Storm History: Box Butte County, Nebraska
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Box Butte County, Nebraska: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 723
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $5.2 million
- Episodes
- 490
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 316 | 0 | 0 | $733,000 |
| Tornado | 138 | 0 | 0 | $4.0 million |
| High Wind | 65 | 0 | 0 | $69,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 53 | 0 | 0 | $329,000 |
| Winter Storm | 36 | 1 | 0 | $45,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 21 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 20 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Winter Weather | 15 | 0 | 2 | $15,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $17,000 |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 28, 1991
- Tornado, June 12, 2017
- Hail, June 5, 1996
- Tornado, June 25, 1975
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 28, 2006
- Hail, July 22, 1995
- Hail, July 19, 1997
- Tornado, May 24, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 1997
- High Wind, November 30, 2000
- Winter Storm, February 25, 2000
- Hail, August 15, 2004
- Hail, June 20, 1997
- Hail, July 10, 2000
- Tornado, June 18, 1958
- Tornado, May 14, 1962
- Tornado, July 29, 1964
- Tornado, May 30, 1988
- Hail, August 31, 2001
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 21, 1998
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, May 14, 1962
- Tornado, June 15, 1962
- Tornado, June 1, 1990
- Tornado, June 9, 1991
- Tornado, May 5, 1993
- Tornado, June 5, 1966
- Tornado, April 27, 1975
- Tornado, June 25, 1975
- Tornado, June 9, 1977
- Tornado, May 29, 1980
- Tornado, August 10, 1980
- Tornado, June 20, 1983
- Tornado, June 16, 1992
- Tornado, June 12, 2017
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 27, 2026
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2026
- Tornado, June 7, 2026
- High Wind, March 14, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2026
- High Wind, January 17, 2026
- High Wind, January 15, 2026
- High Wind, December 19, 2025
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 18, 2025
- Tornado, July 6, 2025
- Hail, June 28, 2025
- Hail, May 23, 2025
- High Wind, February 23, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 2024
- Tornado, June 20, 2024
- Hail, June 16, 2024
- Hail, June 1, 2024
- High Wind, April 16, 2024
- High Wind, February 26, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2024
- Blizzard, December 25, 2023
- High Wind, December 7, 2023
- Heavy Snow, November 23, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 5, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 17, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Blizzard, December 13, 2022
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2022
- High Wind, November 7, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 14, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2022
- Hail, July 27, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2022
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2022
- Hail, June 12, 2022
- Hail, June 7, 2022
- Hail, June 5, 2022
- Hail, May 8, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 22, 2022
- High Wind, April 7, 2022
- High Wind, April 5, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2022
- High Wind, January 31, 2022
- High Wind, January 4, 2022
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2021
- High Wind, November 11, 2021
- Blizzard, October 12, 2021
- Hail, September 1, 2021
- Hail, August 14, 2021
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Hail, June 18, 2021
- Hail, June 13, 2021
- High Wind, June 10, 2021
- Tornado, May 26, 2021
- Heavy Snow, April 15, 2021
- Blizzard, March 13, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- High Wind, December 22, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 26, 2020
- Heavy Snow, October 24, 2020
- Hail, August 15, 2020
- Hail, July 9, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2020
- Hail, May 23, 2020
- Heavy Snow, March 28, 2020
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 2019
- Blizzard, November 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, October 9, 2019
- Tornado, September 20, 2019
- Hail, September 10, 2019
- Hail, August 20, 2019
- Hail, August 15, 2019
- Hail, July 29, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2019
- Hail, June 20, 2019
- Hail, June 13, 2019
- Blizzard, April 10, 2019
- Heavy Snow, March 29, 2019
- Blizzard, March 13, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2019
- Hail, August 6, 2018
- Flood, July 17, 2018
- Hail, June 29, 2018
- Hail, June 16, 2018
- Hail, June 6, 2018
- Hail, May 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2018
- High Wind, March 5, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2018
- High Wind, December 4, 2017
- Hail, August 26, 2017
- Hail, August 12, 2017
- Hail, July 27, 2017
- Hail, July 2, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 27, 2017
- Tornado, June 12, 2017
- High Wind, April 9, 2017
- High Wind, March 6, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2017
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 23, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2017
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2016
- High Wind, November 29, 2016
- Winter Weather, November 17, 2016
- Hail, October 3, 2016
- Hail, August 11, 2016
- Tornado, July 29, 2016
- Hail, July 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2016
- Tornado, July 6, 2016
- Hail, July 5, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2016
- Hail, May 26, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 2016
- Winter Storm, April 29, 2016
- Avalanche, February 18, 2016
- High Wind, February 7, 2016
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2015
- High Wind, November 18, 2015
- Hail, July 17, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2015
- Hail, July 4, 2015
- Tornado, June 25, 2015
- Hail, June 17, 2015
- Hail, June 6, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2015
- Hail, May 24, 2015
- Flood, May 15, 2015
- Winter Storm, May 9, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2014
- Heavy Rain, September 29, 2014
- Hail, August 18, 2014
- Hail, July 22, 2014
- Hail, June 26, 2014
- Hail, June 4, 2014
- Hail, June 1, 2014
- Hail, May 31, 2014
- Tornado, May 18, 2014
- Tornado, May 14, 2014
- Winter Weather, May 8, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 4, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 4, 2013
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2013
- Winter Weather, November 5, 2013
- High Wind, October 11, 2013
- Blizzard, October 4, 2013
- Hail, September 4, 2013
- Hail, August 6, 2013
- Hail, August 1, 2013
- Hail, July 31, 2013
- Hail, July 24, 2013
- Hail, June 24, 2013
- Tornado, May 28, 2013
- Tornado, May 27, 2013
- Tornado, May 17, 2013
- Hail, April 21, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 8, 2013
- High Wind, March 17, 2013
- Blizzard, February 9, 2013
- Winter Weather, October 24, 2012
- High Wind, October 17, 2012
- Winter Weather, October 5, 2012
- Hail, June 19, 2012
- Flash Flood, April 26, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2012
- High Wind, April 2, 2012
- High Wind, March 26, 2012
- High Wind, March 18, 2012
- High Wind, February 25, 2012
- Hail, August 4, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 19, 2011
- Hail, July 16, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2011
- Hail, June 16, 2011
- Hail, May 24, 2011
- Tornado, May 9, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2011
- Blizzard, December 30, 2010
- High Wind, October 27, 2010
- Hail, July 19, 2010
- Hail, July 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2010
- High Wind, June 17, 2010
- Hail, June 16, 2010
- Tornado, June 7, 2010
- Tornado, May 24, 2010
- High Wind, May 4, 2010
- High Wind, April 13, 2010
- Heavy Snow, February 17, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010
- Blizzard, December 25, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 10, 2009
- Heavy Snow, October 27, 2009
- High Wind, October 1, 2009
- Hail, August 15, 2009
- Hail, August 7, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2009
- Hail, July 3, 2009
- Hail, June 29, 2009
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 2009
- Hail, June 23, 2009
- Hail, June 22, 2009
- Hail, June 17, 2009
- Tornado, June 5, 2009
- Blizzard, April 4, 2009
- Blizzard, March 23, 2009
- Winter Weather, January 24, 2009
- High Wind, January 18, 2009
- High Wind, January 12, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- High Wind, November 14, 2008
- Winter Storm, November 6, 2008
- Hail, September 21, 2008
- Hail, September 1, 2008
- Hail, August 26, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2008
- Hail, June 22, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2008
- Hail, June 2, 2008
- Hail, April 23, 2008
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Box Butte CountyEvery warning in Box Butte County since 1986Every county in Nebraska
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.