Storm History: Garfield County, Nebraska
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Garfield 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
- 449
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $6.1 million
- Episodes
- 321
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 | 173 | 0 | 1 | $1.7 million |
| Tornado | 92 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Drought | 57 | 0 | 0 | $1.5 million |
| Winter Storm | 37 | 0 | 0 | $63,000 |
| High Wind | 19 | 0 | 0 | $20,000 |
| Flash Flood | 19 | 0 | 0 | $141,000 |
| Blizzard | 15 | 0 | 0 | $57,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 8 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 4 | 0 | 0 | $75,000 |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $110,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 2 | $1.1 million |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Wildfire, April 11, 2023
- Hail, June 19, 2025
- Tornado, August 21, 1997
- Tornado, August 4, 1981
- Tornado, June 21, 1986
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Tornado, June 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Hail, May 23, 1998
- Hail, July 22, 2000
- Tornado, July 17, 2001
- Dust Storm, May 12, 2022
- Lightning, June 8, 2002
- Hail, September 8, 2000
- Hail, August 11, 2002
- Lightning, June 21, 2010
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Hail, June 13, 2026
- Hail, August 25, 2000
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 30, 1961
- Tornado, May 16, 2000
- Tornado, April 20, 2007
- Tornado, May 18, 1960
- Tornado, May 18, 1962
- Tornado, July 19, 1975
- Tornado, May 30, 1977
- Tornado, May 29, 1980
- Tornado, August 10, 1980
- Tornado, October 16, 1980
- Tornado, August 4, 1981
- Tornado, May 30, 1991
- Tornado, October 31, 2000
- Tornado, July 12, 2004
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
Every episode, newest first
- Hail, June 13, 2026
- Hail, June 9, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- Tornado, July 18, 2025
- Hail, June 19, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Tornado, June 7, 2024
- Blizzard, March 24, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Blizzard, December 25, 2023
- Flash Flood, October 12, 2023
- Hail, August 10, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Hail, July 18, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Tornado, May 12, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Hail, May 5, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Wildfire, April 11, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Hail, March 30, 2023
- Drought, March 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 22, 2023
- Drought, February 1, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 17, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2023
- Drought, January 1, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Hail, July 16, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Dust Storm, May 12, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 21, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 25, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Hail, June 3, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2019
- High Wind, November 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2019
- High Wind, October 20, 2019
- Hail, September 30, 2019
- Hail, August 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2019
- High Wind, March 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 2019
- High Wind, January 28, 2019
- Blizzard, December 26, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 28, 2018
- Hail, June 1, 2018
- Hail, April 30, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Blizzard, January 21, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2017
- Hail, July 21, 2017
- Winter Storm, April 30, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2017
- High Wind, December 25, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Tornado, May 8, 2016
- High Wind, February 7, 2016
- Blizzard, February 1, 2016
- Hail, September 9, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2014
- Hail, September 1, 2014
- Hail, August 17, 2014
- Hail, August 9, 2014
- Hail, July 9, 2014
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2014
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Hail, June 3, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- Hail, April 27, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- Drought, March 1, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Hail, July 24, 2013
- Hail, July 7, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Tornado, May 29, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- High Wind, October 17, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, June 30, 2012
- Hail, May 4, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Blizzard, February 3, 2012
- High Wind, November 26, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2010
- Hail, October 23, 2010
- Hail, August 30, 2010
- Hail, July 10, 2010
- Hail, June 26, 2010
- Lightning, June 21, 2010
- Tornado, June 11, 2010
- Tornado, June 3, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 23, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2009
- Blizzard, April 4, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Hail, September 21, 2008
- Hail, July 20, 2008
- Hail, June 7, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, May 6, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 22, 2007
- Hail, August 21, 2007
- Hail, August 9, 2007
- Hail, July 15, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2007
- Hail, May 4, 2007
- Tornado, April 20, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2006
- Blizzard, December 19, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 23, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2006
- Blizzard, November 27, 2005
- Hail, September 24, 2005
- Hail, September 12, 2005
- Hail, August 9, 2005
- Hail, August 3, 2005
- Hail, July 28, 2005
- Hail, June 21, 2005
- Hail, May 6, 2005
- High Wind, March 10, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2004
- Hail, August 31, 2004
- Hail, August 22, 2004
- Tornado, July 12, 2004
- Hail, May 21, 2004
- Tornado, May 21, 2004
- Hail, April 18, 2004
- Tornado, June 23, 2003
- Hail, May 13, 2003
- Winter Storm, April 6, 2003
- Hail, August 16, 2002
- Hail, August 11, 2002
- Hail, August 10, 2002
- Hail, August 9, 2002
- Hail, August 4, 2002
- Tornado, July 24, 2002
- Hail, June 19, 2002
- Lightning, June 8, 2002
- Tornado, June 7, 2002
- Tornado, May 5, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2002
- Tornado, October 9, 2001
- Hail, August 12, 2001
- Hail, August 2, 2001
- Tornado, July 17, 2001
- Hail, July 8, 2001
- Hail, July 2, 2001
- Winter Storm, April 11, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 13, 2001
- Heavy Snow, November 11, 2000
- Tornado, October 31, 2000
- Hail, September 8, 2000
- Hail, August 25, 2000
- Hail, July 26, 2000
- Tornado, July 24, 2000
- Hail, July 22, 2000
- Hail, July 21, 2000
- Hail, July 19, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2000
- Tornado, July 1, 2000
- Hail, June 23, 2000
- Hail, June 19, 2000
- Tornado, May 16, 2000
- Tornado, June 3, 1999
- Hail, May 22, 1999
- Flash Flood, May 4, 1999
- Winter Storm, February 21, 1999
- High Wind, February 11, 1999
- Winter Storm, November 9, 1998
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Garfield CountyEvery warning in Garfield 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.