Deuel County, Nebraska severe weather history spans 340 recorded events between 1951 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 61.8% of all recorded events. It ranks #1,555 nationally and #62 in Nebraska.
340
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
3
Direct injuries
$1.1M
Property damage
The record
What the Deuel County, Nebraska severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Deuel County, Nebraska severe weather history averages 4.6 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2010s, with 133 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 37 events fall before 1990 and 303 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is hail, with $528K in reported property damage. In total, 7 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Deuel County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 210 | 0 | $528K | 3.5 | 1956–2023 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 89 | 0 | $204K | 91 | 1973–2025 |
| Tornado | 25 | 0 | $315K | F1 | 1951–2022 |
| Funnel Cloud | 7 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2008–2012 |
| Flash Flood | 4 | 0 | $25K | 0 | 2005–2019 |
| Flood | 4 | 0 | $2K | 0 | 2010–2013 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2011–2011 |
Decade by decade
Deuel County, Nebraska severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
32 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960-06-27 | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 15.2 mi | Crossed in |
| 1958-07-01 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 mi | Crossed in |
| 2018-06-17 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2004-06-10 | EF1 | 0 | 2 | 10.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1987-06-08 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1975-06-25 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1975-06-25 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1953-06-08 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1951-05-20 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 mi | Crossed in |
| 2022-05-16 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Deuel County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2004 | Tornado | CHAPPELL | 0 | 2 | $70K |
| Sep 18, 2013 | Flood | BIG SPGS | 0 | 1 | $2K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A tornado touched down and damaged two farmsteads along its path. The first farmstead had a livestock shed which lost its roof. Wooden beams were tossed 30 yards, piercing the side of a garage. Shingles were ripped off of nearby outbuildings. The tornado then passed onto another farmstead where two full irrigation pivots were flipped, the first by the tornado, and a second by straight line winds. Large branches were also broken off of trees at this location.
Shortly after the tornado touched down 10 miles ESE of Chappell, it hit a farmstead near the intersection of Highway 27 and Interstate 80. Three old, unanchored trailer homes were picked up and moved with two of them completely destroyed. A metal shed was tossed 40 yards and numerous trees were broken or uprooted. As the tornado crossed Interstate 80, it overturned a vehicle pulling a U-Haul trailer. Two children in the automobile were taken to an area hospital, treated for minor injuries and released. The tornado width increased to 1/8 of a mile as it moved northeast of the interstate. Approximately 8 miles WNW of Big Springs, a center pivot irrigation system was overturned, power poles were broken and a couple of old outbuildings lost their roofs. Baseball size hail also fell on the west side of the storm damaging 2 law enforcement vehicles about 12 miles west of Big Springs.
Numerous vehicle windows were reported broken out by golf ball sized hail from the junction of I76/I80 to south of Big Springs. Heavy damage to semi tractor windows reported at a truck stop at exit 107 on Interstate 80.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
1,847
Population (ACS)
$100K
Median home value
9
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Snowstorm | SEVERE WINTER STORM AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS | DR |
| Jul 31, 2009 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS, FLOODING, AND TORNADOES | DR |
| Jan 7, 2007 | Severe Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS | DR |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Chappell 178
- Big Spgs 146
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Deuel County, Nebraska?
340 events are on record between 1951 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $1.1M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Deuel County?
Hail, with 210 recorded events — 61.8% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Deuel County?
32 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 28 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Deuel County?
9 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Deuel County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Deuel County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Deuel County as very low risk, placing it in the 4 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Deuel 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
- Dawson County 720
- Dixon County 366
- Dawes County 554
- Dodge County 609
- Dakota County 225
- Douglas County 1,022
Cite this page
“Deuel County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/deuel-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.