Grant County, Nebraska severe weather history spans 256 recorded events between 1953 and 2025. The dominant hazard is hail, accounting for 74.2% of all recorded events. It ranks #2,068 nationally and #80 in Nebraska.
256
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
2
Direct injuries
$622K
Property damage
The record
What the Grant County, Nebraska severe weather history record shows
Across the archive, Grant County, Nebraska severe weather history averages 3.6 recorded events a year. The busiest stretch on record is the 2000s, with 96 events logged in that decade alone. Roughly 28 events fall before 1990 and 228 from 1990 onward — a gap that reflects the expansion of NOAA reporting practice as much as the weather itself.
The costliest is tornado, with $313K in reported property damage. In total, 6 distinct hazard types appear in this county archive, each listed with its own dated record below.
By hazard type
Every hazard type recorded in Grant County
| Hazard | Events | Deaths | Damage | Max | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 190 | 0 | $209K | 4 | 1965–2025 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 44 | 0 | $63K | 70 | 1978–2024 |
| Tornado | 15 | 0 | $313K | F1 | 1953–2024 |
| Funnel Cloud | 4 | 0 | $0 | 0 | 2003–2013 |
| Flash Flood | 2 | 0 | $35K | 0 | 2002–2011 |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | $2K | 0 | 2024–2024 |
Decade by decade
Grant County, Nebraska severe weather history by decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
17 mapped tornado paths intersect this county: 16 touched down inside it and 1 crossed in from a neighbouring county. This comes from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
| Date | Scale | Deaths | Injuries | Path length | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-25 | EF3 | 0 | 1 | 40.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2025-04-27 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 19.1 mi | Crossed in |
| 2016-06-28 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1953-06-02 | EF2 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 2007-03-28 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 mi | Touched down here |
| 1980-06-21 | EF1 | 0 | 2 | 29.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1977-05-18 | EF1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 mi | Touched down here |
| 1954-06-06 | EF1 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 mi | Touched down here |
| 1996-05-15 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 mi | Touched down here |
| 1994-07-06 | EF0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 mi | Touched down here |
Significant events
Deadliest events on record in Grant County
| Date | Type | Location | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 26, 2024 | Tornado | WHITMAN | 0 | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 7, 1954 | 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
Numerous large trees were snapped off with a few of them falling onto parked vehicles or into buildings. An airplane hanger was destroyed, a portion of a roof was blown off a lumberyard storage shed, and 31 power poles were also broken off by the intense thunderstorm winds.
A supercell that produced tornadoes earlier also produced a small tornado in rural Grant County. The tornado touched down near Dubbs Ranch south of Ashby and traveled north taking down power lines, breaking off and uprooting trees along a shelter belt, broke off fenceline, and moved cattle feeding equipment around.
Emergency manager reported a tornado half mile north of Whitman. The approximate starting point of the tornado was just south of the Cherry County line, several miles north of Whitman. EF-3 damage was observed at a farm house just south of Whitman.
Context
Risk, population and federal disasters
Very Low
FEMA NRI risk rating
626
Population (ACS)
$137K
Median home value
7
Federal declarations
| Declared | Incident | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | Fire | WILDFIRES | DR |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Fire | MORRILL-COTTONWOOD FIRE | FM |
| Sep 6, 2021 | Severe Storm | SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS | 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 |
Within the county
Most affected places
- Hyannis 107
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many severe weather events have been recorded in Grant County, Nebraska?
256 events are on record between 1953 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths and $622K in property damage.
What is the most common severe weather hazard in Grant County?
Hail, with 190 recorded events — 74.2% of everything in the archive for this county.
How many tornadoes have crossed Grant County?
17 mapped tornado paths intersect the county boundary; 16 of them touched down inside it. This is derived from path geometry, not county-tagged reports.
How many federal disaster declarations cover Grant County?
7 federal disaster declarations from FEMA include Grant County, each tied to a specific incident period.
How risky is Grant County compared with the rest of the country?
FEMA's National Risk Index rates Grant County as very low risk, placing it in the 0 percentile of its state for expected annual loss.
Where does the Grant 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
- Gosper County 276
- Greeley County 246
- Garfield County 294
- Hall County 709
- Garden County 486
- Hamilton County 498
Cite this page
“Grant County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/grant-county/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.