Storm History: Wheeler County, Nebraska
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Wheeler 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
- 353
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $5.9 million
- Episodes
- 274
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 | 130 | 0 | 0 | $262,000 |
| Tornado | 57 | 0 | 2 | $884,000 |
| Drought | 55 | 0 | 0 | $2.0 million |
| Winter Storm | 34 | 0 | 0 | $28,000 |
| Flash Flood | 19 | 0 | 0 | $2.6 million |
| High Wind | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Blizzard | 14 | 0 | 0 | $33,000 |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | $60,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Excessive Heat | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
None recorded.
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2010
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Tornado, July 12, 2004
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2000
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Tornado, May 6, 2008
- Hail, August 20, 2007
- Tornado, June 11, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2007
- Tornado, June 17, 2008
- Tornado, April 15, 2012
- Hail, August 21, 2007
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 1996
- Hail, July 22, 2000
- Hail, August 8, 2004
- Tornado, May 5, 2002
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 1996
- Tornado, October 28, 1998
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2006
- Tornado, June 17, 2009
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
- Hail, April 24, 1989
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2023
- Hail, September 9, 2015
- Tornado, June 17, 1968
- Hail, June 7, 1980
- Hail, June 23, 2021
- Hail, July 21, 2017
- Hail, June 3, 2014
- Hail, August 1, 2013
- Hail, August 21, 2013
- Hail, June 26, 2011
- Hail, August 21, 2007
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 19, 2002
- Hail, August 6, 2019
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Drought, June 1, 2026
- Drought, May 1, 2026
- Drought, April 1, 2026
- Drought, March 1, 2026
- High Wind, December 17, 2025
- Drought, July 1, 2025
- Drought, June 1, 2025
- Drought, May 1, 2025
- Drought, April 1, 2025
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 18, 2025
- Drought, February 1, 2025
- Drought, January 1, 2025
- Drought, December 1, 2024
- Drought, November 1, 2024
- Drought, October 1, 2024
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 12, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 11, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 8, 2024
- Blizzard, December 25, 2023
- Drought, August 1, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 12, 2023
- Drought, July 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 23, 2023
- Flash Flood, June 9, 2023
- Drought, June 1, 2023
- Flash Flood, May 29, 2023
- Tornado, May 12, 2023
- Drought, May 1, 2023
- Drought, April 1, 2023
- Hail, March 30, 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
- Drought, December 1, 2022
- Drought, November 1, 2022
- Drought, October 1, 2022
- Drought, September 1, 2022
- Drought, August 1, 2022
- Hail, July 10, 2022
- Drought, July 1, 2022
- Drought, June 1, 2022
- Drought, May 1, 2022
- Drought, April 1, 2022
- Drought, March 1, 2022
- Drought, February 1, 2022
- High Wind, December 15, 2021
- Hail, June 23, 2021
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 14, 2021
- Drought, February 1, 2021
- High Wind, January 13, 2021
- Drought, January 1, 2021
- Blizzard, December 23, 2020
- Drought, December 1, 2020
- Drought, November 1, 2020
- Drought, October 1, 2020
- Flash Flood, May 23, 2020
- Frost/Freeze, May 10, 2020
- Winter Storm, December 27, 2019
- High Wind, November 30, 2019
- Hail, September 30, 2019
- Hail, August 6, 2019
- Flash Flood, March 13, 2019
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, March 3, 2019
- High Wind, January 28, 2019
- Blizzard, December 26, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 1, 2018
- Tornado, May 25, 2018
- Blizzard, April 13, 2018
- Blizzard, January 21, 2018
- Hail, July 21, 2017
- Hail, July 10, 2017
- Hail, July 8, 2017
- Hail, June 29, 2017
- Hail, June 26, 2017
- Winter Storm, February 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 24, 2017
- High Wind, December 25, 2016
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 17, 2016
- Winter Storm, March 23, 2016
- High Wind, February 7, 2016
- Blizzard, February 1, 2016
- Hail, September 9, 2015
- Hail, August 15, 2015
- Hail, August 9, 2015
- Flash Flood, June 10, 2015
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2014
- Hail, June 29, 2014
- Hail, June 3, 2014
- Drought, June 1, 2014
- Drought, May 1, 2014
