Storm History: Colfax County, Nebraska
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Colfax 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
- 445
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $33 million
- Episodes
- 370
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 | 111 | 0 | 0 | $3.1 million |
| Tornado | 90 | 0 | 0 | $27 million |
| Winter Storm | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 34 | 0 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 24 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| High Wind | 23 | 0 | 0 | $36,000 |
| Blizzard | 17 | 0 | 0 | $23,000 |
| Drought | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 8 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Heat | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Hail, July 20, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2010
- Flood, August 4, 1996
- Tornado, May 29, 2008
- Tornado, April 8, 1999
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2017
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Hail, July 7, 1997
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 1996
- High Wind, November 2, 1997
- Tornado, April 28, 1963
- Tornado, October 9, 1973
- Tornado, June 13, 1983
- Tornado, August 2, 1990
- Blizzard, April 4, 2009
- Tornado, June 20, 1996
- Tornado, May 5, 1960
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Tornado, June 27, 1967
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Hail, May 22, 2004
- Hail, August 19, 1987
- Hail, June 7, 1980
- Hail, October 11, 2020
- Hail, September 18, 2005
- Hail, June 13, 2001
- Hail, August 21, 1989
- Hail, September 3, 1989
- Hail, March 6, 2026
- Hail, July 24, 2023
- Hail, August 16, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2018
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, August 13, 1952
- Tornado, June 3, 1980
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Tornado, April 28, 1963
- Tornado, May 4, 1977
- Tornado, June 15, 1992
- Tornado, June 13, 1967
- Tornado, June 22, 1969
- Tornado, October 9, 1973
- Tornado, May 20, 1982
- Tornado, April 26, 1986
- Tornado, May 7, 1988
- Tornado, June 4, 1991
- Tornado, June 16, 1992
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, May 17, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Hail, April 15, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 17, 2026
- Hail, March 6, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- High Wind, January 21, 2026
- High Wind, December 18, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- High Wind, November 25, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Hail, May 18, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Tornado, June 21, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2024
- Tornado, May 23, 2024
- Tornado, May 19, 2024
- Tornado, April 16, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2024
- Blizzard, December 25, 2023
- Tornado, October 3, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2023
- Hail, July 24, 2023
- Hail, July 17, 2023
- Tornado, July 12, 2023
- Winter Storm, March 26, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2022
- Hail, June 4, 2022
- Tornado, April 29, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2021
- Hail, June 23, 2021
- Hail, June 11, 2021
- Hail, May 2, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Ice Storm, November 9, 2020
- Hail, October 11, 2020
- Hail, August 16, 2020
- Hail, June 22, 2020
- Hail, June 20, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Hail, September 14, 2019
- Flood, May 26, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- High Wind, January 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 6, 2018
- Tornado, June 1, 2018
- Hail, May 2, 2018
- Tornado, May 1, 2018
- Hail, September 24, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2017
- Tornado, June 29, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2017
- Tornado, September 15, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2016
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2016
- Blizzard, February 1, 2016
- Hail, May 2, 2015
- Hail, April 12, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2014
- Hail, June 28, 2014
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- High Wind, January 18, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 11, 2013
- Hail, August 6, 2013
- Hail, August 1, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Hail, April 9, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Blizzard, March 9, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- High Wind, October 18, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Heat, July 17, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2012
- Heat, June 27, 2012
- Hail, May 19, 2012
- Hail, May 4, 2012
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 11, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2012
- Winter Storm, December 3, 2011
- Hail, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Heat, July 31, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Flood, June 26, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 21, 2011
- Hail, May 11, 2011
- Hail, April 9, 2011
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2011
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Heat, July 17, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 14, 2010
- Heat, July 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2010
- Blizzard, February 14, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 9, 2009
- Blizzard, December 7, 2009
- Winter Weather, October 9, 2009
- Hail, August 9, 2009
- Hail, July 24, 2009
- Tornado, June 17, 2009
- Blizzard, April 4, 2009
- Winter Storm, February 13, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- Hail, July 20, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2008
- Tornado, June 19, 2008
- Tornado, May 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 23, 2007
- Tornado, August 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2007
- Hail, August 9, 2007
- Hail, July 8, 2007
- Flood, February 20, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 16, 2006
- Tornado, March 30, 2006
- Hail, March 30, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 30, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 5, 2005
- Blizzard, November 28, 2005
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2005
- Hail, September 18, 2005
- Hail, September 5, 2005
- Hail, September 5, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 5, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Hail, May 17, 2005
- Hail, April 19, 2005
- Hail, April 10, 2005
- High Wind, March 10, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
- Heavy Snow, November 28, 2004
- Hail, May 22, 2004
- Hail, May 22, 2004
- Tornado, May 22, 2004
- Hail, May 22, 2004
- Tornado, May 8, 2004
- Hail, May 8, 2004
- Hail, May 8, 2004
- Hail, May 8, 2004
- Tornado, May 8, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 8, 2004
- Hail, April 18, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2004
- Hail, September 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2003
- High Wind, June 23, 2003
- Hail, May 14, 2003
- Hail, May 5, 2003
- Flood, May 5, 2003
- Hail, May 4, 2003
- Hail, May 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2003
- Hail, May 4, 2003
- Flash Flood, April 30, 2003
- Winter Storm, April 6, 2003
- Winter Storm, February 14, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2003
- Hail, June 12, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2002
- Hail, June 4, 2002
- Hail, May 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 2002
- Hail, April 16, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 16, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 8, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2002
- Hail, September 20, 2001
- Hail, July 16, 2001
- Hail, June 13, 2001
- Hail, June 13, 2001
- Hail, June 13, 2001
- Hail, May 9, 2001
- Hail, May 9, 2001
- Hail, May 9, 2001
- Hail, May 9, 2001
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Colfax CountyEvery warning in Colfax 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.