Storm History: Phelps County, Nebraska

Events

695

Deaths

1

Injuries

12

Damage

$157 million

Episodes

476

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, June 15, 19601 death · 3 injured · $3,000 · F2 · 1 event here

• Tornado, June 30, 2018$21 million · EF0 · 5 events here
• Drought, December 1, 2002$20 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 6, 2024$11 million · EF1 · 7 events here
• Drought, September 1, 2000$10 million · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 29, 2006$10 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2014$9.3 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Hail, July 16, 2024$6.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 20, 2000$5.3 million · F0 · 4 events here
• Drought, October 1, 2012$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2013$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2024$4.9 million · EF1 · 11 events here
• Hail, June 7, 2024$4.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2000$3.6 million · F0 · 6 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2004$2.8 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 29, 1988$2.5 million · F1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 21, 1998$2.3 million · F0 · 5 events here
• Hail, July 22, 2023$2.2 million · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 29, 2000$2.1 million · F0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 1, 2024$2.0 million · 68 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, July 22, 2009$1.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Hail, May 22, 1999$10,000 · 4.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 29, 19934.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 13, 2006$485,000 · 3 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 26, 19673 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 2024$4.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, August 9, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 2011$1.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20102.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 13, 20102.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2008$102,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 6, 2007$190,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, May 4, 2003$300,000 · 2.75 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, May 21, 1998$120,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 3, 19952.75 in hail · 1 event here

• Tornado, July 18, 19582 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 26, 1991F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2011$750,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 19601 death · 3 injured · $3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 1967F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 10, 1969F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 1974F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 22, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 19, 1975F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 30, 1978F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 1982F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 1991F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 17, 1994$250,000 · F2 · 4 events here
• Tornado, October 16, 1998$1.4 million · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 21, 1999$2,000 · F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Phelps County, with its track

