Storm History: Polk County, Nebraska

Events

524

Deaths

0

Injuries

19

Damage

$168 million

Episodes

391

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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None recorded.

• Tornado, May 7, 1993$50 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 7, 1978$28 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Drought, December 1, 2002$20 million · 1 event here
• Drought, September 1, 2000$10 million · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 2014$5.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2021$5.3 million · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, October 1, 2012$5.0 million · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 20, 2011$4.5 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 2007$3.2 million · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 2016$3.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 2001$2.7 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 3, 2014$2.1 million · EF1 · 9 events here
• Hail, July 26, 2014$2.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 9, 20031 injured · $2.0 million · F1 · 1 event here
• Heat, July 9, 2013$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Hail, June 12, 2002$1.1 million · 5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 16, 2017$1.1 million · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2011$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 2007$1.0 million · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2011$1.0 million · 1 event here

• Hail, June 12, 2002$1.1 million · 5 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, September 22, 19864 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 11, 19604 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, June 25, 20193 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20113 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 19803 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 6, 19603 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 19, 2025$250,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 7, 2024$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20222.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20192.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 13, 2017$205,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20172.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, June 19, 2011$825,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 4, 20102.75 in hail · 2 events here

• Tornado, May 5, 1964$25,000 · F5 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 13, 1990F4 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 21, 19621 injured · $250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 15, 1992$250,000 · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 7, 1993$50 million · F3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, October 9, 2001$2.7 million · F3 · 4 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2011$4.5 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 25, 1965F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 30, 19682 injured · $250,000 · F2 · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 22, 1969F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 2, 1970F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, March 27, 1975$3,000 · F2 · 1 event here
• Tornado, April 14, 1976F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 7, 1978$28 million · F2 · 3 events here
• Tornado, April 26, 1986F2 · 2 events here

