Storm History: Lancaster County, Nebraska

Events

1,227

Deaths

6

Injuries

92

Damage

$238 million

Episodes

751

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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• Tornado, May 22, 20041 death · 30 injured · $100 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20111 death · $75,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 20101 death · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 9, 20111 death · 1 injured · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 9, 20131 death · 2 events here
• High Wind, October 3, 20181 death · 1 injured · 58 kt wind · 2 events here

• Flood, May 6, 2015$100 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 22, 20041 death · 30 injured · $100 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 25, 1997$16 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20255 injured · $3.4 million · 96 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 20, 2000$3.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 1957$2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 12, 1984$2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 8, 1996$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2016$1.5 million · EF2 · 12 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 2024$1.5 million · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 1996$1.4 million · 72 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 2008$1.2 million · EF1 · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 2007$500,000 · EF2 · 4 events here
• Lightning, July 26, 2002$479,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1997$300,000 · F1 · 1 event here
• Flood, October 1, 2014$300,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 1967$250,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 3, 1981$250,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Lightning, August 8, 2006$225,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 15, 2014$200,000 · 1 event here

• Flash Flood, June 1, 2014$51,000 · 4.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, July 28, 20234.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, September 2, 1995$40,000 · 4.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, July 16, 19654.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 9, 19604 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20243.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, March 21, 20073 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 19, 19873 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 10, 1967$250,000 · 3 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 26, 19673 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 19643 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20262.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20232.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Flood, June 7, 20222.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, October 11, 20202.75 in hail · 6 events here

• Tornado, May 22, 20041 death · 30 injured · $100 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 6, 19562 injured · $5,000 · F4 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 1957$2.5 million · F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 8, 1965F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 13, 1990F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014EF4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 25, 20243 injured · EF4 · 8 events here
• Tornado, July 1, 1965F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 12, 1984$2.5 million · F3 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 1991F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 1992F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2014$3,000 · EF3 · 8 events here
• Tornado, April 17, 2025EF3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, June 15, 1957$30 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 1959F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Lancaster County, with its track

