Storm History: Seward County, Nebraska
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Seward 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
- 611
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 37
- Damage
- $69 million
- Episodes
- 455
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 | 164 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Tornado | 146 | 1 | 18 | $64 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 49 | 0 | 0 | $13,000 |
| Winter Storm | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 40 | 0 | 0 | $1.4 million |
| High Wind | 25 | 0 | 5 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 22 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flood | 20 | 0 | 0 | $530,000 |
| Drought | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 18 | 0 | 3 | |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 9 | 1 | 0 | $2.3 million |
| Excessive Heat | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 3 | 0 | 0 | $257,000 |
| Funnel Cloud | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Wildfire | 1 | 0 | 0 | $150,000 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tornado, June 15, 1992
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, May 9, 1953
- Tornado, April 25, 1957
- Tornado, May 10, 1985
- Tornado, May 11, 2014
- Heavy Snow, October 25, 1997
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2025
- Tornado, June 13, 2001
- Tornado, May 23, 1964
- Tornado, June 15, 1967
- Tornado, May 16, 1991
- Lightning, June 15, 1996
- Flood, May 12, 2005
- Flood, June 4, 2015
- Wildfire, March 15, 2014
- Hail, September 2, 1995
- Flood, May 27, 1996
- Tornado, June 15, 1957
- Tornado, June 4, 1958
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, September 2, 1995
- Hail, July 26, 2014
- Hail, July 7, 1992
- Tornado, June 4, 1958
- Excessive Heat, August 25, 2024
- Hail, March 21, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2026
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2023
- Hail, October 11, 2020
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2010
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Hail, April 24, 2002
- Hail, April 28, 1974
- Hail, March 6, 2026
The strongest tornadoes
- Tornado, April 25, 1957
- Tornado, June 18, 1975
- Tornado, May 10, 1985
- Tornado, March 13, 1990
- Tornado, June 13, 2001
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Tornado, May 9, 1953
- Tornado, June 21, 1957
- Tornado, April 28, 1963
- Tornado, April 20, 1974
- Tornado, April 26, 1991
- Tornado, June 15, 1992
- Tornado, May 11, 2014
- Tornado, April 17, 2025
- Tornado, June 15, 1957
Every episode, newest first
- Tornado, June 11, 2026
- Hail, June 2, 2026
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Hail, May 30, 2026
- Tornado, May 18, 2026
- Flash Flood, May 16, 2026
- Hail, May 15, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Hail, April 25, 2026
- Hail, April 23, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 24, 2026
- Hail, March 6, 2026
- Winter Storm, February 19, 2026
- High Wind, December 28, 2025
- High Wind, December 18, 2025
- High Wind, December 9, 2025
- High Wind, November 25, 2025
- Hail, September 14, 2025
- Flash Flood, September 1, 2025
- Hail, August 22, 2025
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 27, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 20, 2025
- Hail, June 16, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Tornado, April 17, 2025
- Blizzard, March 19, 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
- Tornado, July 1, 2024
- Tornado, June 21, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 18, 2024
- Tornado, May 23, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 19, 2023
- Flash Flood, July 4, 2023
- Tornado, May 12, 2023
- Hail, May 7, 2023
- Flash Flood, April 18, 2023
- Winter Storm, February 16, 2023
- Winter Storm, January 18, 2023
- Winter Weather, December 21, 2022
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 10, 2022
- Hail, June 16, 2022
- Tornado, June 14, 2022
- Tornado, June 11, 2022
- Tornado, April 29, 2022
- Tornado, April 12, 2022
- Tornado, December 15, 2021
- Flash Flood, June 24, 2021
- Hail, May 2, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2021
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2020
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Hail, October 11, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2020
- Hail, June 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 3, 2020
- Hail, March 19, 2020
- High Wind, January 18, 2020
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2019
- Flash Flood, June 25, 2019
- Flood, May 26, 2019
- Tornado, May 5, 2019
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Blizzard, February 23, 2019
- Heavy Snow, February 19, 2019
- High Wind, January 28, 2019
- Blizzard, November 25, 2018
- Hail, September 20, 2018
- Hail, August 6, 2018
- Dust Storm, April 30, 2018
- Heavy Snow, April 1, 2018
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2018
- Blizzard, January 22, 2018
- Tornado, June 16, 2017