- High Wind, January 16, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 5, 2014
- Hail, October 2, 2013
- Drought, October 1, 2013
- Drought, September 1, 2013
- Hail, August 21, 2013
- Drought, August 1, 2013
- Hail, August 1, 2013
- Drought, July 1, 2013
- Drought, June 1, 2013
- Tornado, May 29, 2013
- Hail, May 19, 2013
- Drought, May 1, 2013
- Drought, April 1, 2013
- Drought, March 1, 2013
- Heavy Snow, February 20, 2013
- Drought, February 1, 2013
- Drought, January 1, 2013
- Drought, December 1, 2012
- Drought, November 1, 2012
- High Wind, October 17, 2012
- Drought, October 1, 2012
- Drought, September 1, 2012
- Drought, August 1, 2012
- Drought, July 1, 2012
- Hail, May 27, 2012
- Hail, May 23, 2012
- Hail, May 5, 2012
- Tornado, April 15, 2012
- Tornado, April 14, 2012
- Blizzard, February 3, 2012
- High Wind, November 26, 2011
- Hail, August 6, 2011
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2011
- Hail, June 26, 2011
- Hail, June 9, 2011
- Hail, May 21, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, February 1, 2011
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 31, 2011
- Heavy Snow, January 8, 2011
- Winter Storm, December 30, 2010
- Hail, September 17, 2010
- Hail, June 26, 2010
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2010
- Tornado, June 11, 2010
- Tornado, June 3, 2010
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2010
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2010
- Blizzard, December 23, 2009
- Winter Storm, December 7, 2009
- Hail, August 19, 2009
- Hail, July 31, 2009
- Flash Flood, July 22, 2009
- Tornado, June 17, 2009
- Blizzard, April 4, 2009
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 21, 2008
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, December 14, 2008
- High Wind, October 26, 2008
- Hail, July 15, 2008
- Tornado, June 17, 2008
- Hail, June 7, 2008
- Tornado, May 6, 2008
- Winter Storm, April 10, 2008
- Ice Storm, December 1, 2007
- Hail, August 21, 2007
- Hail, August 20, 2007
- Hail, August 12, 2007
- Hail, August 9, 2007
- Tornado, August 3, 2007
- Flash Flood, July 8, 2007
- Flash Flood, June 11, 2007
- Flash Flood, May 4, 2007
- Heavy Snow, January 20, 2007
- Winter Storm, December 29, 2006
- Blizzard, December 19, 2006
- Tornado, August 9, 2006
- Hail, July 13, 2006
- Hail, June 21, 2006
- Hail, April 15, 2006
- Winter Storm, March 19, 2006
- Blizzard, November 27, 2005
- Hail, September 24, 2005
- Hail, August 28, 2005
- Hail, August 21, 2005
- Hail, August 9, 2005
- Hail, August 3, 2005
- Hail, July 28, 2005
- Hail, June 21, 2005
- Hail, May 24, 2005
- Hail, April 21, 2005
- Tornado, April 19, 2005
- High Wind, March 10, 2005
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2005
- Winter Storm, November 28, 2004
- Hail, August 31, 2004
- Hail, August 8, 2004
- Tornado, July 12, 2004
- Tornado, May 21, 2004
- Tornado, July 5, 2003
- Hail, May 13, 2003
- Hail, May 5, 2003
- Winter Storm, April 6, 2003
- Hail, August 20, 2002
- Hail, August 16, 2002
- Tornado, July 24, 2002
- Hail, June 19, 2002
- Tornado, May 5, 2002
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2002
- Winter Storm, February 9, 2002
- Winter Storm, November 26, 2001
- Tornado, October 9, 2001
- Hail, July 29, 2001
- Hail, July 16, 2001
- Hail, July 8, 2001
- Hail, May 2, 2001
- Hail, April 20, 2001
- Hail, April 6, 2001
- Hail, April 6, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 29, 2001
- Winter Storm, January 13, 2001
- Heavy Snow, November 11, 2000
- Hail, July 22, 2000
- Flash Flood, July 5, 2000
- Hail, June 23, 2000
- Hail, June 19, 2000
- Tornado, May 16, 2000
- Tornado, June 3, 1999
- Hail, May 22, 1999
- Hail, May 3, 1999
- Winter Storm, February 21, 1999
- High Wind, February 11, 1999
- Winter Storm, November 9, 1998
- Tornado, October 28, 1998
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 24, 1998
- Hail, June 17, 1998
- Hail, June 16, 1998
- Hail, May 19, 1998
- Hail, May 11, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 30, 1998
- Winter Storm, March 6, 1998
- Winter Storm, February 25, 1998
- Winter Storm, January 20, 1998
- High Wind, November 1, 1997
- Winter Storm, October 24, 1997
- Hail, September 8, 1997
- Hail, August 29, 1997
- Flash Flood, July 22, 1997
- Winter Storm, April 9, 1997
- Winter Storm, February 3, 1997
- Blizzard, January 4, 1997
- Winter Storm, November 14, 1996
- High Wind, October 29, 1996
- Hail, August 10, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 1996
- Hail, July 6, 1996
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 1996
Earlier years, state by state:
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Tornadoes in Wheeler CountyEvery warning in Wheeler 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.