42
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$35K
Property damage
Heavy Rain in Nuckolls County, Nebraska: 42 recorded events between 2002 and 2022. The strongest on record measured 278. That places the county #115 nationally and #1 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Heavy Rain in Nuckolls County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for heavy rain in Nuckolls County is the 2010s, when 39 of the county's 42 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Nuckolls County archive, heavy rain makes up 10.6% of all recorded severe weather across 7 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #115 for this hazard and #1 within Nebraska, putting it in the 95.0 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for heavy rain in Nuckolls County with 13 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2022 | LAWRENCE | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 14, 2019 | BOSTWICK | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 1, 2018 | ABDAL | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 1, 2018 | NELSON | 0 | $0 |
| Jun 19, 2018 | ANGUS | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2017 | RUSKIN | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2017 | NELSON | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2017 | ANGUS | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2017 | LAWRENCE | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 17, 2017 | NORA | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Nuckolls County
- Hail 163
- Thunderstorm Wind 132
- Tornado 47
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Rain total of 3.07 inches for the past 24 hours. Report comes from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network. The rain began during the late afternoon on June 14th, with the last round of rain ending during the early morning hours of June 15th.
Heavy rain fell across mainly northwestern and far east-central portions of Nuckolls County, with the majority occurring between 10 PM and 2 AM. The highest measured amount was 3.59 inches, by a CoCoRaHS observer located in Lawrence. Amounts of 3-4 inches were reported elsewhere in the Lawrence area, as well as near Ruskin.
Rain total of 3.16 inches for the past 24 hours. Report comes from the Nebraska Rainfall Assessment and Information Network. The rain began during the late afternoon on June 14th, with the last round of rain ending during the early morning hours of June 15th.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many heavy rain events are on record in Nuckolls County, Nebraska?
42 heavy rain events are recorded in Nuckolls County between 2002 and 2022, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Nuckolls County?
The strongest heavy rain on record in Nuckolls County measured 278.
Where does the heavy rain data for Nuckolls County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Heavy Rain in Nuckolls County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/nuckolls-county/heavy-rain/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.