Custer County, Nebraska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1951 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
108
Tornado reports
834
Hail reports
60
Floods since 1996
1,526
All events
4
Deaths
$54.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Custer County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 108 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.
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Tornado F3 Tornado
Fire initiated during the afternoon hours of December 19th near Round Valley Road and 803 Drive, approximately 3 miles northeast of the Broken Bow Municipal Airport. Aided by strong northwesterly winds, the fire raced southeast, consuming approximately 2800 acres of mainly grassl…
A winter storm brought heavy snow to the western half of Custer County during the late morning and afternoon hours on March 18th, 2014. A Cooperative Observer in Arnold reported 12 inches of snowfall, while a Cooperative Observer 8 miles west of Callaway reported 11 inches of sno…
Moderate snowfall occurred across Custer County beginning during the early morning hours and persisted through noon MST. The snowfall and slick roads on Highway 2 indirectly resulted in the death of a 15 year old male when he lost control of his vehicle approximately 2 miles east…
Fire initiated along highway 2 in the vicinity of the Cooksley Ranch, 6 miles northwest of Anselmo during the morning hours of April 12th. Known as the Cooksley Complex Fire, strong southerly winds pushed the fire to the north and north northwest during the afternoon hours of the…
Severe drought conditions (D2), which began the month of June, intensified to extreme drought conditions (D3) and to an exceptional drought (D4) in most of the eastern half the county by the end of the month. Pastures that make up close to 63 percent of the land use in Custer Cou…
The tornado moved out of Dawson county into south central Custer county 7 miles south southwest of Oconto. The tornado traveled across open rangeland until destroying a modular home 1 mile south of Oconto. The tornado then moved directly through the small community of Oconto prod…
Hail Hail
Nickel to quarter sized from social media picture.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured with a personal weather station.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across west central and southwestern Custer County through the end of June. Over southeastern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of the month. Over the remainder of the coun…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gust, estimated at 70 MPH, was reported at this location.
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Fire started during the late afternoon hours of April 22nd in southern Custer County. Aided by strong southerly winds, the fire spread north, consuming approximately 9,141 acres by the time it was fully contained on May 5th.
Drought Drought
Over most of Custer County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of May. Over far southeastern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions, improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. Across northwestern portions of Custer …
Wildfire Wildfire
Fire started during the late afternoon hours of April 22nd in southern Custer County. Aided by strong southerly winds, the fire spread north, consuming approximately 9,141 acres by the time it was fully contained on May 5th.
Drought Drought
Over most of Custer County, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of April. Over far eastern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions, continued through the end of the month. Across northwestern portions of Custer…
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 50 mph or higher were common across Cuter County during the early hours into the mid afternoon hours. The Broken Bow ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph at 517 am CST.
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought across most of Custer County by the end of March. Over far eastern portions of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions, deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. At the Broke…
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 70 mph were common across Custer County mainly during the late evening hours on December 17th and the morning hours on December 18th. The Broken Bow ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 72 mph at 906 am CST and 69 mph at 1153 pm C…
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 64 mph were common across Custer County during the mid afternoon hours into the mid evening hours. The Broken Bow ASOS site recorded a peak wind gust of 64 mph at 905 pm CST and a gust to 60 mph at 739 pm CST.
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across Custer County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. A mesonet site near Sargent recorded the highest peak wind gust of 67 mph at 106 pm CST, while the Broken Bow ASOS site recorded a p…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Tornado EFU Tornado
Brief touchdown in a field with no damage reported.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Emergency management reports a brief touchdown of a tornado. No damage was reported.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Personal weather station measured a 59 MPH thunderstorm wind gust at this location.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over northwestern Custer County, Improved to moderate (D1) and abnormally dry (D0) drought conditions by the end of July. The cooperative observer at Callaway 8WSW reported 8.03 inches of precipitation for July. The cooperative observer at Broken Bo…
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Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Gust measured at the Broken Bow Airport.
Hail Hail
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Water over multiple county roads in far northeastern Custer County.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over northwestern Custer County through the end of June. Over south central and southeastern portions of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions continued through end of the month. Over north central and northeastern portions of the c…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 29 | 2 |
| 2024 | 46 | 4 |
| 2023 | 48 | 4 |
| 2022 | 52 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 | 56 | 3 |
| 2019 | 43 | 1 |
| 2018 | 40 | 0 |
| 2017 | 73 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29 | 2 |
| 2015 | 24 | 0 |
| 2014 | 98 | 1 |
| 2013 | 65 | 3 |
| 2012 | 38 | 1 |
| 2011 | 34 | 0 |
| 2010 | 51 | 1 |
| 2009 | 37 | 2 |
| 2008 | 56 | 0 |
| 2007 | 48 | 4 |
| 2006 | 21 | 1 |
| 2005 | 36 | 0 |
| 2004 | 50 | 8 |
| 2003 | 34 | 6 |
| 2002 | 43 | 0 |
| 2001 | 34 | 1 |
| 2000 | 47 | 5 |
| 1999 | 24 | 3 |
| 1998 | 29 | 1 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1996 | 32 | 0 |
| 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| 1994 | 10 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 5 |
| 1991 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990 | 4 | 1 |
| 1989 | 8 | 1 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 1 |
| 1986 | 14 | 2 |
| 1985 | 10 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 7 | 0 |
| 1981 | 17 | 0 |
| 1980 | 22 | 1 |
| 1979 | 5 | 1 |
| 1978 | 4 | 1 |
| 1977 | 8 | 4 |
| 1976 | 4 | 1 |
| 1975 | 7 | 2 |
| 1974 | 20 | 5 |
| 1973 | 11 | 2 |
| 1972 | 2 | 1 |
| 1971 | 7 | 4 |
| 1970 | 5 | 1 |
| 1969 | 6 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 4 | 2 |
| 1963 | 4 | 1 |
| 1962 | 3 | 1 |
| 1961 | 4 | 3 |
| 1960 | 6 | 2 |
| 1959 | 1 | 1 |
| 1958 | 5 | 0 |
| 1957 | 6 | 3 |
| 1956 | 4 | 2 |
| 1955 | 5 | 3 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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