Storm History: Custer County, Nebraska

Events

1,526

Deaths

4

Injuries

22

Damage

$59 million

Episodes

758

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.

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• Winter Storm, January 17, 19961 death · $200,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, December 19, 20241 death · $80,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, October 22, 20091 death · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 18, 20141 death · 1 injured · 1 event here

• Drought, July 1, 2012$31 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 2019$3.4 million · 12 events here
• Tornado, October 31, 2000$3.3 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 1973$2.8 million · F1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 7, 1979$2.5 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Wildfire, April 11, 2023$2.3 million · 1 event here
• Blizzard, November 27, 2005$1.8 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 1997$1.1 million · 3.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 22, 2000$535,000 · 2 in hail · 13 events here
• Drought, June 20, 2012$500,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, October 12, 2023$500,000 · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 1999$429,000 · F2 · 3 events here
• Wildfire, April 22, 2026$362,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20031 injured · $350,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2008$350,000 · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 11, 2010$335,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 21, 2013$325,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 2004$301,000 · F1 · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, May 28, 2007$275,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1975$253,000 · F4 · 2 events here

• Hail, May 29, 20226 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 18, 2008$350,000 · 4.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 7, 19944.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 24, 19894.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 14, 19854.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 5, 20064.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 2, 2001$20,000 · 4.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20254 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 9, 20154 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 8, 2004$43,000 · 4 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 20263.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 11, 1997$1.1 million · 3.5 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20183 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20173 in hail · 18 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20153 in hail · 3 events here

• Tornado, June 7, 1953$250,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 29, 1956$25,000 · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1961$250,000 · F4 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 1962F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 18, 1975$253,000 · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 1972$25,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 20, 1974F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 19747 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 1990$250,000 · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2000$15,000 · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 9, 2003$46,000 · F3 · 7 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 2007$126,000 · EF3 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2019$15,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 1955F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 1955$250,000 · F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Custer County, with its track

• Hail, June 9, 20262.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 20263.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 16, 20261.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Wildfire, April 22, 2026$362,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 15, 202655 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20261 event here
• High Wind, December 17, 2025$10,000 · 70 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 25, 202563 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 16, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 23, 20252.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 19, 20254 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20251 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20252 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 16, 2025EF2 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 2025$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20251 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2025EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 14, 20252.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20251 event here
• High Wind, March 18, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 14, 202554 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 4, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, February 24, 20252 injured · $200,000 · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 20251 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20251 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20251 event here
• Wildfire, December 19, 20241 death · $80,000 · 1 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20241 event here
• Hail, August 7, 20241 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 16, 2024$10,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20242.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, July 3, 20241.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 202470 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 14, 202452 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2024$130,000 · EF2 · 7 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20241.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 20, 2024$1,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2024$1,000 · 65 kt wind · 8 events here
• Blizzard, March 24, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20231 event here
• Flash Flood, October 12, 2023$500,000 · 3 events here
• Hail, October 3, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, September 9, 2023$10,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 29, 20231 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, July 22, 20231.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 20231.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 10, 20232.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, May 30, 2023$50,000 · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 2023EF2 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20231 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 5, 20231.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20231 event here
• Wildfire, April 11, 2023$2.3 million · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, March 30, 20232 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 20232 events here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 17, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 2, 20231 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20231 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20221 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, September 16, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20221.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 20221.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20221 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20222.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20222.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 6, 20221.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 5, 2022$250,000 · 2 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20222.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20226 in hail · 2 events here
• Dust Storm, May 12, 20221.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, April 29, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 22, 202266 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 12, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 5, 202263 kt wind · 3 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 20221 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20221 event here
• High Wind, December 15, 202164 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, October 13, 202164 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 202153 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, July 9, 202170 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flood, July 6, 202152 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 2021$10,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20210.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 6, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 29, 202159 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 6, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20211 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 13, 202167 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20211 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 14, 202059 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20201 event here
• Hail, August 30, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 5, 20201.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 202050 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2020$30,000 · 2.5 in hail · 14 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 20202.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 6, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 30, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 26, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2020EF0 · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 202062 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 8, 2020EF0 · 9 events here
• High Wind, June 7, 202051 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20201.75 in hail · 13 events here
• Frost/Freeze, May 10, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 27, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 30, 201957 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, November 30, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, November 25, 20191 event here
• High Wind, October 20, 201958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 30, 20192 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, September 11, 20192.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 25, 20192.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 21, 201960 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 2, 20191 event here
• Hail, July 12, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 9, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20191.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 8, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2019$3,000 · EF1 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2019$15,000 · EF3 · 4 events here
• High Wind, March 13, 201967 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 2019$3.4 million · 12 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 20191 event here
• High Wind, January 28, 201953 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 26, 20181 event here
• Winter Storm, December 1, 20181 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20181 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20181.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 25, 20183 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 16, 20182 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20182.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 20182 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 1, 20182.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20182.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 30, 20181.75 in hail · 13 events here
• Blizzard, April 13, 20180.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 6, 201855 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 21, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 20181 event here
• Hail, October 6, 20171.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, October 1, 2017$15,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, September 22, 201761 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 26, 20172.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 19, 2017$20,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20171.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, August 13, 20173 in hail · 18 events here
• Flash Flood, August 12, 2017$70,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 2, 20171.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 26, 2017$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 13 events here
• Hail, June 21, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 30, 20171 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20171.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 201754 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 6, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20171 event here
• High Wind, December 25, 201657 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 20161 event here
• Tornado, August 11, 2016EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20161.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 27, 20162 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, July 26, 2016EF2 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 201663 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2016EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 28, 2016EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 29, 20161.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 24, 2016EF0 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 22, 20161.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 8, 2016EF0 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 event here
• High Wind, February 7, 201653 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20161 event here
• Hail, September 9, 20154 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20151.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 2, 2015EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, July 31, 2015$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 24, 2015$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 17, 20153 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, July 14, 2015$21,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 1, 20151 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20151 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20151 event here
• Hail, September 23, 20141.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, August 20, 2014$10,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 2014$15,000 · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20142 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 2, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 10, 2014$80,000 · 2.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 9, 20142.75 in hail · 20 events here
• Hail, July 7, 20141.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 29, 2014$5,000 · 2.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 29, 20141 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 27, 20141.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20142.75 in hail · 12 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20142 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014EF2 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 3, 2014$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 18 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20141 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20141.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20141 event here
• Hail, April 27, 20141.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 18, 20141 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here

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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.