Hayes County, Nebraska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1957 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
19
Tornado reports
232
Hail reports
28
Floods since 1996
515
All events
0
Deaths
$8.8M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Hayes County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 19 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.
Tornado touched down in pastureland destroying a windmill and numerous trees. The tornado then tracked to the north northeast over the next 34 minutes destroying outbuildings at a farmstead and feed lot and overturning several center pivot irrigation systems. Numerous power poles…
Thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall amounts of 10 to 14 inches in Hayes County, causing numerous washed out roads and culverts.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions across most of Hayes County by the end of June. Across far southwestern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought. Across far southeastern portions of the cou…
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of May across most of Hayes County. Across far southwestern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought. Across far southeastern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought cond…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of April across all of Hayes County. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 0.94 inches of precipitation for April. This was 1.15 inches below the normal of 2.09 inches.
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 50 mph or higher were common across Hayes County during the early morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. The nearby Imperial ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 545 am and 955 am MST.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over the northern half of Hayes County, transitioned to extreme (D3) drought by the end of March. Over the southern half of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought by the end of the month. The cooperative ob…
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over the northern half of Hayes County by the end of February. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought persisted. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 0.03 inches of prec…
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to near 70 mph were common across Hayes County mainly during the evening hours on December 17th and again during the morning hours on December 18th. The nearby Imperial ASOS site recorded a peak wind gust of 67 mph at 1228 pm CST Decembe…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over southeastern Hayes County, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of August. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 5.37 inches of precipitation for August. This was 2.55 inches above the normal of 2.82 inches.
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over southeastern Hayes County through the end of July. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 3.05 inches of precipitation for July. This was 0.21 inches below the normal of 3.26 inches.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over southeastern Hayes County through the end of June. Over northeastern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions, improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of June. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 5.57 …
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions over most of Hayes County, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought over the eastern third of the county by the end of May. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 4.46 inches of precipitation for May. This was 1.52 inches above the normal of…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Hayes 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 produce…
Tornado EFU Tornado
A tornado briefly touched down in an open field and produced no damage. Time estimated from radar.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
General public located 8 miles northwest of Hayes Center reported 8 inches of snowfall. Snow began during the morning hours on March 7th and continued through the early morning hours on March 8th, with visibility as low as a quarter mile at times. Total snowfall amounts from 6 to…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Hayes 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 pr…
Blizzard Blizzard
Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph at times occurred during the event, causing blizzard conditions. The nearby Imperial ASOS recorded visibilities of a quarter mile or less at times during the afternoon and evening hours on December 25th and again during the lat…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Public reported hail near golf ball size near Hamlet.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public estimates 60 mph wind gusts and hail causing tree and crop damage.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Motorist stranded on Highway 6 due to high water over the roadway.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Several campers reported stranded due to high water from flash flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
Highway 25A between Palisade and Highway 25 is closed due to flooding.
Flash Flood Flash Flood
The city park and pool is flooded on the north side of Palisade.
Flood Flood
Highway 6 near Hamlet is closed due to water over the roadway.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Mesonet station 3 miles north of Hayes Center reported an 84 MPH wind gust.
Hail Hail
Golf ball sized hail reported in Hayes Center.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
A mesonet, located 3 miles north of Hayes Center, reported a wind gust of 60 MPH.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to abnormally dry (D0) conditions by the end of May. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 9.54 inches of precipitation in May. This was 5.98 inches above the normal of 3.56 inches.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across all of Hayes County through the end of April. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 0.21 inches of precipitation in April. This was 1.88 inches below the normal of 2.09 inches.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across all of Hayes County through the end of March. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 1.32 inches of precipitation in March. This was 0.19 inches above the normal of 1.13 inches.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across all of Hayes County through the end of February. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 0.24 inches of precipitation in February. This was 0.29 inches below the normal of 0.53 inches.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A CoCoraHS observer 14 miles southwest of Hayes Center reported 7 inches of snowfall. The nearby Imperial ASOS reported visibilities of a quarter to a half mile at times during the early morning hours and again during the afternoon hours on January 18th. Snowfall across Hayes Cou…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The nearby Imperial ASOS recorded light freezing rain during the morning and afternoon hours followed by snow during the overnight hours into the morning hours of January 3rd. Visibility was as low as a quarter mile at times during the early morning hours. A light glaze of ice fr…
Drought Drought
Exceptional (D4) drought conditions improved to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of January over all of Hayes County. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 1.49 inches of precipitation in January. This was 1.11 inches above the normal of 0.38 inches.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Hayes 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…
Drought Drought
Exceptional (D4) drought conditions persisted through the end of December over all of Hayes County. The cooperative observer at Hayes Center reported 1.59 inches of precipitation in December. This was 1.11 inches above the normal of 0.48 inches.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 |
| 2025 | 15 | 1 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| 2023 | 20 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18 | 0 |
| 2019 | 26 | 3 |
| 2018 | 8 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 27 | 0 |
| 2013 | 29 | 0 |
| 2012 | 18 | 0 |
| 2011 | 43 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 0 |
| 2009 | 13 | 0 |
| 2008 | 20 | 1 |
| 2007 | 14 | 1 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 |
| 2005 | 21 | 0 |
| 2004 | 14 | 0 |
| 2003 | 12 | 1 |
| 2002 | 7 | 0 |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 13 | 1 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 11 | 2 |
| 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| 1996 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| 1989 | 2 | 2 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 1 | 1 |
| 1979 | 3 | 0 |
| 1977 | 4 | 3 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 2 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 |
| 1963 | 1 | 0 |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 |
| 1960 | 3 | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | 0 |
| 1957 | 1 | 0 |
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