Storm History: Pawnee County, Nebraska
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pawnee 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
- 349
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $1.5 million
- Episodes
- 290
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 | 88 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 73 | 0 | 1 | $445,000 |
| Winter Storm | 40 | 0 | 0 | $670,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 27 | 0 | 0 | $187,000 |
| Flash Flood | 20 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Heat | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | $200,000 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 0 | $40,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Winter Storm, October 22, 1996
- Tornado, July 3, 1958
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 1998
- Tornado, April 24, 2008
- Lightning, May 14, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 1997
- Tornado, April 16, 1968
- Tornado, May 13, 1974
- Tornado, December 13, 1975
- Tornado, July 29, 1992
- Tornado, October 8, 1993
- Tornado, July 1, 1994
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 1998
- Tornado, September 13, 1978
- Tornado, June 7, 1984
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2000
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2010
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Hail, April 19, 2023
- Hail, June 16, 1985
- Hail, June 8, 1982
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2023
- Hail, June 20, 2010
- Hail, June 22, 1962
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Hail, May 16, 1985
- Hail, August 6, 1985
- Hail, April 23, 2026
- Hail, August 11, 2023
- Hail, June 11, 2021
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, October 4, 2013
- Tornado, September 18, 1986
- Tornado, June 15, 1957
- Tornado, July 3, 1958
- Tornado, April 16, 1968
- Tornado, June 15, 1970
- Tornado, December 13, 1975
- Tornado, June 14, 1982
- Tornado, July 29, 1992
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Tornado, May 12, 2023
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, May 18, 2026
- Tornado, May 17, 2026
- Hail, April 25, 2026
- Hail, April 23, 2026
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Hail, June 26, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- Tornado, May 19, 2025
- Hail, May 18, 2025
- Hail, March 14, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2025
- Hail, September 21, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 14, 2024
- Hail, July 6, 2024
- Tornado, May 23, 2024
- Tornado, May 6, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Hail, August 11, 2023
- Tornado, July 29, 2023
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2023
- Tornado, July 12, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2023
- Tornado, May 12, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Hail, April 19, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 14, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Hail, October 11, 2022
- Tornado, April 29, 2022
- Tornado, April 12, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2021
- Hail, June 11, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Flash Flood, July 29, 2020
- Tornado, June 9, 2020
- Flash Flood, October 1, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 28, 2019
- Flash Flood, May 24, 2019
- Hail, May 23, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- High Wind, January 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 21, 2019
- Winter Storm, January 12, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Tornado, June 11, 2018
- Hail, October 14, 2017
- Flood, October 5, 2017
- Tornado, April 9, 2017
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2015
- Tornado, August 8, 2015
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 21, 2013
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2013
- Tornado, October 4, 2013
- Heat, August 30, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Heat, July 17, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2012
- Heat, June 27, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Heat, July 31, 2011
- Heat, July 26, 2011
- Hail, July 22, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Heat, July 10, 2011
- Hail, July 5, 2011
- Heat, June 30, 2011
- Flood, June 26, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 19, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Heat, August 2, 2010
- Heat, July 17, 2010
- Heat, July 14, 2010
- Hail, June 21, 2010
- Hail, June 20, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 19, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 2, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Blizzard, December 7, 2009
- Heavy Snow, November 16, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Hail, June 24, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 22, 2009
- Tornado, June 17, 2009
- Hail, June 7, 2009
- Hail, June 6, 2009
- Hail, June 1, 2009
- Hail, April 26, 2009
- Tornado, April 4, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 24, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 17, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Tornado, June 19, 2008
- Hail, May 23, 2008
- Flood, May 9, 2008
- Tornado, April 24, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Hail, August 17, 2007
- Hail, April 2, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Hail, August 6, 2006
- Hail, August 6, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 13, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, May 30, 2006
- Hail, May 27, 2006
- Hail, April 15, 2006
- Hail, April 6, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2006
- Hail, August 28, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Hail, May 11, 2005
- Hail, May 11, 2005
- Hail, May 8, 2005
- Hail, April 21, 2005
- Ice Storm, January 2, 2005
- Hail, August 8, 2004
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2004
- Tornado, May 29, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2004
- Hail, May 24, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2004
- Winter Storm, December 9, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 26, 2003
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2003
- Hail, July 9, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Hail, May 10, 2003
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2003
- Winter Storm, January 15, 2003
- Flash Flood, August 16, 2002
- High Wind, April 18, 2002
- Winter Storm, January 30, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 16, 2001
- Hail, September 16, 2001
- Hail, September 7, 2001
- Hail, August 17, 2001
- Heat, August 1, 2001
- Heat, July 28, 2001
- Hail, June 5, 2001
- Hail, June 1, 2001
- High Wind, April 6, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 26, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2001
- Winter Storm, February 8, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 28, 2001
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 2000
- Winter Storm, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 16, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2000
- Hail, July 20, 2000
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2000
- Hail, June 13, 2000
- Hail, February 29, 2000
- Drought, November 1, 1999
- Heat, July 19, 1999
- Hail, May 30, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 1999
- Flash Flood, May 30, 1999
- Flood, May 22, 1999
- Hail, May 20, 1999
- High Wind, March 30, 1999
- Winter Storm, February 22, 1999
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 2, 1999
- High Wind, November 10, 1998
- Hail, September 20, 1998
- Hail, June 28, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 1998
- Tornado, June 20, 1998
- Funnel Cloud, June 20, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 1998
- Hail, June 13, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 15, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 7, 1998
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow, December 9, 1997
- High Wind, October 13, 1997
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 15, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, May 13, 1997
- Winter Storm, April 10, 1997
- High Wind, April 6, 1997
- Winter Storm, February 26, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 27, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 16, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 9, 1997
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 18, 1996
- Winter Storm, November 14, 1996
- High Wind, October 29, 1996
- High Wind, October 26, 1996
- Winter Storm, October 22, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 26, 1996
- Flash Flood, May 23, 1996
- Lightning, May 14, 1996
- High Wind, April 25, 1996
- Blizzard, March 24, 1996
- High Wind, February 15, 1996
- High Wind, February 10, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 1996
- Winter Storm, January 26, 1996
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 17, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Pawnee CountyEvery warning in Pawnee 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.