Storm History: Merrick County, Nebraska

Events

574

Deaths

2

Injuries

0

Damage

$166 million

Episodes

439

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 Weather, December 8, 20112 deaths · 1 event here

• Hail, July 23, 1994$50 million · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, December 1, 2002$20 million · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2000$10 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 2024$6.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 2023$5.2 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, March 13, 1990$5.0 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 1, 1994$5.0 million · F1 · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 2012$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2015$4.1 million · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 2018$4.0 million · EF1 · 4 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2005$4.0 million · F0 · 2 events here
• Ice Storm, December 29, 2006$4.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2024$3.3 million · 78 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, September 8, 1997$3.1 million · 1 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 2014$3.0 million · EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, August 20, 2007$2.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2011$2.1 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 7, 2014$2.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 2019$2.0 million · 59 kt wind · 3 events here
• Hail, June 27, 2005$1.6 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Hail, June 12, 2002$550,000 · 5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 22, 19864 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 11, 19604 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2020$1.1 million · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 2015$10,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 19803 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, September 25, 19703 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 29, 19683 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 2025$1.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 2024$6.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 2019$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20172.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Hail, May 25, 2012$1.4 million · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 2011$1.4 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2008$130,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 18, 1975F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 1980F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, March 13, 1990$5.0 million · F4 · 2 events here
• Tornado, August 5, 1960F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 1984F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 1992F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 2001$650,000 · F3 · 6 events here
• Tornado, July 12, 1955F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 25, 1956F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 1957F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 28, 1959F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 27, 1959F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, April 20, 1964F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 1964F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 10, 1964F2 · 1 event here

Every tornado in Merrick County, with its track

• High Wind, March 15, 202664 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 3, 20261 event here
• Hail, May 19, 2025$1.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, May 16, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 6, 20251 event here
• Hail, April 1, 20251.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, March 18, 202563 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 4, 202561 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 17, 20251 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 14, 20251 event here
• Winter Weather, February 11, 20251 event here
• Winter Storm, January 4, 20251 event here
• High Wind, December 19, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Hail, June 25, 2024$25,000 · 2 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 2024$3.3 million · 78 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 2024$6.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2024$25,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 3, 2024$50,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, March 24, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20241 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20241 event here
• High Wind, January 18, 202451 kt wind · 1 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20242 events here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20241 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20231 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20231 event here
• Heat, August 19, 20231 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2023$25,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20232.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, June 2, 2023$5.2 million · EF0 · 3 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, March 25, 20231 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20231 event here
• Winter Storm, January 18, 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
• Drought, September 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, July 3, 2022$350,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20221 event here
• Hail, June 4, 2022$1.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20221 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 22, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 21, 20221 in hail · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 7, 202259 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, April 6, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20221 event here
• High Wind, March 22, 202266 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20211 event here
• Drought, August 10, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 202183 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20212 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 12, 20211 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20211 event here
• Winter Weather, February 3, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, January 25, 20211 event here
• Wildfire, January 14, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20211 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 202066 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20201 event here
• Drought, December 8, 20201 event here
• Ice Storm, November 9, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 8, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 16, 2020$1.1 million · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, July 8, 2020$200,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 20, 20201.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 2020$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Weather, April 16, 20201 event here
• High Wind, April 12, 2020$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, March 13, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20191 event here
• High Wind, November 30, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Hail, September 30, 20192.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 27, 2019$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 2019$25,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 2019$2.0 million · 59 kt wind · 3 events here
• Heavy Snow, March 6, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, February 23, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, December 27, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, November 24, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 2018$25,000 · 60 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 6, 2018$4.0 million · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, May 10, 2018$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 13, 2018$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20171 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20172.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, May 16, 2017EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20171 event here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 2017$25,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, December 25, 2016$1.0 million · EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, September 15, 20161.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 5, 20161.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 2016$500,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20151 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2015$4.1 million · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 2015$25,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 24, 2015$25,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 10, 2015$10,000 · 3 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 4, 20151.5 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 2, 20151 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20151 event here
• Hail, July 7, 2014$2.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2014$3.0 million · EF1 · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, April 13, 20141 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, January 16, 201463 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, October 30, 20131.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, September 28, 20131 event here
• Hail, August 1, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, June 14, 2013$275,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20132 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 24, 20131 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20131 event here
• Flood, April 8, 20131.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, April 1, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, March 9, 20131 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20131 event here
• Heavy Snow, February 20, 20131 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20131 event here
• Blizzard, December 19, 20121 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20121 event here
• High Wind, October 18, 201261 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 2012$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20121 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20121 event here
• Hail, July 25, 2012$765,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 17, 20121 event here
• Hail, May 25, 2012$1.4 million · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20112 deaths · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20111 event here
• High Wind, November 26, 20111 event here
• Hail, August 11, 2011$100,000 · 61 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 20112 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 2011$25,000 · 56 kt wind · 2 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20111 event here
• Tornado, July 13, 2011EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 10, 20111.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 20111 event here
• Hail, June 19, 2011$1.4 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2011$2.1 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Flood, May 20, 2011$525,000 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 2011$525,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, March 24, 20111 event here
• Flood, March 1, 20111 event here
• Flood, February 27, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20111 event here
• Flood, January 10, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20101 event here
• Hail, July 19, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20101.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 24, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 9, 20091 event here
• Hail, June 18, 2009$50,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 17, 2009EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 13, 2009$5,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 4, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20091 event here
• High Wind, January 12, 20091 event here
• High Wind, October 26, 2008$2,000 · 57 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 200856 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 14, 2008$85,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 20081.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 2008$2,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 17, 2008$110,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 2008$55,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2008$130,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 2008$600,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2008$950,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 5, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 2007$2.5 million · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 200752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2007$55,000 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 29, 2007$60,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20071.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Rain, April 24, 2007$50,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2007$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 2, 20071 in hail · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 29, 2006$4.0 million · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 19, 2006$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20061 event here
• Tornado, September 15, 2006$170,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 27, 2006$60,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, July 10, 2006$110,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 24, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 10, 20061.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20061.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 6, 2006$50,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, March 19, 2006$100,000 · 1 event here
• Blizzard, November 28, 2005$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 28, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 27, 2005$1.6 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 17, 2005F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 11, 2005$4.0 million · F0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2005$50,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 7, 2005$100,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• Hail, April 20, 2005$125,000 · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, April 10, 20051.5 in hail · 1 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.