Frontier County, Nebraska severe weather history spans 537 recorded events between 1954 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 64.4% of all recorded events. It ranks #759 nationally and #29 in Nebraska.
537
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$13.1M
Property damage
The record
What the Frontier County, Nebraska severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Frontier County, Nebraska severe weather history averages 7.6 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 205 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 61 events fall before 1990 and 476 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is thunderstorm wind, with $6.8M 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 Frontier County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 346 | 0 | $4.1M | 4.5 | 1957–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 123 | 0 | $6.8M | 90 | 1960–2024 |
| Tornado | 36 | 0 | $1.4M | F3 | 1954–2019 |
| Flash Flood | 24 | 0 | $755K | 0 | 1997–2019 |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2008–2024 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $8K | 0 | 2003–2003 |
| Flood | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2017–2017 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2010–2010 |
Decade by decade
Frontier County, Nebraska severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
41 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 37 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-17 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 2007-04-20 | EF3 | 0 | 2 | 15.7 mi | Touched down here |
| 1978-09-11 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 22.5 mi | Touched down here |
| 1975-06-18 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 21.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 1975-06-18 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-04-20 | EF3 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 2019-05-17 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 mi | Touched down here |
| 1977-05-30 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 1962-05-18 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 mi | Touched down here |
| 1960-05-18 | EF2 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Frontier County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1960 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $25K | |
| May 19, 1960 | Tornado | 0 | 1 | $250K |
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A bow echo produced straight-line winds that were estimated up to 80 mph for nearly 30 minutes. The wind damage encompassed over 50 square miles in central and northeast Frontier County, in an area from east of Stockville and west of West Canyon Road to the south and west of Eustis. The high winds produced damage at 12 farmsteads. The most extensive damage just north of County Road 741, where two large metal buildings and nine 10 to 15 thousand bushel silos were destroyed. The wind damage included roofs of homes and outbuildings, windows blown out, over 60 center pivot irrigation systems overturned, large tree limbs down and livestock killed. The strong winds took down power lines and snapped 40 power poles, where the McCook Public Power District reported 173 consumers lost power.
Thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall of 2 to 9 inches across Frontier County. The heaviest rainfall occurred across the western portion of the county. North Brushy Road was completely washed out with a 30 foot by 50 foot gully in the road. Numerous secondary roads were severely damaged due to water over the roads and bridges. Medicine Creek rose rapidly and produced significant damage at Arrowhead Golf Course in Curtis.
The tornado touched down 10 miles south southwest of Eustis damaging some trees. The tornado moved north northeast and was intermittently on the ground to 1 mile south of Eustis. Six miles south southwest of Eustis a farm received extensive damage with a barn destroyed and several outbuildings damaged along with damage to fences, machinery and corrals. This is the same farm that was struck two days earlier. Five miles south southwest of Eustis a farm was narrowly missed with damage to irrigation pipes and trees. The tornado then struck a farm 1 mile south of Eustis damaging several outbuildings.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
2,569
Population (ACS)
$150K
Median home value
16
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2022 | Fire | ROAD 702 FIRE | FM |
| 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 |
| Jul 15, 2010 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING | DR |
| Feb 25, 2010 | Severe Storm | SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORM | DR |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Stockville 141
- Eustis 121
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Frontier County, Nebraska?
537 events are on record between 1954 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $13.1M in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Frontier County?
Hail, with 346 recorded events — 64.4% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Frontier County?
41 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 37 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Frontier County?
16 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Frontier County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Frontier County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Frontier County as very low risk, placing it in the 14 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Frontier 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
- Franklin County 331
- Furnas County 560
- Fillmore County 451
- Gage County 621
- Dundy County 550
- Garden County 486
Cite this page
“Frontier County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/frontier-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.