M damage
HailJune 12, 2002
Buffalo · 15 injured · $50.0M damage
HailJuly 4, 2001
Scotts Bluff · 12 injured · $50.0M damage
HailMay 11, 2005
Adams · $40.0M damage
Thunderstorm WindJuly 31, 2024
Douglas · $35.0M damage
DroughtJuly 1, 2012
Brown · $30.0M damage
DroughtJuly 1, 2012
Custer · $30.0M damage
DroughtJuly 1, 2012
Boyd · $30.0M damage
HailApril 14, 2012
Lincoln · $30.0M damage
HailJune 29, 2024
Dawson · $25.0M damage
HailJune 29, 2024
Dawson · $25.0M damage
Flash FloodJuly 8, 2019
Buffalo · $25.0M damage
DroughtJuly 1, 2012
Lincoln · $20.0M damage
Tornado (F1)May 22, 2004
Otoe · $20.0M damage
Tornado (F2)May 22, 2004
Saline · 8 injured · $20.0M damage
Tornado (F4)May 22, 2004
Gage · $20.0M damage
HailJune 12, 2002
Kearney · $20.0M damage
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.