Storm History: Pierce County, Nebraska
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Pierce 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
- 486
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $6.9 million
- Episodes
- 419
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 | 123 | 0 | 0 | $1.1 million |
| Tornado | 76 | 0 | 3 | $4.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 52 | 0 | 0 | $750,000 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 40 | 0 | 0 | $87,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 37 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 30 | 0 | 0 | $501,000 |
| Blizzard | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 22 | 0 | 0 | $5,000 |
| Drought | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 9 | 0 | 0 | $370,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | $43,000 |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, May 21, 1962
- Hail, July 1, 1996
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2006
- Tornado, August 29, 1993
- Tornado, April 25, 1994
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Flood, August 4, 1996
- Tornado, June 18, 1973
- Tornado, July 1, 1996
- Hail, July 7, 1997
- Tornado, May 6, 1993
- Lightning, June 19, 1997
- Tornado, June 7, 1953
- Tornado, June 14, 1960
- Tornado, May 12, 1963
- Tornado, April 11, 1974
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 29, 2000
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2009
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2014
- Hail, April 24, 1989
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2025
- Hail, May 11, 1970
- Hail, July 29, 1968
- Hail, July 27, 1960
- Tornado, June 21, 1959
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2023
- Hail, August 10, 2007
- Hail, July 24, 1987
- Hail, July 24, 2023
- Hail, May 12, 2022
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2021
- Hail, June 23, 2018
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, June 7, 1953
- Tornado, May 6, 1975
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Tornado, May 21, 1962
- Tornado, April 25, 1984
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, June 2, 1955
- Tornado, July 7, 1957
- Tornado, June 14, 1960
- Tornado, August 23, 1960
- Tornado, June 18, 1973
- Tornado, April 20, 1985
- Tornado, April 26, 1986
- Tornado, August 17, 1987
- Tornado, May 16, 1991
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 29, 2026
- Hail, June 9, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Blizzard, March 15, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- Drought, February 17, 2026
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 23, 2026
- High Wind, January 21, 2026
- High Wind, December 18, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- High Wind, November 25, 2025
- Hail, August 15, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Flash Flood, July 7, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- Hail, June 16, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Blizzard, March 4, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 17, 2025
- High Wind, December 19, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 28, 2024
- Tornado, June 21, 2024
- Flash Flood, May 30, 2024
- Winter Storm, March 25, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2024
- Blizzard, December 25, 2023
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Hail, July 24, 2023
- Hail, July 10, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2023
- Ice Storm, February 22, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 27, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2023
- Ice Storm, January 2, 2023
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Hail, October 23, 2022
- Hail, May 12, 2022
- Hail, May 11, 2022
- Winter Storm, December 10, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 30, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Hail, June 22, 2020
- Winter Storm, April 12, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Hail, September 2, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2019
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 29, 2019
- High Wind, January 28, 2019
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2018
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2018
- Hail, June 23, 2018
- Tornado, June 1, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 17, 2018
- Blizzard, April 14, 2018
- Blizzard, January 22, 2018
- Flood, October 5, 2017
- Tornado, June 16, 2017
- Tornado, April 15, 2017
- Heavy Snow, February 23, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 25, 2016
- Hail, June 20, 2016
- Heavy Snow, March 23, 2016
- Blizzard, February 1, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 25, 2015
- Tornado, September 22, 2015
- Hail, July 17, 2015
- Hail, June 6, 2015
- Hail, April 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 15, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 30, 2014
- Hail, June 28, 2014
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2014
- Hail, April 27, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 2014
- High Wind, January 26, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2013
- Flash Flood, August 21, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Winter Storm, April 9, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- High Wind, October 18, 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
- Tornado, May 27, 2012
- Hail, May 23, 2012
- Wildfire, March 26, 2012
- Tornado, August 18, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2011
- Hail, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Hail, July 10, 2011
- Flood, June 26, 2011
- Tornado, June 20, 2011
- Hail, May 29, 2011
- Winter Storm, April 15, 2011
- Flood, February 17, 2011
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2011
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 1, 2011
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2010
- Blizzard, December 11, 2010
- Hail, September 15, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Hail, August 8, 2010
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 26, 2010
- Flood, June 11, 2010
- Hail, April 24, 2010
- Flood, March 8, 2010
- Blizzard, February 14, 2010
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 8, 2010
- Blizzard, January 24, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 9, 2009
- Blizzard, December 7, 2009
- Hail, August 19, 2009
- Flash Flood, August 15, 2009
- Hail, June 18, 2009
- Blizzard, April 4, 2009
- Winter Weather, March 9, 2009
- Heavy Snow, February 27, 2009
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 14, 2009
- Blizzard, January 12, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- Hail, September 28, 2008
- Hail, July 20, 2008
- Tornado, June 19, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Flood, March 2, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2008
- Winter Weather, January 29, 2008
- Heavy Snow, December 8, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, August 10, 2007
- Hail, August 9, 2007
- Hail, July 15, 2007
- Hail, June 4, 2007
- Tornado, May 5, 2007
- Tornado, April 22, 2007
- Flood, March 11, 2007
- Blizzard, March 1, 2007
- Winter Storm, February 24, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 3, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 30, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 14, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2006
- Hail, September 15, 2006
- Hail, September 15, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2006
- Hail, August 1, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2006
- Flash Flood, June 17, 2006
- Hail, June 5, 2006
- Hail, April 15, 2006
- Hail, March 30, 2006
- Hail, March 30, 2006
- Hail, March 30, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2006
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 5, 2005
- Blizzard, November 28, 2005
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2005
- Hail, September 12, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 12, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2005
- Hail, August 9, 2005
- Hail, July 28, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 20, 2005
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2005
- Hail, June 8, 2005
- High Wind, June 7, 2005
- Hail, May 24, 2005
- Hail, May 7, 2005
- Hail, May 7, 2005
- Hail, April 20, 2005
- High Wind, March 10, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 4, 2005
- Hail, September 13, 2004
- Hail, July 15, 2004
- Hail, June 14, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2004
- Hail, May 24, 2004
- Flash Flood, May 22, 2004
- Hail, May 21, 2004
- Hail, May 21, 2004
- Hail, May 21, 2004
- Tornado, May 21, 2004
- Tornado, April 18, 2004
- Hail, April 18, 2004
- Hail, April 18, 2004
- Tornado, April 18, 2004
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2004
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 28, 2004
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Pierce CountyEvery warning in Pierce 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.