Arthur County, Nebraska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1971 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
9
Tornado reports
182
Hail reports
2
Floods since 1996
411
All events
1
Deaths
$1.7M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Arthur County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 9 in all. Zoom in and the paths widen to their surveyed width.
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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.
Fire initiated during the early afternoon hours of March 12th east of Angora in Morrill County. Aided by 50 MPH winds, the fire tracked east of Garden County and spread across southwestern Arthur County. By the time the fire was contained on March 28th, approximately 64,590 acres…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH was reported at this location.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions over far southern and far eastern portions of Arthur County, improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, exceptional (D4) drought improved to extreme (D3) drought by the end of the month. The cooperative ob…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across far southern and far eastern portions of Arthur County through the end of May. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought deteriorated to exceptional (D4) drought by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Art…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across all of Arthur County through the end of April. The cooperative observer at Arthur reported 0.33 inches of precipitation for April. This was 1.87 inches below the normal of 2.20 inches.
High Wind High Wind
Westerly winds as high as 40 to 50 mph with gusts near 65 mph occurred across Arthur County during the morning hours through the afternoon hours. A nearby mesonet site near Kingsley Dam recorded a peak wind gust of 65 mph at 402 pm MST.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over northwestern Arthur County and moderate (D1) drought conditions over the remainder of the county, transitioned to extreme (D3) drought conditions over all of Arthur County by the end of March. The cooperative observer at Arthur reported 0.19 in…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across northwestern Arthur County through the end of February. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted. The cooperative observer at Arthur reported 0.12 inches of precipitation for February. This was 0.…
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across Arthur County during the evening hours on December 17th through the mid morning hours on December 18th. The strongest winds occurred during the evening hours on December 17th. A nearby RAWS site near C…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over far southeastern portions of Arthur County, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought and abnormally dry (D0) conditions continued through the end of the month. The …
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over far southeastern portions of Arthur County by the end of May. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions continued through the end of the month. The cooperative observer a…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions over northwestern portions of Arthur County by the end of April. Moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted over the remainder of the county through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthu…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Arthur County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 19th and again during the early morning hours February 20th. Although winds remained generally light throughout the event, winds combined to produce a lowest w…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the northern half of Arthur County through the end of February. The cooperative observer at Arthur reported 0.47 inches of precipitation in February. This was right at the normal of 0.47 inches.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the northern half of Arthur County through the end of January. The cooperative observer at Arthur reported 0.12 inches of precipitation in January. This was 0.24 inches below the normal of 0.36 inches.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the northern half of Arthur County through the end of December. The cooperative observer at Arthur reported 0.00 inches of precipitation in December. This was 0.33 inches below the normal of 0.33 inches.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over the northern three quarters of Arthur County, shrunk to the northern half of the county by the end of November. Across the southern half of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of No…
Drought Drought
Abnormally dry (D0) conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over the northern three quarters of Arthur County by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Arthur reported 0.39 inches of precipitation in October. This was 0.99 inches below the normal of 1.3…
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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Arthur County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder at times began during the evening hours on January 12th through the morning hours on January 16th. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred at times during the event. The winds comb…
Blizzard Blizzard
Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph at times occurred during the event, causing blizzard conditions. The nearby Ogallala AWOS recorded visibilities of a quarter mile or less at times during the afternoon and evening hours on December 25th. Considerable blowing an…
Drought Drought
Across east central portions of Arthur County, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to abnormally dry (D0) conditions by the end of August. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 3.15 inches of precipitation for August. This was 0.85 inches above the normal of 2.30 inches…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Strong winds downed a tree onto a house in Arthur, via social media.
Drought Drought
Across east central portions of Arthur County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of July. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 4.77 inches of precipita…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Drought Drought
Across east central portions of Arthur County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 4.27 inche…
Drought Drought
Across most of Arthur county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of May. Across far southeastern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur re…
Drought Drought
Across southern portions of Arthur County, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of April. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. Over far southeastern portions of th…
Drought Drought
Across far southern portions of Arthur County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of March. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 0.73 inches of p…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Arthur County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 22nd until the morning hours on February 24th. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred during the first half of the event. The wind…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions remained unchanged over northwestern portions of Arthur County through the end of February. Over the remainder of most of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. The exception w…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A CoCoRaHS observer in Arthur reported 14 inches of snowfall. The nearby Ogallala AWOS reported visibilities of a quarter to a half mile at times from 12 am MST through 430 pm MST on January 18th. Snowfall across Arthur County ranged around 14 inches. Northerly winds of 15 to 30 …
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A Cooperative Observer in Arthur reported 8 inches of snowfall. Total snowfall amounts across Arthur County ranged from 8 to 10 inches. North winds gusting to 30 mph caused blowing and drifting. Travel was not advised during the event.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions remained unchanged over northwestern portions of Arthur County through the end of January. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 1.85 inc…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Arthur County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early afternoon hours on January 21st and continued until the early morning hours on January 24th. Northerly winds as high as 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph occur…
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions occurred across Arthur County as northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph caused widespread blowing and drifting and visibility of a quarter mile or less at times. Total snowfall ranged from 5 to 8 inches. A Cooperative Observer in Arthur reported …
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions remained unchanged over northwestern portions of Arthur County through the end of December. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 0.74 in…
Drought Drought
Across far northern Sheridan county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of December. For the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Gordon 6N…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions remained unchanged over northwestern portions of Arthur County through the end of November. Over the southern half and northeastern Arthur County, extreme (D3) drought conditions expanded by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur r…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions remained unchanged over the southern third of Arthur county in October. Over the northern 2/3rds of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions remained unchanged through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Arthur recorded 1.58 inches …
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over the northern 2/3rds of Arthur county by the end of September. Over the southern third of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of …
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions spread into the southern third of Arthur county by the end of August. Moderate (D1) drought conditions were present over the remainder of the county. The cooperative observer at Arthur reported 0.69 inches of rainfall in August. This was 1.61 inches…
Drought Drought
Severe drought (D2) was introduced for parts of southern Arthur County during the July 19 update of the drought monitor. The southern half of the county remains in D1, while the northern half is in D0.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 0 |
| 2016 | 17 | 1 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | 10 | 0 |
| 2013 | 19 | 0 |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011 | 20 | 0 |
| 2010 | 17 | 0 |
| 2009 | 15 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 12 | 2 |
| 2004 | 15 | 2 |
| 2003 | 13 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 13 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 8 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 2 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
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