Boyd County, Nebraska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
11
Tornado reports
165
Hail reports
16
Floods since 1996
418
All events
2
Deaths
$53.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Boyd County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 11 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.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Heavy rain on top of frozen ground, rivers and streams led to historical runoff on the Niobrara River downstream of the Norden river crossing. At 6:46 AM CDT Holt County Dispatch reported the failure of Spencer Dam. A series of ice jams that developed upstream broke loose that le…
Heavy rainfall led to high flows on Ponca Creek that produced extensive flooding and evacuations in Lynch. Homes and business along Ponca Creek sustained four feet or more of flood water damage, while several privately own bridges along Ponca Creek were destroyed. The flood water…
The Highway 11 bridge across the Niobrara River about 5 miles south of Butte is closed due to flooding. An ice jam produced large ice blocks that remained at the time of NWS storm survey.
Severe drought conditions (D2), which began in July intensified to extreme drought conditions (D3) by the end of the month. Pastures that make up close to 60 percent of the land use in Boyd County (2007 Census USDA) was rated 69% poor or very poor. The lack of rain limited grazin…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured with a personal weather station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust measured on a Nebraska mesonet.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust measured on a Nebraska mesonet.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of June across all of Boyd County.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Trained spotter estimates 60 MPH thunderstorm wind gusts at this location.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured by a personal weather station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured wind gust of 77 MPH reported at this location.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust measured at 67 MPH, partially blew off the roof of a convenience store. Several large tree branches down in Spencer.
Drought Drought
Over far eastern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of May. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions, transitioned to extreme (D3) drought conditions over most of Boyd County through the end of April. Over far eastern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions, transitioned to extreme (D3) drought conditions over the eastern quarter of Boyd County by the end of March. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions transitioned to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month.
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions, transitioned to severe (D2) drought conditions over the eastern quarter of Boyd County by the end of February. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted.
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across Boyd County during the morning hours on December 18th. The nearby O'Neill AWOS site recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph at 735 am CST.
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts over 60 mph were common across Boyd County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. A mesonet site 3 miles southeast of Spencer recorded a peak wind gust of 72 mph at 1134 am CST.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions across the eastern third of Boyd County improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of May.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gust of 58 MPH measured at this location.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across the eastern third of Boyd County through the end of April. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of the month.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Boyd County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 20 below or colder began during the early morning hours on January 18th through the early morning hours on February 20th. Although winds remained generally light throughout the event, winds combined to produce …
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Boyd County through the end of February.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Boyd County through the end of January.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Boyd County through the end of December.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Boyd County through the end of November.
Drought Drought
Abnormally dry (D0) conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over all of Boyd county by the end of October.
Hail Hail
Time was estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Delayed report with time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Delayed report with time estimated from radar.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Boyd County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder 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 combined to pro…
Blizzard Blizzard
Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 40 mph at times occurred during the event, causing blizzard conditions. Visibilities were a quarter mile or less from mid morning into the early afternoon hours on December 25th. Considerable blowing and drifting occurred. Total snowf…
Drought Drought
Across the eastern third of Boyd County, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to abnormally dry (D0) drought conditions by the end of August. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 3.24 inches of precipitation for the month.
Drought Drought
Across central portions of Boyd County, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of July. Over the eastern third of Boyd County, extreme (D3) drought improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative …
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Sheriff reported water over roadways in, and around Butte. Water was also reported over Highway 12 near Butte.
Drought Drought
Across far southwestern Boyd County, severe (D2) conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of June. Over central portions of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. Over the east…
Drought Drought
Across far northeastern Boyd County, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of May. Across far southwestern Boyd County, severe (D2) persisted through the end of the month. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (…
Drought Drought
With the exception of far northeastern Boyd County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of April. Over northeastern Boyd County, moderate (D1) drought conditions remained unchanged through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 0.17 …
Drought Drought
With the exception of far northeastern Boyd County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of March. Over northeastern Boyd County, moderate (D1) drought conditions remained unchanged through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Lynch reported 0.14 …
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Boyd County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 23nd through the morning hours on February 23rd. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred to produce a lowest wind chill of 32 below at the nearby O'Neil…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A Cooperative Observer in Lynch reported 6 inches of snowfall. Snowfall amounts across Boyd County ranged from 5 to 8 inches. Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph caused considerable blowing and drifting. Travel was not advised during the event.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions across the western half of Boyd County, improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of February. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of February. Over far northeastern portions of the…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 19 | 1 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 19 | 0 |
| 2009 | 19 | 0 |
| 2008 | 21 | 0 |
| 2007 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 9 | 0 |
| 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 3 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 18 | 0 |
| 1996 | 10 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 2 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 5 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 3 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 4 | 2 |
| 1961 | 3 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 6 | 0 |
| 1957 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
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