Every tornado in Polk County, with its track

• Drought, March 17, 20261 event here
• High Wind, March 15, 202664 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20251.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, May 19, 2025$250,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• High Wind, May 16, 202552 kt wind · 1 event here
• Drought, May 13, 20251 event here
• Hail, April 1, 20251.75 in hail · 2 events 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
• Drought, November 1, 20241 event here
• Tornado, August 13, 202456 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 21, 202478 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 7, 2024$5,000 · 2.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 20, 2024$1.0 million · EF0 · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 6, 2024EF0 · 1 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20241 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2024$100,000 · 66 kt wind · 2 events 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
• Tornado, October 3, 2023$50,000 · EF0 · 5 events 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
• Hail, July 10, 20231 in hail · 1 event here
• Lightning, July 7, 20236 injured · 1 event here
• Hail, July 4, 20232.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Drought, July 1, 20231 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20231 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 2023EF1 · 1 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
• 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 30, 20221 event here
• Hail, August 18, 20222.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 7, 2022$525,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20221.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 30, 2022$5,000 · 58 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 12, 20221.75 in hail · 3 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
• Drought, March 1, 20221 event here
• Tornado, December 15, 2021$900,000 · EF1 · 6 events here
• Hail, August 7, 20211.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, July 9, 202183 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 25, 20211 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 22, 2021$5.3 million · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 2, 2021$45,000 · EF0 · 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
• Winter Storm, December 28, 20201 event here
• Blizzard, December 23, 202066 kt wind · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, December 11, 20201 event here
• Ice Storm, November 9, 20201 event here
• High Wind, November 8, 202056 kt wind · 1 event here
• Tornado, August 14, 2020EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, July 8, 2020EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, June 22, 2020$15,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, June 9, 20202 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 2020$50,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event 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
• High Wind, November 30, 201961 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, November 26, 20191 event here
• Flood, August 26, 201952 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flood, June 25, 20193 in hail · 1 event here
• Flood, May 27, 2019$500,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 20191.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 5, 20192.75 in hail · 1 event 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
• Winter Weather, December 1, 20181 event here
• Blizzard, November 24, 20181 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, June 8, 2018$300,000 · 64 kt wind · 2 events here
• Hail, June 6, 2018$5,000 · 79 kt wind · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 1, 2018EF0 · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 1, 2018$450,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Winter Weather, February 9, 20181 event here
• Winter Weather, February 6, 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
• Hail, August 19, 20171 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 15, 20172.75 in hail · 11 events here
• Hail, June 16, 2017$1.1 million · 2 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 13, 2017$205,000 · 2.75 in hail · 5 events 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, October 4, 20162 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, July 5, 2016$20,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 10, 2016$3.1 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, March 23, 20161 event here
• Blizzard, February 2, 20161 event here
• Winter Weather, December 25, 20151 event here
• Flash Flood, August 17, 2015$20,000 · 2 events here
• Hail, April 12, 2015$200,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, February 1, 20151 event here
• Winter Storm, January 31, 20151 event here
• Flood, September 9, 2014$15,000 · 1 in hail · 6 events here
• Hail, August 29, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 31, 2014$5.5 million · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 26, 2014$2.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 7, 20141.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 3, 2014$2.1 million · EF1 · 9 events here
• Tornado, April 27, 2014EF0 · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, April 13, 20141 in hail · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 26, 201454 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 4, 20141 event here
• High Wind, January 18, 201456 kt wind · 1 event here
• High Wind, January 16, 201463 kt wind · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, December 7, 20131 event here
• Hail, October 30, 2013$105,000 · 1.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Heat, July 9, 2013$1.5 million · 1 event here
• Drought, July 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, June 1, 20131 event here
• Drought, May 1, 20131 event here
• Flood, April 8, 20131.75 in hail · 1 event 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
• Drought, July 17, 20121 event here
• Tornado, May 27, 2012$550,000 · EF0 · 2 events here
• Hail, May 19, 20122 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, May 1, 20121.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, February 3, 20121 event here
• Winter Weather, December 8, 20111 event here
• Winter Storm, December 3, 20111 event here
• Hail, October 11, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, August 18, 2011$2,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Excessive Heat, July 15, 20111 event here
• Flash Flood, July 6, 2011$1.0 million · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 5, 2011$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 8 events here
• Tornado, June 20, 2011$4.5 million · EF3 · 1 event here
• Hail, June 19, 2011$825,000 · 2.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, June 14, 2011EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 30, 2011$25,000 · EF0 · 1 event here
• Hail, May 21, 20113 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, May 12, 2011$550,000 · EF0 · 6 events here
• Tornado, May 11, 2011$135,000 · EF1 · 4 events here
• Hail, April 9, 20110.75 in hail · 1 event 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
• Winter Storm, January 8, 20111 event here
• Winter Weather, December 30, 20101 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20102.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, June 1, 20101.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Blizzard, December 24, 20091 event here
• Winter Storm, December 7, 20091 event here
• Heavy Snow, October 9, 20091 event here
• Hail, July 22, 20091.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, April 4, 20091 event here
• Hail, March 23, 20091.25 in hail · 2 events 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
• Flash Flood, July 17, 2008$40,000 · 1 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, July 15, 2008$105,000 · 56 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, July 9, 2008$204,000 · 1.25 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, July 5, 2008$510,000 · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 15, 2008$210,000 · 1.5 in hail · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, June 11, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Tornado, June 4, 2008$325,000 · EF0 · 3 events here
• Tornado, May 29, 2008$800,000 · EF2 · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, May 23, 20081.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Winter Storm, February 5, 20081 event here
• Winter Storm, December 10, 2007$50,000 · 1 event here
• Ice Storm, December 1, 2007$20,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 20, 2007$3.2 million · 2.75 in hail · 3 events here
• Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 200752 kt wind · 1 event here
• Flash Flood, August 6, 2007$1.0 million · 56 kt wind · 3 events here
• Flash Flood, June 13, 2007$50,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, April 3, 2007$25,000 · 1 event here
• Heavy Snow, January 20, 20071 event here
• Ice Storm, December 29, 2006$500,000 · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, November 26, 2006$5,000 · 1 event here
• Frost/Freeze, October 12, 20061 event here
• Tornado, September 15, 2006$240,000 · F0 · 3 events here
• Flood, July 10, 2006$265,000 · 1 event here
• Thunderstorm Wind, May 26, 2006$5,000 · 52 kt wind · 1 event here
• Hail, May 23, 2006$25,000 · 1.25 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, April 15, 20061 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, March 30, 2006$80,000 · 1.5 in hail · 2 events here
• Winter Storm, March 19, 2006$100,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, March 5, 20060.88 in hail · 1 event here
• Blizzard, November 28, 2005$25,000 · 1 event here
• Hail, August 27, 20051 in hail · 2 events here
• Hail, August 10, 2005$185,000 · 1 in hail · 3 events here
• Hail, June 27, 2005$1.0 million · 1.75 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 21, 20051 in hail · 1 event here
• Hail, June 4, 20051.75 in hail · 2 events here
• Tornado, May 10, 2005$25,000 · F0 · 4 events here
• Tornado, April 18, 2005$50,000 · F0 · 1 event here
• High Wind, March 10, 2005$5,000 · 55 kt wind · 1 event here
• Winter Weather, February 8, 20051 event here
• Winter Weather, January 27, 20051 event here

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Tornadoes in Polk CountyEvery warning in Polk County since 1986Every county in Nebraska

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.