Cuming County, Nebraska severe weather history spans 316 recorded events between 1956 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 38.9% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,689 nationally and #68 in Nebraska.
316
Recorded events
1
Direct deaths
4
Direct injuries
$7.2M
Property damage
The record
What the Cuming County, Nebraska severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Cuming County, Nebraska severe weather history averages 4.6 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 82 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 53 events fall before 1990 and 263 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The deadliest hazard in the Cuming County, Nebraska record is tornado, responsible for 1 direct deaths. The costliest is tornado, with $5.4M in reported property damage. In total, 8 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Cuming County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 123 | 0 | $526K | 3 | 1957–2022 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 118 | 0 | $227K | 80 | 1961–2025 |
| Tornado | 33 | 1 | $5.4M | F2 | 1956–2024 |
| Flash Flood | 23 | 0 | $392K | 0 | 1996–2021 |
| Flood | 11 | 0 | $601K | 0 | 2007–2019 |
| Lightning | 4 | 0 | $13K | 0 | 1996–1997 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 1996–1998 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2011–2011 |
Decade by decade
Cuming County, Nebraska severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
36 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 32 touched down inside it and 4 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-16 | EF4 | 1 | 0 | 11.5 mi | Crossed in |
| 2014-06-16 | EF4 | 1 | 20 | 23.9 mi | Crossed in |
| 1950-07-15 | EF4 | 0 | 33 | 10.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-06-17 | EF3 | 1 | 0 | 23.6 mi | Crossed in |
| 2021-12-15 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 2021-12-15 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1967-08-01 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2023-07-12 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 2021-12-15 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 2021-12-15 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Cuming County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2014 | Tornado | WISNER | 1 | 0 | $1.0M |
| Jun 16, 1992 | Tornado | 0 | 4 | $250K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
As the tornado continued from Stanton County into Cuming county it increased in size and intensity. The tornado crossed the Elkhorn River about 3 miles west of Wisner and then crossed Highway 275 where significant damage was done to a cattle ranch. Over 300 head of cattle were lost here, as well as numerous outbuildings. The tornado continued to the north northeast, running nearly parallel to the Pilger tornado for a time impacting several farmsteads along 4 1/2 Road. As the tornado neared X Road along 4 1/2 Road it directly impacted two farmsteads where violent damage was done including completely destroying two homes down to the foundation, destroying outbuildings, lofting vehicles, and debarking trees. A 74-year-old Clarkson, Nebraska resident was killed when the vehicle he was driving was flipped by the tornado. The tornado crossed in front of the Pilger tornado and continued to the north into Wayne County about 7.25 miles north northwest of Wisner, NE.
This is a continuation of the Pilger tornado into Cuming County. In Cuming County the tornado impacted several rural residences along the path resulting in significant damage. The tornado was nearly paralleling another violent tornado to the east, and these tornadoes came in close proximity near X Road and 4 1/2 Road where the paths appear to have crossed with the tornado to the east continuing to the north, while this tornado continued northeast crossing into Wayne County about 7.15 miles north of Wisner, NE.
A combination of heavy rain, rapid snow melt and an ice jam 2 miles west of Beemer on the Elkhorn River caused flash flooding in Beemer. Water covered US Highway 275 more than a foot deep and six residences were evacuated in Beemer.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Relatively Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
8,975
Population (ACS)
$179K
Median home value
24
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | Winter Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS | DR |
| Jul 27, 2022 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS | DR |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND TORNADOES | DR |
| Apr 4, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 PANDEMIC | DR |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | COVID-19 | EM |
| Mar 21, 2019 | Flood | SEVERE WINTER STORM, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING | DR |
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Cuming County, Nebraska?
316 events are on record between 1956 and 2025, causing 1 direct deaths and $7.2M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Cuming County?
Hail, with 123 recorded events — 38.9% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Cuming County?
36 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 32 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Cuming County?
24 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Cuming County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Cuming County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Cuming County as relatively low risk, placing it in the 57 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Cuming County, Nebraska severe weather history data come from?
Every figure is drawn from United States federal public-domain records: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events for the event archive, NOAA SPC SVRGIS for mapped tornado paths, FEMA for disaster declarations and risk ratings, and the U.S. Census for population context. Dates are shown in UTC and recent entries may still be revised by NOAA.
Nearby
Neighbouring counties
- Colfax County 263
- Custer County 1,323
- Clay County 623
- Dakota County 225
- Cheyenne County 840
- Dawes County 554
Cite this page
“Cuming County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/cuming-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.