- Hail, June 13, 2017
- Flash Flood, June 12, 2017
- Hail, May 16, 2017
- Hail, April 19, 2017
- Ice Storm, January 15, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, December 25, 2016
- Flood, May 26, 2016
- Blizzard, February 1, 2016
- Heavy Snow, December 24, 2015
- Hail, September 18, 2015
- Hail, July 24, 2015
- Flood, June 11, 2015
- Flood, June 4, 2015
- Flood, May 6, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 4, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2015
- Winter Storm, January 31, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 29, 2014
- Tornado, September 9, 2014
- Flood, August 28, 2014
- Hail, July 26, 2014
- Tornado, June 16, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 1, 2014
- Tornado, May 11, 2014
- Hail, May 7, 2014
- Wildfire, March 15, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, March 1, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 4, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- High Wind, January 18, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Heavy Snow, December 7, 2013
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 1, 2013
- Winter Weather, May 1, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Blizzard, March 9, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 21, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, January 29, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Blizzard, December 19, 2012
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Hail, July 26, 2012
- Drought, July 17, 2012
- Heat, July 17, 2012
- Excessive Heat, July 3, 2012
- Heat, June 27, 2012
- Hail, June 14, 2012
- Tornado, May 27, 2012
- Hail, May 23, 2012
- Hail, May 2, 2012
- Hail, May 1, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Winter Storm, February 3, 2012
- Tornado, August 18, 2011
- Hail, August 12, 2011
- Hail, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, August 1, 2011
- Heat, July 31, 2011
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2011
- Heat, July 26, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2011
- Hail, July 5, 2011
- Heat, June 30, 2011
- Flood, June 26, 2011
- Flood, June 19, 2011
- Flood, May 19, 2011
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2011
- Hail, April 19, 2011
- Winter Weather, February 24, 2011
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 7, 2011
- Winter Storm, February 1, 2011
- Winter Storm, January 9, 2011
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 31, 2010
- Winter Weather, December 15, 2010
- Excessive Heat, August 8, 2010
- Heat, July 17, 2010
- Hail, July 17, 2010
- Heat, July 14, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 22, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 20, 2010
- Hail, June 17, 2010
- Tornado, June 1, 2010
- Blizzard, February 14, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 24, 2009
- Ice Storm, December 23, 2009
- Blizzard, December 7, 2009
- Hail, September 21, 2009
- Hail, August 4, 2009
- Hail, July 22, 2009
- Excessive Heat, June 22, 2009
- Hail, June 22, 2009
- Flash Flood, June 15, 2009
- Hail, June 6, 2009
- Hail, June 6, 2009
- Tornado, March 23, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 20, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 18, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Flood, October 22, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 15, 2008
- High Wind, July 15, 2008
- Hail, July 11, 2008
- Flood, July 9, 2008
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2008
- Hail, June 20, 2008
- Hail, June 15, 2008
- Tornado, June 7, 2008
- Tornado, June 5, 2008
- Tornado, June 4, 2008
- Flash Flood, June 3, 2008
- Tornado, May 29, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 20, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 10, 2007
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, September 18, 2007
- Tornado, August 20, 2007
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2007
- Hail, July 12, 2007
- Hail, June 22, 2007
- Hail, May 31, 2007
- Hail, May 14, 2007
- Hail, April 2, 2007
- Hail, March 21, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 13, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 15, 2007
- Hail, September 16, 2006
- Hail, September 16, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 15, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 1, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 4, 2006
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2006
- High Wind, May 26, 2006
- Hail, April 15, 2006
- Hail, April 6, 2006
- Hail, March 30, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2006
- Hail, March 12, 2006
- Hail, March 5, 2006
- Winter Weather, December 7, 2005
- Winter Weather, November 15, 2005
- Heat, July 22, 2005
- Hail, June 27, 2005
- Hail, June 7, 2005
- Hail, June 4, 2005
- Flash Flood, May 12, 2005
- Flood, May 12, 2005
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 11, 2005
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Seward CountyEvery warning in Seward 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.