• High Wind, March 15, 202664 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 3, 20261 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20251 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 18, 2025EF0 · 1 event here
• Dust Storm, May 14, 20251.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, May 13, 20251 event here
• Blizzard, March 18, 202563 kt wind · 2 events here
• High Wind, March 4, 202561 kt wind · 1 event 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
• Tornado, August 13, 2024$2,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, July 16, 2024$6.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Tornado, July 6, 2024$11 million · EF1 · 7 events here
• Tornado, July 1, 2024$2.0 million · 68 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 2024$4.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 2, 202457 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 23, 2024$200,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 3, 2024$4.9 million · EF1 · 11 events here
• Tornado, April 15, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 202466 kt wind · 4 events here
• Blizzard, March 24, 20241.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 7, 20241 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 11, 20241 event here
• Winter Storm, January 11, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, January 8, 20241 event here
• Blizzard, December 25, 20231 event here
• Winter Weather, November 24, 20231 event here
• Tornado, October 12, 2023$90,000 · EF1 · 2 events here
• Tornado, October 3, 2023EF0 · 2 events here
• Heat, August 19, 20231 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2023$500,000 · 68 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 29, 2023EF1 · 1 event here
• Hail, July 22, 2023$2.2 million · 2.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20231 event here
• Hail, May 6, 20232.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 5, 2023$25,000 · EF1 · 3 events 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
• Winter Storm, February 15, 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
• Hail, July 5, 2022$25,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20221 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 24, 202255 kt wind · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 202254 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2022EF2 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, May 17, 20223 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 15, 20221 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 12, 2022$100,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20221 event here
• High Wind, April 30, 202256 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 29, 2022EF0 · 1 event here
• Wildfire, April 22, 20221.75 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
• Winter Weather, March 9, 20221 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021EF1 · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, December 10, 20211 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2021$100,000 · 83 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 26, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, April 16, 20211 event here
• High Wind, March 29, 202161 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20211 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
• Drought, February 1, 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 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 14, 20201 event here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20201 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, November 1, 20201 event here
• Winter Weather, October 24, 20201 event here
• Hail, October 11, 20201 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20201 event here
• Drought, September 8, 20201 event here
• Flash Flood, July 29, 20201.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20201.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 2020$75,000 · 2 in hail · 1 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
• Tornado, July 8, 2019$175,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 4, 2019$27,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flood, June 20, 20191 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 8, 2019$250,000 · 75 kt wind · 9 events here
• Hail, May 16, 201957 kt wind · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, March 13, 201959 kt wind · 5 events here
• Winter Weather, March 2, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 19, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 16, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, February 15, 20191 event here
• Winter Weather, January 21, 20191 event here
• Blizzard, December 27, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, November 24, 20181 event here
• Heavy Snow, November 7, 20181 event here
• Flash Flood, September 1, 201860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 30, 2018$21 million · EF0 · 5 events here
• Tornado, June 19, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 6, 201879 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 10, 20181 in hail · 5 events here
• Blizzard, April 13, 2018$75,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, April 1, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, March 19, 20181 event here
• Wildfire, March 5, 201860 kt wind · 1 event here
• Blizzard, January 22, 20181 event here
• Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 24, 20171 event here
• Winter Weather, December 23, 20171 event here
• Hail, July 17, 201752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 16, 2017EF1 · 3 events here
• Hail, May 15, 20171 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, April 29, 201758 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, April 9, 20172 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 23, 20171 in hail · 3 events here
• Winter Storm, February 23, 20171 event here
• Winter Storm, January 24, 20171 event here
• Ice Storm, January 15, 2017$25,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, January 5, 20171 event here
• Tornado, December 25, 2016$1.4 million · EF1 · 2 events here
• Hail, September 15, 2016$150,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 6, 20161 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 17, 2016$310,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 26, 20161.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 25, 2016$175,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2016EF0 · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, April 26, 20162.5 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, April 7, 201654 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20161 event here
• Tornado, November 16, 2015EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 9, 2015EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, December 15, 20141 event here
• Hail, August 9, 20142.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 14, 2014$9.3 million · EF0 · 4 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, April 13, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Drought, April 1, 20141 event here
• Winter Storm, March 18, 20141 event here
• Drought, March 1, 20141 event here
• Drought, February 1, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 201463 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, January 1, 20141 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 20131 event here
• Drought, December 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, November 1, 2013$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Drought, October 1, 20131 event here
• Flood, October 1, 2013$5,000 · 1 event here
• Flood, September 23, 20131 event here
• Drought, September 1, 20131 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 31, 2013$8,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, August 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20131 event here
• Flood, June 16, 2013$275,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Drought, June 1, 20131 event here
• Hail, May 30, 20130.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2013$75,000 · EF2 · 2 events here
• Drought, May 1, 20131 event here
• Flood, April 8, 2013$55,000 · 1.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Drought, April 1, 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
• Hail, October 13, 20120.75 in hail · 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
• Drought, July 17, 20121 event here
• Hail, June 22, 20121 injured · $5,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 30, 2012$275,000 · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Hail, May 23, 20121.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 2012EF0 · 4 events here
• High Wind, February 23, 20121 event here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20121 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, December 29, 2011$50,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20111 event here
• High Wind, November 26, 20111 event here
• Hail, October 7, 20111.75 in hail · 9 events here
• Hail, August 28, 2011$165,000 · 1.25 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 8, 20111 in hail · 3 events here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20111 event here
• Hail, July 10, 2011$1.1 million · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2011$52,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2011$750,000 · EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 2011$1.0 million · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 18, 20111 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 1, 2011$525,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Flood, May 24, 2011$1.1 million · 3 events here
• High Wind, April 15, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, February 7, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20112 events here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 19, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20101 event here
• Hail, September 13, 20102.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 3, 20102.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 16, 20101.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, June 22, 201061 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 19, 20101 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 13, 2010$10,000 · EF1 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 11, 2010EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 20101 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 3, 20101.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Hail, May 24, 20101.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 14, 20100.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, December 24, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Hail, August 4, 20091 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 22, 2009$1.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 24, 200961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 2009EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 13, 20091 event here
• High Wind, January 12, 20091 event here
• Flash Flood, June 7, 2008$102,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 4, 2008EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 29, 2008$605,000 · EF2 · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 22, 2008$220,000 · 1.75 in hail · 2 events 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.