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.
Tornado (EF3)June 17, 2014
Cedar · $2.0M damage
Tornado (EF4)June 16, 2014
Stanton · $2.0M damage
Tornado (F3)October 9, 2001
Polk · $1.8M damage
Tornado (EF4)June 16, 2014
Wayne · $1.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 11, 2014
York · $1.5M damage
Tornado (EF3)May 11, 2014
Fillmore · $1.5M damage
Tornado (F3)June 3, 1999
Valley · $1.5M damage
Tornado (F3)September 22, 2001
Clay · $1.3M damage
Tornado (F4)June 13, 2001
Seward · 2 injured · $1.0M damage
Tornado (EF3)March 18, 2012
Lincoln · 2 injured · $750K damage
Tornado (F3)May 17, 2000
Lincoln · 2 injured · $750K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 18, 2025
Hitchcock · $575K damage
Tornado (EF3)June 16, 2014
Cuming · $500K damage
Tornado (EF3)March 18, 2012
Lincoln · 2 injured · $500K damage
Tornado (EF3)April 20, 2007
Lincoln · 2 injured · $180K damage
Tornado (EF3)May 17, 2019
Frontier · $100K damage
Tornado (EF3)August 11, 2011
Cherry · $15K damage
Tornado (EF3)April 17, 2025
Douglas ·
Tornado (EF3)June 25, 2024
Grant · 1 injured ·
HeatJune 24, 2024
Douglas · 37 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)April 26, 2024
Lancaster · 3 injured ·
Tornado (EF4)April 26, 2024
Washington · 1 injured ·
Tornado (EF4)April 26, 2024
Douglas · 3 injured ·
Tornado (EF4)October 4, 2013
Wayne · 15 injured ·
Tornado (EF3)October 4, 2013
Knox ·
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.