• Heat, June 28, 20261 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 20261 injured · EF1 · 21 events here
• Flash Flood, June 5, 20262 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 2, 20261 in hail · 3 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20261 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 2026EF1 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, May 16, 20262.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20261 event here
• Hail, April 23, 20262 in hail · 15 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20261 event here
• Drought, March 24, 20261 event here
• Blizzard, March 15, 202654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, March 6, 20262.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 19, 20261 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 202654 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 28, 202555 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, December 18, 202556 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, December 9, 202557 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, November 25, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 14, 20251.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 10, 2025EF0 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, August 9, 20255 injured · $3.4 million · 96 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 29, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 202552 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 27, 20251 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 202559 kt wind · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 202555 kt wind · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, June 20, 20251 event here
• Hail, June 16, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 31, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 19, 2025EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 18, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20251 event here
• Tornado, April 17, 2025EF3 · 6 events here
• Blizzard, March 19, 202567 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, March 14, 20251 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, March 4, 202567 kt wind · 2 events here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 202459 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 21, 20241 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 25, 20243.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 2024$1.5 million · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 14, 20248 injured · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2024$125,000 · EF1 · 7 events here
• Tornado, June 21, 202413 injured · EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 7, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 2, 202460 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 30, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2024EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 19, 2024EF0 · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 2, 202454 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 25, 20243 injured · EF4 · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 202461 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 202412 injured · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 7, 20241 event here
• Tornado, October 3, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, August 19, 20231 event here
• Tornado, July 29, 2023EF1 · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 28, 20231 event here
• Hail, July 28, 20234.5 in hail · 7 events here
• Hail, July 15, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 12, 2023EF1 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 20232.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Tornado, May 12, 2023EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 7, 20232.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, April 18, 20231.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 16, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, December 21, 20221 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 20221 event here
• Hail, October 11, 20221 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 20222 in hail · 15 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2022EF1 · 8 events here
• Flood, June 7, 20222.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 12, 20222.5 in hail · 6 events here
• High Wind, April 23, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 12, 2022EF1 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 22, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021EF2 · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 30, 20212.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 7, 20211.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 202183 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 11, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• High Wind, January 14, 202156 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 29, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 20201 event here
• Hail, October 11, 20202.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 16, 20202.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 10, 202067 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20204 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 202070 kt wind · 13 events here
• Hail, June 22, 20202 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, June 18, 20201.25 in hail · 16 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20201 in hail · 6 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 202065 kt wind · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 24, 202065 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 22, 20201 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 16, 20201 event here
• Hail, April 12, 20202 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 18, 202052 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, September 21, 20192 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 18, 20191.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 25, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 27, 20191.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flood, May 26, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 24, 20191 event here
• Tornado, May 5, 2019EF2 · 21 events here
• Hail, April 21, 20191 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20191.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 19, 20191 event here
• High Wind, January 28, 201958 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, January 18, 20191 event here
• Winter Storm, January 12, 20192 events here
• Blizzard, November 25, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 14, 20181 event here
• High Wind, October 3, 20181 death · 1 injured · 58 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, September 20, 20181.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20182 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, September 4, 20182 events here
• Hail, September 1, 20181 in hail · 5 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 201885 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2018EF1 · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 24, 20181 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 19, 201864 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 201870 kt wind · 3 events here
• Dust Storm, April 30, 2018$1,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 14, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 22, 20181 event here
• High Wind, February 18, 2018$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 1, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 201852 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 19, 201765 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 3, 20171.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2017EF2 · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, June 12, 2017$51,000 · 2 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, May 16, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20171.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 9, 2017EF0 · 4 events here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 20171 event here
• Hail, October 6, 20162.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, August 16, 20162 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 26, 20161 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 25, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2016$1.5 million · EF2 · 12 events here
• Hail, April 24, 20161.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, March 30, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, February 1, 20161 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 24, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20151 event here
• Hail, September 18, 20151.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, September 17, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 6, 20152.5 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, July 24, 20151.5 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 2015$20,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 6, 2015$100,000 · EF1 · 5 events here
• Flood, May 6, 2015$100 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2015EF0 · 7 events here
• Hail, April 1, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 20151 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 20141 event here
• Flood, October 1, 2014$300,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, September 30, 2014$60,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 31, 20141.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 7, 20141.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 20, 20142 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 16, 2014EF4 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 1, 2014$51,000 · 4.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2014$3,000 · EF3 · 8 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 201452 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, May 7, 20141.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, April 12, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 26, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 15, 2014$200,000 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, March 9, 20141 injured · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 26, 201455 kt wind · 1 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 18, 201458 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 20141 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, October 30, 20131.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 3, 2013EF2 · 1 event here
• Heat, August 30, 20131 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20132 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2013EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 28, 20132.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, May 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20131 event here
• Winter Storm, April 9, 20132.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, March 9, 20131 death · 2 events here
• Drought, March 1, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 21, 20131 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 29, 20131 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20122 events here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, November 10, 201257 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, September 4, 20121.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 26, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 17, 20121 event here
• Heat, July 17, 20121 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 3, 20121 event here
• Heat, June 27, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 14, 20121 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 20121.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 2, 20121.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012EF2 · 4 events here
• Hail, March 29, 20122.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20111 death · $75,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 18, 20112 injured · EF0 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 12, 2011$75,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20111.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, August 1, 20111 event here
• Heat, July 31, 20111 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20111 event here
• Heat, July 10, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Heat, June 30, 20111 event here
• Flood, June 26, 20112 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 19, 20112.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20111.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, May 12, 20111.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, April 19, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 22, 2011EF1 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 24, 20111 event here
• Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20112 events here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20111 event here

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Tornadoes in Lancaster CountyEvery warning in Lancaster County since 1986Every county in Nebraska

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.