Storm History: Perkins County, Nebraska
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Perkins 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
- 662
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 4
- Damage
- $41 million
- Episodes
- 440
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 | 262 | 0 | 0 | $7.4 million |
| Tornado | 154 | 0 | 1 | $23 million |
| Drought | 55 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Flash Flood | 52 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| High Wind | 45 | 0 | 0 | $366,000 |
| Winter Storm | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 22 | 0 | 0 | $1.9 million |
| Blizzard | 12 | 1 | 0 | |
| Flood | 12 | 0 | 0 | $2.5 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 3 | $100,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 25, 1997
- Hail, June 5, 1996
- Flood, June 24, 2026
- Tornado, May 2, 1991
- Tornado, July 2, 1999
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 15, 1996
- Tornado, August 21, 1997
- Tornado, March 28, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 10, 1999
- Hail, July 18, 1996
- Hail, July 19, 2024
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Tornado, August 28, 1997
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2007
- Tornado, May 21, 1995
- Flash Flood, August 28, 1999
- Drought, June 20, 2012
- Hail, September 5, 1995
- Hail, May 8, 1996
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, June 15, 1990
- Tornado, July 18, 1958
- Tornado, May 21, 1962
- Tornado, June 11, 1984
- Tornado, June 1, 1990
- Tornado, May 2, 1991
- Tornado, May 16, 2000
- Tornado, March 18, 2012
- Tornado, May 16, 2019
- Tornado, June 14, 1967
- Tornado, June 24, 1969
- Tornado, May 29, 1980
- Tornado, August 10, 1980
- Tornado, June 14, 1982
- Tornado, May 16, 1991
Every episode, newest first
- Flood, June 24, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Tornado, May 30, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- High Wind, March 15, 2026
- High Wind, March 12, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 25, 2026
- Drought, February 1, 2026
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- High Wind, November 25, 2025
- Hail, October 16, 2025
- Hail, September 16, 2025
- Hail, June 29, 2025
- Hail, June 28, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Flash Flood, May 14, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 20, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 21, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 13, 2024
- Hail, August 7, 2024
- Hail, July 19, 2024
- Tornado, July 3, 2024
- Hail, June 27, 2024
- Hail, June 2, 2024
- Tornado, May 23, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Blizzard, December 25, 2023
- Hail, August 7, 2023
- Hail, August 4, 2023
- Hail, June 29, 2023
- Hail, June 26, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2023
- Hail, May 5, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 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
- Blizzard, December 13, 2022
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Hail, September 16, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Hail, July 10, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Hail, June 24, 2022
- Hail, June 7, 2022
- Hail, June 3, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Hail, May 29, 2022
- Tornado, May 27, 2022
- Tornado, May 16, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- High Wind, April 22, 2022
- High Wind, April 5, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- High Wind, January 4, 2022
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- High Wind, October 13, 2021
- Hail, August 14, 2021
- Hail, May 26, 2021
- Hail, May 23, 2021
- Flood, May 15, 2021
- Hail, May 13, 2021
- Drought, May 1, 2021
- Drought, April 1, 2021
- High Wind, March 29, 2021
- Drought, March 1, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- High Wind, December 22, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- High Wind, November 14, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Drought, September 1, 2020
- Hail, July 20, 2020
- Hail, July 13, 2020
- Tornado, July 8, 2020
- Hail, July 2, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2020
- Hail, May 3, 2020
- High Wind, November 30, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 25, 2019
- Flash Flood, September 11, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 13, 2019
- Flash Flood, August 10, 2019
- Hail, July 12, 2019
- Hail, June 16, 2019
- Tornado, May 16, 2019
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2019
- High Wind, March 13, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2018
- Hail, August 6, 2018
- Hail, July 25, 2018
- Hail, July 22, 2018
- Hail, July 12, 2018
- Tornado, June 6, 2018
- Tornado, May 25, 2018
- Hail, May 7, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- High Wind, March 6, 2018
- High Wind, March 5, 2018
- Blizzard, January 21, 2018
- Heavy Snow, December 23, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2017
- Tornado, May 16, 2017
- High Wind, March 7, 2017
- High Wind, March 6, 2017
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2017
- Flood, October 3, 2016
- Tornado, June 28, 2016
- Hail, June 27, 2016
- Tornado, May 24, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 7, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- Blizzard, February 1, 2016
- Hail, September 7, 2015
- Flash Flood, August 7, 2015
- Hail, August 4, 2015
- Hail, June 25, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 16, 2015
- Tornado, May 15, 2015
- Hail, April 23, 2015
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 30, 2014
- Hail, August 18, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 23, 2014
- Hail, May 19, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- High Wind, April 29, 2014
- High Wind, April 28, 2014
- Drought, April 1, 2014
- High Wind, March 31, 2014
- Drought, March 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 22, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 5, 2014
- Drought, February 1, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Drought, January 1, 2014
- Drought, December 1, 2013
- Drought, November 1, 2013
- Hail, October 10, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Hail, July 23, 2013
- Hail, July 7, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Tornado, June 21, 2013
- Tornado, June 16, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Hail, May 28, 2013
- Hail, May 24, 2013
- Hail, May 18, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, March 9, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Wildfire, October 18, 2012
- High Wind, October 17, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Hail, August 2, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Drought, June 20, 2012
- Hail, June 12, 2012
- Hail, April 12, 2012
- Tornado, March 18, 2012
- Blizzard, February 3, 2012
- High Wind, January 22, 2012
- High Wind, December 31, 2011
- High Wind, October 6, 2011
- Hail, August 9, 2011
- Hail, August 8, 2011
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2011
- Hail, July 5, 2011
- Hail, June 16, 2011
- Blizzard, April 14, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2010
- High Wind, October 27, 2010
- Hail, July 15, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2010
- Tornado, June 11, 2010
- Tornado, June 6, 2010
- Hail, June 1, 2010
- Hail, May 23, 2010
- Hail, April 13, 2010
- High Wind, April 13, 2010
- Winter Storm, October 28, 2009
- Heavy Snow, October 9, 2009
- Hail, August 26, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2009
- Hail, July 20, 2009
- Hail, July 17, 2009
- Hail, July 16, 2009
- Tornado, June 26, 2009
- Hail, June 25, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Tornado, June 15, 2009
- Hail, June 6, 2009
- Blizzard, April 4, 2009
- High Wind, January 12, 2009
- High Wind, November 30, 2008
- Winter Storm, November 6, 2008
- Winter Storm, October 22, 2008
- Tornado, August 13, 2008
- Tornado, July 14, 2008
- Hail, July 6, 2008
- Tornado, June 26, 2008
- Hail, June 18, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Tornado, June 1, 2008
- Hail, May 9, 2008
- Tornado, May 6, 2008
- Winter Storm, May 2, 2008
- Hail, April 24, 2008
- Hail, April 23, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2008
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2008
- High Wind, October 18, 2007
- Hail, September 28, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 3, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2007
- Hail, May 27, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2007
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Perkins CountyEvery warning in Perkins 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.