Frontier County, Nebraska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1954 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
36
Tornado reports
347
Hail reports
25
Floods since 1996
689
All events
0
Deaths
$14.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Frontier County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 36 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.
Tornado EF3 Tornado
The tornado touched down 8 miles northeast of Stockville. It traveled northeast striking a farmstead 10 miles northeast of Stockville. Two buildings were destroyed with extensive damage to multiple structures at this farmstead.
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
Tornado F3 Tornado
A bow echo produced straight-line winds that were estimated up to 80 mph for nearly 30 minutes. The wind damage encompassed over 50 square miles in central and northeast Frontier County, in an area from east of Stockville and west of West Canyon Road to the south and west of Eust…
Extensive tree damage incurred.
Drought Drought
Exceptional (D4) drought conditions improved to extreme (D3) drought by the end of June across the southern half of the county. Over the remainder of the county extreme (D3) drought persisted or improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at …
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of May across the northern third of Frontier County. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought deteriorated to exceptional (D4) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Curtis re…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of April across all of Frontier County. The cooperative observer at Curtis reported 0.86 inches of precipitation for April. This was 1.33 inches below the normal of 2.19 inches. The cooperative observer at Eustis 2NW repor…
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 50 mph or higher were common across Frontier County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. The nearby McCook ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph 907 am CST. The nearby North Platte ASOS recorded a peak wind…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over northwestern portions of Frontier County, transitioned to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of March. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the …
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over the northwestern quarter of Frontier County by the end of February. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Cu…
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 70 mph were common across Frontier County mainly during the morning hours on December 18th. The nearby North Platte ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 71 mph at 743 am CST.
Drought Drought
Over the the southern 2/3rds of Frontier County, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of August. The cooperative observer at Curtis reported 2.70 inches of precipitation in August. This was 0.05 inches above the normal of 2.65 inc…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Had large hail between 650 to 7pm CT with heavy rainfall.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions over south central Frontier County by the end of July. Over the remainder of the southern 2/3rds of the county, severe (D2) drought persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Cur…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions over the northern quarter of Frontier County by the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Curti…
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought across all of Frontier County by the end of May. The cooperative observer at Curtis reported 2.88 inches of precipitation in May. This was 0.81 inches below the normal of 3.69 inches. The cooperative observer at…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Frontier 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 prod…
Funnel Cloud Funnel Cloud
Report was relayed from emergency management. Funnel Cloud sighted near Medicine Creek Dam.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Report via social media.
Hail Hail
Ground covered with hail. Largest stones around quarter size.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Ground partially covered with leaves stripped off trees.
Hail Hail
Report via social media. Time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Home weather station reported a 59 MPH wind gust at this location.
Hail Hail
Time estimated by radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured on a home weather station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Storm chaser measured a 74 MPH wind gust with a handheld anemometer.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 70 MPH, flipped a set of metal bleachers at the high school football field in Eustis. These bleachers were 30 feet wide and 15 feet tall. Tree limbs up to a foot in diameter were also reported down in Eustis.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Frontier 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…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A Cooperative Observer located 2 miles northwest of Eustis reported 6.4 inches of snowfall. Snow began during the early morning hours and continued through the afternoon hours on January 8th, with blowing snow and visibility as low as a quarter mile at times. Blowing snow with lo…
Hail Hail
Penny to pea sized hail reported at this location.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust was measured on a home weather station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A thunderstorm wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet at this location.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 |
| 2020 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 24 | 8 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 0 |
| 2016 | 27 | 1 |
| 2015 | 19 | 0 |
| 2014 | 23 | 0 |
| 2013 | 28 | 0 |
| 2012 | 14 | 0 |
| 2011 | 18 | 0 |
| 2010 | 15 | 0 |
| 2009 | 16 | 0 |
| 2008 | 51 | 2 |
| 2007 | 27 | 1 |
| 2006 | 17 | 0 |
| 2005 | 28 | 1 |
| 2004 | 15 | 0 |
| 2003 | 19 | 1 |
| 2002 | 19 | 2 |
| 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| 2000 | 27 | 3 |
| 1999 | 13 | 0 |
| 1998 | 24 | 0 |
| 1997 | 21 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 10 | 0 |
| 1989 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 1 |
| 1984 | 5 | 0 |
| 1982 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 |
| 1979 | 6 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 2 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1976 | 3 | 1 |
| 1975 | 3 | 2 |
| 1971 | 2 | 1 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 3 | 0 |
| 1964 | 3 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 5 | 2 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 6 | 3 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
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