Adams County, Nebraska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1956 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
56
Tornado reports
401
Hail reports
24
Floods since 1996
1,053
All events
2
Deaths
$171.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Adams County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 56 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Hail up to 2.25 inches in diameter was measured at the NWS Hastings office (four miles north of downtown), causing thousands of dollars of damage to the vehicles of employees working this severe weather event. Large hail mainly ranging in size from quarters to ping pong balls was…
A wind gust of 75 MPH was measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS. Wind gusts were estimated to be closer to 60 MPH by a NWS Employee on the far south-southeast side of Hastings. Emergency management reported power pole damage and downed power lines in the area of the intersection …
There were several reports of hail ranging in size from golf balls to 2.5 inches in diameter all across the city of Hastings. This hail was accompanied by wind gusts exceeding 60 MPH, including a peak measured gust of 66 MPH at the Hastings Airport ASOS. Reports of damage across …
Copious amounts of hail up to half dollar size was reported near the Hastings Airport. Accompanied by wind gusts near 70 to 75 MPH, this hail shredded area trees, crops and gardens, and damaged house siding, in and near the west side of Hastings. Hail drifts were still visible in…
Investigators with the Nebraska State Fire Marshal's Office determined that lightning was the cause of a very large fire that completely destroyed the Cooperative Producers Inc. Dry Fertilizer Facility. This facility opened in July 2018, and was located just east of the intersect…
Half dollar to golf ball size hail was reported.
Hail ranged from quarter to tennis ball size.
Hail along and near this path ranged in size from quarters to baseballs. The entire city of Hastings experienced hail ranging in size from quarters to hen eggs, while the largest hail fell to the west-southwest of Hastings to a few miles south of Juniata. The NWS Hastings office …
This tornado touched down about 3 miles south of Roseland, clipping the east side of town before lifting just north-northeast of town. This tornado was rated an EF1, with an estimated peak wind speed of 110 MPH. The most widespread damage from this tornado was on the east side of…
Quarter to hen egg size hail was reported.
A super cell thunderstorm pummeled the Hastings area with baseball size hail, torrential rain and strong winds. The hail was as large as baseballs, and was reported anywhere from about 10 miles south of Hastings to 5 miles north of Hastings. Damage was widespread throughout the c…
Drought Drought
High Wind High Wind
Sustained speeds near 40 MPH and wind gusts exceeding 50 MPH were common throughout the day. The peak measured wind gust was 71 MPH, measured the Hastings Airport ASOS. Additional gusts between 59 and 69 MPH were also measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS.
High Wind High Wind
A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS.
Drought Drought
High Wind High Wind
Wind gusts anywhere from 55 to near 70 MPH were common across the area. The peak measured wind gust for the county was 71 MPH, measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS.
Blizzard Blizzard
Snowfall amounts ranged anywhere from 5 to 8 inches. The highest reported totals included 6.7 inches from the NWS Hastings office located four miles north of Hastings, as well as several reports of 5 to 7 inches across the city of Hastings. This snow, combined with the strong nor…
High Wind High Wind
The peak measured wind gust was 68 MPH, recorded by the Hastings Airport ASOS.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Transient bands of at times heavier snow combined with strong north-northwest winds gusting over 50 MPH at times resulted in brief periods of near-blizzard conditions due to snow squalls. Overall snowfall amounts were less than one inch.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range, with the highest reported total of 4.4 inches measured at the NWS Hastings office located four miles north of Hastings.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Some of the coldest wind chills of the event were recorded across the county, including -44 degrees by a mesonet station located near Ayr and -37 degrees by the Hastings Airport ASOS. New record temperatures included the following: Cold High Temperature of -2 degrees on the 18th;…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals across the county generally ranged from 1 to 3 inches.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.9 measured at the NWS Hastings office located four miles north of Hastings.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
Storm total amounts generally in the 2 to 4 inch range were reported across the county.
Drought Drought
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles east of Juniata.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in a grain bin being blown across the road. Overturned pivots were also reported in the area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A large tree was split in half by wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A wind gust of 69 MPH was measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS. Generally minor tree damage was reported across Hastings, and power outages were reported in the south part of town.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gusts were estimated to be 70 to 80 MPH along a path running approximately 1 to 2 miles south of the tornado path. Most of the damage noted was to trees and irrigation pivots, with a grain bin and a power line also suffering damage.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A wind gust of 62 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles west of Glenvil.
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A multi-vortex tornado, confirmed by storm chaser video, touched down in a corn field just north of the highway rest stop along Highway 6 east of Hastings. The tornado produced intermittent tree damage as it drifted south over the rest stop area and near a residence. A new conden…
Tornado EF0 Tornado
A small tornado developed within a broader area of damaging wind gusts of 60-80 MPH. The tornado developed near the intersection of Highway 74 and Roseland Avenue, just southeast of the town of Roseland, then tracked southeast through crop fields causing pivots to overturn. The l…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles east-southeast of Hastings.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Pea to quarter size hail was reported along this path.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A wind gust of 60 MPH was measured by the Hastings Airport ASOS and a gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located four miles southwest of Hastings. Gusts estimated to be at least 60 MPH were reported across town, resulting in numerous reports of tree damage.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A wind gust of 66 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles south of Ayr.
Tornado EF1 Tornado
A short-lived EF1 tornado moved east along and north of Silver Lake Road in far southern Adams County, just northwest of Blue Hill. This tornado had an estimated peak wind speed of 95 MPH based upon damage to a large outbuilding at one farmstead. The tornado damaged two center-pi…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles north of Hastings.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 32 | 3 |
| 2023 | 42 | 1 |
| 2022 | 50 | 0 |
| 2021 | 34 | 4 |
| 2020 | 32 | 0 |
| 2019 | 51 | 1 |
| 2018 | 39 | 0 |
| 2017 | 29 | 0 |
| 2016 | 28 | 2 |
| 2015 | 24 | 1 |
| 2014 | 74 | 0 |
| 2013 | 37 | 0 |
| 2012 | 36 | 0 |
| 2011 | 22 | 1 |
| 2010 | 27 | 0 |
| 2009 | 25 | 1 |
| 2008 | 41 | 0 |
| 2007 | 21 | 1 |
| 2006 | 29 | 0 |
| 2005 | 24 | 0 |
| 2004 | 19 | 2 |
| 2003 | 16 | 0 |
| 2002 | 16 | 0 |
| 2001 | 17 | 1 |
| 2000 | 25 | 1 |
| 1999 | 16 | 3 |
| 1998 | 18 | 0 |
| 1997 | 25 | 0 |
| 1996 | 8 | 0 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 2 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 10 | 4 |
| 1989 | 6 | 4 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 1 |
| 1986 | 9 | 1 |
| 1985 | 13 | 3 |
| 1984 | 13 | 3 |
| 1983 | 7 | 0 |
| 1982 | 9 | 0 |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | 1 |
| 1977 | 7 | 4 |
| 1976 | 4 | 0 |
| 1975 | 4 | 1 |
| 1974 | 8 | 0 |
| 1973 | 4 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 6 | 2 |
| 1970 | 3 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 6 | 0 |
| 1967 | 3 | 3 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 3 | 1 |
| 1963 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 6 | 1 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 | 1 |
| 1956 | 2 | 1 |
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