Storm History: Dawes County, Nebraska
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Dawes 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
- 772
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 21
- Damage
- $3.4 million
- Episodes
- 566
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 | 297 | 0 | 20 | $1.4 million |
| Tornado | 119 | 0 | 0 | $813,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 107 | 0 | 1 | $100,000 |
| High Wind | 66 | 0 | 0 | $48,000 |
| Winter Storm | 47 | 0 | 0 | $25,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 22 | 0 | 0 | $3,000 |
| Winter Weather | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 18 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Flood | 11 | 0 | 0 | $500,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Avalanche | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $450,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Hail, July 8, 2004
- Tornado, June 27, 1960
- Flood, July 22, 2010
- Lightning, August 2, 1996
- Tornado, June 19, 1983
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 4, 2001
- Hail, July 15, 1994
- Lightning, August 14, 1996
- Hail, July 4, 2001
- Hail, July 10, 2009
- High Wind, April 19, 2006
- Tornado, June 4, 1982
- Tornado, August 23, 1982
- Winter Storm, April 19, 2000
- Hail, July 8, 2004
- Hail, June 24, 1998
- Hail, August 29, 1999
- Hail, May 19, 1998
- Hail, July 2, 1998
- High Wind, July 1, 1997
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 28, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2026
- Tornado, May 30, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 3, 2026
- Winter Weather, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- High Wind, February 17, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 25, 2026
- High Wind, January 17, 2026
- High Wind, January 15, 2026
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- High Wind, November 24, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 15, 2025
- Hail, June 29, 2025
- Tornado, June 13, 2025
- Hail, April 27, 2025
- High Wind, March 14, 2025
- Heavy Snow, March 6, 2025
- High Wind, March 4, 2025
- High Wind, February 23, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 19, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 17, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 27, 2024
- Hail, July 17, 2024
- Tornado, July 3, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2024
- Hail, June 1, 2024
- High Wind, May 5, 2024
- High Wind, April 5, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 2024
- Blizzard, December 25, 2023
- Heavy Snow, November 23, 2023
- Hail, September 22, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Hail, August 3, 2023
- Hail, July 16, 2023
- Hail, July 13, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 3, 2023
- Hail, June 26, 2023
- Tornado, June 26, 2023
- Winter Storm, April 2, 2023
- Heavy Snow, March 30, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2023
- Winter Weather, January 27, 2023
- Heavy Snow, January 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- High Wind, December 16, 2022
- Blizzard, December 13, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 8, 2022
- High Wind, November 7, 2022
- Excessive Heat, August 5, 2022
- Excessive Heat, July 18, 2022
- Hail, July 7, 2022
- Hail, July 4, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2022
- Winter Storm, April 22, 2022
- High Wind, April 5, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2022
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 2021
- Blizzard, October 12, 2021
- Flood, August 19, 2021
- Hail, August 14, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 16, 2021
- Hail, July 9, 2021
- Hail, June 13, 2021
- High Wind, June 10, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 10, 2021
- Tornado, May 26, 2021
- Hail, May 23, 2021
- Hail, May 21, 2021
- Heavy Snow, April 15, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Blizzard, March 13, 2021
- Heavy Snow, March 9, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 12, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- High Wind, December 22, 2020
- High Wind, November 14, 2020
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, October 26, 2020
- Heavy Snow, October 24, 2020
- High Wind, October 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2020
- Hail, August 17, 2020
- Hail, August 15, 2020
- Tornado, August 8, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2020
- Tornado, July 2, 2020
- Hail, June 25, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 6, 2020
- Hail, June 5, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Heavy Snow, March 28, 2020
- Heavy Snow, March 13, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 24, 2020
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2020
- Heavy Snow, December 27, 2019
- Blizzard, November 29, 2019
- Heavy Snow, October 26, 2019
- Heavy Snow, October 9, 2019
- Tornado, September 20, 2019
- Hail, August 25, 2019
- Hail, August 10, 2019
- Hail, July 29, 2019
- Hail, July 28, 2019
- Tornado, July 17, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2019
- Hail, June 26, 2019
- Hail, June 20, 2019
- Hail, June 13, 2019
- Hail, June 2, 2019
- Heavy Snow, May 21, 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
- Heavy Snow, December 1, 2018
- Heavy Snow, November 23, 2018
- Flash Flood, July 16, 2018
- Hail, June 6, 2018
- Flood, May 27, 2018
- Hail, May 22, 2018
- Hail, May 17, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 13, 2018
- Winter Storm, April 5, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 16, 2018
- High Wind, March 5, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 18, 2018
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 3, 2018
- Winter Storm, January 20, 2018
- Winter Weather, December 25, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2017
- Hail, August 26, 2017
- Hail, July 27, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2017
- Tornado, June 12, 2017
- Hail, June 5, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 14, 2017
- Hail, April 18, 2017
- High Wind, April 9, 2017
- Winter Weather, 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 Storm, November 17, 2016
- Hail, October 3, 2016
- Hail, September 23, 2016
- Hail, September 3, 2016
- Hail, August 11, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2016
- Tornado, July 29, 2016
- Hail, July 26, 2016
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2016
- Tornado, July 6, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2016
- Flash Flood, June 27, 2016
- Winter Storm, April 29, 2016
- Avalanche, February 18, 2016
- High Wind, February 7, 2016
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2015
- Winter Weather, November 19, 2015
- High Wind, November 18, 2015
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2015
- Tornado, June 25, 2015
- Hail, June 17, 2015
- Hail, June 6, 2015
- Hail, June 5, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2015
- Winter Storm, May 9, 2015
- High Wind, April 14, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 25, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 22, 2014
- Winter Weather, December 14, 2014
- Heavy Rain, September 29, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2014
- Hail, August 8, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2014
- Hail, July 22, 2014
- Hail, July 4, 2014
- Hail, June 25, 2014
- Hail, June 21, 2014
- Hail, June 14, 2014
- Hail, June 13, 2014
- Hail, May 25, 2014
- Winter Weather, May 8, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 18, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 1, 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
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 8, 2013
- Hail, August 30, 2013
- Hail, August 11, 2013
- Hail, July 31, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 30, 2013
- Hail, July 23, 2013
- Hail, July 22, 2013
- Hail, July 20, 2013
- Hail, July 10, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2013
- Hail, June 16, 2013
- Tornado, June 11, 2013
- High Wind, May 31, 2013
- Tornado, May 27, 2013
- High Wind, May 24, 2013
- Tornado, May 18, 2013
- Tornado, May 17, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 16, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 8, 2013
- High Wind, March 17, 2013
- High Wind, March 4, 2013
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2013
- Winter Weather, October 24, 2012
- High Wind, October 17, 2012
- Winter Weather, October 5, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2012
- Hail, May 18, 2012
- High Wind, April 26, 2012
- High Wind, April 2, 2012
- High Wind, March 26, 2012
- High Wind, March 18, 2012
- High Wind, October 6, 2011
- Tornado, August 29, 2011
- Hail, July 25, 2011
- Hail, July 11, 2011
- Funnel Cloud, July 4, 2011
- Hail, June 30, 2011
- Hail, June 26, 2011
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Dawes CountyEvery warning in Dawes 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.