Cedar County, Nebraska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
31
Tornado reports
200
Hail reports
23
Floods since 1996
608
All events
1
Deaths
$13.9M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Cedar County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 31 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.
An eventual f4 tornado began its destructive path around 6 miles southwest of Coleridge. The tornado moved northeast and crossed the northern sections of the city uprooting trees, downing power lines and destroying a couple of grain bins. A construction business in a garage was a…
This was the strongest of the tornadoes that the Cedar County supercell produced. This tornado developed to the northwest of Coleridge and moved slowly east southeast just to the north of the city of Coleridge. As the tornado neared 567th Ave the tornado turned to the south along…
Hail Hail
Law enforcement report of hail measured up to 1.00 inch in diameter.
Hail Hail
Public report of hail measured up to 1.50 inches in diameter.
Hail Hail
Emergency management report of hail measured up to 1.00 inch in diameter.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across Cedar County throughout the month of June, with an expansion in areal coverage observed. The coverage of extreme drought expanded from around 53 percent at the beginning of the month to around 91 percent by the end of the month. Th…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across Cedar County through the month of May, with an expansion in areal coverage observed. The coverage of extreme drought expanded from around 8 percent at the beginning of the month up to around 53 percent by the end of the month. The …
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across Cedar County through the month of April, though areal coverage saw significant improvement. The coverage of extreme drought shrank from nearly 73 percent at the beginning of the month to just over 8 percent by the end of the month.…
Blizzard Blizzard
While no visibility observations were available within the county, surrounding counties measured several hours of visibility down to a quarter of a mile or less under snow and strong wind gusts. Wind gusts in the county were estimated in the 45-55 mph range with snowfall totals o…
Hail Hail
Public report of hail measured at 2.50 inch in diameter received via an image on social media.
Drought Drought
A D3 (Extreme) drought was introduced across the southwestern portion of the county on March 3. Through the remainder of the month, D3 drought conditions expanded to encompass the northwestern majority of the county, with D2 conditions across the remainder of the county. The meso…
Drought Drought
A D2 (Severe) drought was introduced across the southwestern portion of the county on February 17. Through the remainder of the month, drought conditions expanded to encompass nearly the entire county. A cooperative observer near St. Helena, Nebraska recorded 0.03 inches of preci…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
No observations within the county. Estimated minimum wind chill temperatures of 33 to 36 degrees below zero based on surrounding observations.
High Wind High Wind
Personal weather station measured wind gust of 60 mph near Fordyce, NE.
High Wind High Wind
Personal weather station measured wind gust of 58 mph near Crofton, NE and Magnet, NE.
High Wind High Wind
No observations within the county. Estimated maximum wind gusts of 58-63 mph based on surrounding observations.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The office received snowfall reports of 5 to 6.1 inches from the public. The heaviest snowfall was estimated around the northeastern edge of the county.
High Wind High Wind
No observations within the county. Estimated maximum wind gusts of 55-60 mph based on surrounding observations.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Personal weather station measured heat index of 110 and 112 degrees.
Hail Hail
Public report of hail estimated up to quarter sized mixed in with dime sized hail.
Hail Hail
Public report of hail measured up to 1.75 inch in diameter.
Hail Hail
Public report of hail estimated at 3 to 3.5 inch in diameter.
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
Personal weather station measured heat index of 113, 114 and 115 degrees.
Hail Hail
Emergency manager report of hail measured up to 1 in diameter.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency management report of irrigation flipped two miles south of Laurel along with power lines down in that area. Time estimated with radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured wind gust of 63 mph from a mesonet.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured wind gust of 58 mph from a mesonet.
Drought Drought
D2 (severe) drought conditions in the far southwest corner of the county improved to D1 (moderate) drought through the month with rainfall amounts 1 to 3 inches above average.
Hail Hail
Public caller reported lots of hail falling down with the largest being ping pong ball sized.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Generally 1 to 2 of snow across the county. Wind gusts up to 52 mph brought blizzard-like condition.
High Wind High Wind
Personal weather station measured 57 mph wind gust. Surrounding conditions support High Wind Warning.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill got as low as -33 in the county.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Wind chill got as low as -35 in the county.
High Wind High Wind
Several hours of high winds were observed during the afternoon hours. The strongest observed wind gust in the county was 68 miles per hour, observed by a personal weather station at 12:44 pm CDT. Emergency management also reported a semi-trailer that had was blown over due to the…
Excessive Heat Excessive Heat
A max heat index of 116 degrees was observed by a mesonet station in Randolph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
The office received a photo on social media of tree damage. The time was estimated from radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A trained spotter reported a 71 miles per hour wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A mesonet recorded a 63 miles per hour wind gust.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple 3-inch tree branches were reported down in the town of Wynot, Nebraska.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency management reported several tree limbs blown down across the town of Randolph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Emergency management reported numerous tree limbs blown down in the town of Laurel.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A personal weather station recorded a 65 miles per hour wind gust.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
The office received a report from a trained spotter of water flowing over several roads including 888th road near Fordyce.
Hail Hail
A report of half dollar sized hail was relayed to the office by the 911 Call Center.
Hail Hail
The office received a report from the 911 Call Center for golfball sized hail 2 miles to the northwest of Hartington, NE.
Hail Hail
The office received a report from social media of golfball sized hail that fell in far eastern Cedar County, Nebraska.
Hail Hail
The office received a public report of 1 inch hail.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
The Cedar County EM reported water over Highway 20 just to the east of Belden.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1 |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 1 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 27 | 6 |
| 2013 | 22 | 0 |
| 2012 | 13 | 0 |
| 2011 | 30 | 0 |
| 2010 | 22 | 0 |
| 2009 | 19 | 0 |
| 2008 | 20 | 0 |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 |
| 2006 | 14 | 0 |
| 2005 | 26 | 0 |
| 2004 | 21 | 0 |
| 2003 | 29 | 3 |
| 2002 | 11 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 3 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 18 | 2 |
| 1998 | 17 | 1 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 8 | 2 |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 3 | 0 |
| 1986 | 4 | 1 |
| 1984 | 5 | 1 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 0 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 3 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 1 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 1 |
| 1963 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 |
| 1960 | 4 | 1 |
| 1959 | 3 | 2 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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