Garden 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.
26
Tornado reports
314
Hail reports
9
Floods since 1996
672
All events
1
Deaths
$19.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Garden County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 26 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.
An individual was struck by lightning resulting in death. Reported by the Garden County Sheriff's Department.
Fire initiated during the early afternoon hours of March 12th east of Angora in Morrill County. Aided by 50 MPH west-northwest winds, the fire entered Garden County. By the time the fire was contained on March 28th, approximately 496,565 acres of rangeland was consumed in the fir…
Flat roof was rolled back halfway on a commercial building.
Severe drought conditions (D2), which began the month of June, intensified to extreme drought conditions (D3) by the end of the month. Pastures that make up close to 81 percent of the land use in Garden County (2007 Census USDA) was rated 69% poor or very poor. The lack of rain l…
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Personal weather station.
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Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Exceptional (D4) drought persisted across the western third and portions of northern Garden County through the end of June. Over the central third of the county and portions of northeastern Garden County, exceptional (D4) drought improved to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the…
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Wind gust measured by a home weather station.
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Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions deteriorated to exceptional (D4) drought across almost all of Garden County by the end of May. Across far southeastern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Crescent Lakes N…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions deteriorated to exceptional (D4) drought across portions of southwestern Garden County by the end of April. Across the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Crescent Lakes …
Wildfire Wildfire
The Ashby fire spread across western portions of Grant County, ending up in portions of northeastern Garden County. A total of 1,259 acres of rangeland was consumed in the fire.
High Wind High Wind
Westerly winds as high as 40 to 50 mph with gusts near 70 mph occurred across Garden County during the morning hours through the afternoon hours. A mesonet site near Lewellen recorded a peak wind gust of 69 mph at 359 pm MST. The nearby Alliance ASOS also recorded a peak wind gus…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions continued over over western, central and northwestern Garden County through the end of March. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) and severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions, deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over western, central and northwestern Garden County by the end of February. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) and severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. …
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Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across Garden 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 RAWS site near Crescent…
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Northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph were common across Garden County during the mid afternoon hours into the mid evening hours. A mesonet site 3 miles west of Lewellen recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 656 pm MST.
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Power lines were reported downed in portions of Oshkosh.
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Trained spotter reports thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 MPH at this location.
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A large pine tree was uprooted at the high school.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over west central Garden County, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of September. Abnormally dry (D0) conditions were present over the remainder of the county through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Lisco repor…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over west central Garden County persisted through the end of August. Moderate (D1) and abnormally dry (D0) conditions persisted over the remainder of the county through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Lisco reported 1.49 inches of …
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Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over west central Garden County persisted through the end of July. The cooperative observer at Lisco reported 2.88 inches of precipitation for July. This was 0.40 inches above the normal of 2.48 inches. The cooperative observer at Crescent Lakes NWR…
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Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH at this location.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over western Garden County, improved slightly by the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought and abnormally dry (D0) conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Lisco reported 2.84 inch…
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Thunderstorm wind gust of 59 MPH measured at this location.
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A thunderstorm wind gust of 63 MPH was measured at this location.
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Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over western Garden County, improved slightly by the end of May. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Lisco reported 4.56 inches of precipitation for M…
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Track of tornado one. Tornado moved over open range.
Tornado EFU Tornado
Brief touchdown of an anticyclonic tornado with location estimated by radar, video and photographic evidence. No damage was reported.
Tornado EF2 Tornado
Tornado touched down approximately 3 miles southwest of Bingham in far northern Garden County. This tornado quickly increased in size as it moved northeast, impacting utility poles and trees along Highway 2. Just to the east, the tornado impacted a farmstead and overturned a frei…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the western half of Garden County in April. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Lisco reported 0.46 inches …
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Garden County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 20th. Although winds remained generally light throughout the event, winds combined to produce a lowest wind chill of 32 below zero at a mesonet site 6 miles no…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the northern 2/3rds of Garden County through the end of February. The cooperative observer at Lisco reported 0.73 inches of precipitation for February. This was 0.11 inches above the normal of 0.62 inches. The cooperative observer at …
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Garden County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on January 20th through the early morning hours on January 21st. Northwesterly winds of 20 to 30 mph during the early morning hours on January 20th produced wind chill val…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the northern 2/3rds of Garden County through the end of January. The cooperative observer at Lisco reported 0.78 inches of precipitation for January. This was 0.31 inches above the normal of 0.47 inches. The cooperative observer at Cr…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the northern 2/3rds of Garden County through the end of December. The cooperative observer at Lisco reported 0.02 inches of precipitation for December. This was 0.58 inches below the normal of 0.60 inches. The cooperative observer at …
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the northern 2/3rds of Garden County through the end of November. The cooperative observer at Lisco reported 0.86 inches of precipitation for November. This was 0.27 inches above the normal of 0.59 inches. The cooperative observer at …
Drought Drought
Abnormally dry (D0) conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over the northern 2/3rds of Garden County by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Lisco reported 0.09 inches of precipitation for October. This was 1.14 inches below the normal of 1.23 inches…
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Coop observer estimated 70 MPH winds at this location.
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Winds associated with a heat burst.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 3 |
| 2024 | 13 | 1 |
| 2023 | 25 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 | 24 | 0 |
| 2020 | 22 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18 | 0 |
| 2018 | 41 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 18 | 0 |
| 2015 | 24 | 0 |
| 2014 | 33 | 0 |
| 2013 | 30 | 0 |
| 2012 | 18 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 17 | 0 |
| 2009 | 23 | 0 |
| 2008 | 12 | 0 |
| 2007 | 26 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 20 | 0 |
| 2004 | 21 | 0 |
| 2003 | 19 | 5 |
| 2002 | 13 | 0 |
| 2001 | 22 | 1 |
| 2000 | 15 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 4 |
| 1998 | 29 | 0 |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 |
| 1996 | 21 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990 | 2 | 2 |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 1 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 6 | 2 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1961 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 2 | 2 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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