Severe Weather History


Nebraska Funnel Cloud History: 379 Recorded Events

379

Recorded events

83

Counties affected

0

Direct deaths

$0

Property damage

Nebraska funnel cloud history: 379 recorded events across 83 counties between 1996 and 2025.

Decade by decade

Nebraska funnel cloud history by decade

Nebraska funnel cloud history: recorded events per decade
Nebraska funnel cloud history: recorded events per decade

The 2010s are the busiest decade on record with 149 reported funnel cloud events across Nebraska. Earlier decades are thinner because systematic reporting for this hazard expanded over time, not because the weather was calmer.

County ranking

Counties with the most funnel cloud events in Nebraska

RankCountyEventsDeathsDamageSpan
#1Lincoln County220$01998–2013
#2Cherry County170$02003–2024
#3Gage County130$01997–2024
#4Logan County110$02001–2018
#5Hooker County90$02009–2014
#6York County90$02000–2007
#7Box Butte County90$01996–2015
#8Platte County90$01996–2024
#9Madison County90$01996–2024
#10Cass County80$01996–2024
#11Custer County80$02008–2013
#12Hall County80$02000–2009
#13Thomas County80$02009–2010
#14Sioux County70$02011–2019
#15Deuel County70$02008–2012
#16Adams County70$02000–2005
#17Sheridan County70$02010–2017
#18Thayer County70$02001–2006
#19Holt County70$01998–2020
#20Fillmore County60$02001–2007
#21Dodge County60$01996–2024
#22Saline County50$02004–2025
#23Buffalo County50$02004–2005
#24Stanton County50$01997–2024
#25Keith County50$02009–2022
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · ranked by recorded event count

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