Grant 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.
15
Tornado reports
191
Hail reports
2
Floods since 1996
418
All events
0
Deaths
$4.1M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Grant County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 13 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.
Emergency manager reported a tornado half mile north of Whitman. The approximate starting point of the tornado was just south of the Cherry County line, several miles north of Whitman. EF-3 damage was observed at a farm house just south of Whitman.
Fire initiated shortly after midnight MDT of March 26th approximately 2 miles north of Ashby. Aided by strong northerly winds, the fire raced to the south consuming approximately 34,748 acres in Grant County. Ashby and Hyannis were evacuated the night of the 26th. Four primary st…
Hail Hail
Mostly quarter sized hail but a few ping pong sized. Time estimated based on radar.
Drought Drought
Exceptional (D4) drought conditions improved to extreme (D3) drought across most of Grant County by the end of June. Across far northern and far eastern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought improved to severe (D2) drought the end of June. The cooperative station at Whitma…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gust of 70 MPH measured at this location by a personal weather station.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions deteriorated to exceptional (D4) drought conditions across most of Grant County by the end of May. Across far northern and far eastern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought persisted through the end of May.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across all of Grant County through the end of April.
Wildfire Wildfire
Fire initiated shortly after midnight on March 26th. Aided by strong northerly winds, the fire raced south. By the time the fire was contained, it had consumed 14,082 acres of rangeland.
High Wind High Wind
Westerly winds as high as 40 to 50 mph with gusts near 65 mph occurred across Grant County during the morning hours through the afternoon hours. A nearby mesonet site 5 miles north northeast of Lakeside recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph at 103 pm MST.
Wildfire Wildfire
The Morrill fire entered southwestern Grant County during the evening hours of March 12th. The fire consumed 872 acres of rangeland in Grant County.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions across all of Grant County by the end of March.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Grant County through the end of February.
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to as high as 75 mph were common across Grant County during the evening hours on December 17th through the morning hours on December 18th. The strongest winds occurred during the morning hours on December 18th. A mesonet site 15 miles so…
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph were common across Grant County during the mid afternoon hours into the mid evening hours. A mesonet site 14 miles south of Ashby recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph at 130 pm MST.
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across Grant County during the morning hours into the early afternoon hours. The nearby Alliance ASOS site recorded a sustained wind of 43 mph with a peak gust of 59 mph at 935 am MST.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
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Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions across the western 2/3rds of Grant County, improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of April. The remainder of the county remained in moderate (D1) drought through the end of the month.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Grant County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 19th and again during the early morning hours February 20th. Although winds remained generally light throughout the event, winds combined to produce a lowest wi…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Grant County through the end of February.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Grant 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 valu…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Grant County through the end of January.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Grant County through the end of December.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Grant County through the end of November.
Drought Drought
Abnormally dry (D0) conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions across all of Grant County by the end of October.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
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Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Time estimated by radar.
Lightning Lightning
A lightning strike killed one head of livestock at this location.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Grant County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder at times 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 combi…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over southeastern portions of Grant County, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reports 70 MPH wind gusts at this location.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across southeastern portions of Grant county through the end of May. Across far northwestern portions of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions improved to abnormally dry (D0) conditions by end of the month. Over the remainder of the…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across most of Grant County through the end of April. Across far northwestern portions of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across most of Grant County through the end of March. Across far northwestern portions of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Grant County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 22nd until the morning hours on February 24th. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred during the first half of the event. The winds…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across most of Grant County through the end of February. Across southeastern portions of Grant County, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. Across far northwestern Grant County…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
General public in Hyannis reported 12 inches of snowfall. The nearby Thedford AWOS reported visibilities of a quarter to a half mile at times from 730 am MST through 430 pm MST on January 18th. Snowfall across Grant County ranged around 12 inches. Northerly winds of 15 to 30 mph …
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A nearby general public located 16 miles southwest of Mullen reported 12 inches of snowfall. Total snowfall amounts across Grant County ranged from 9 to 12 inches. North winds gusting to 30 mph caused blowing and drifting. A few roads became closed with travel not advised during …
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across most of Grant County through the end of January. Across southeastern portions of Grant County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Grant County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early afternoon hours on January 21st and continued until the early morning hours on January 24th. Northerly winds as high as 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph occurr…
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions occurred across Grant County as northwest winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph caused widespread blowing and drifting and visibility of a quarter mile or less at times. Total snowfall ranged from 5 to 7 inches. Blizzard conditions began at 6 am MST on De…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across most of Grant County through the end of December. Across southeastern portions of Grant County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 |
| 2023 | 14 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 0 |
| 2015 | 13 | 0 |
| 2014 | 17 | 0 |
| 2013 | 21 | 0 |
| 2012 | 15 | 0 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 11 | 0 |
| 2009 | 14 | 0 |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 1 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 15 | 0 |
| 2004 | 12 | 0 |
| 2003 | 18 | 0 |
| 2002 | 14 | 0 |
| 2001 | 20 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 18 | 1 |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 9 | 3 |
| 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 7 | 2 |
| 1983 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 1 |
| 1980 | 4 | 2 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1954 | 1 | 1 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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