Holt County, Nebraska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1952 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
80
Tornado reports
560
Hail reports
23
Floods since 1996
1,061
All events
1
Deaths
$98.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Holt County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 80 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 F4 Tornado
As the tornado initially touched down, it encountered a farmstead and destroyed three barns, a detached garage, and 3 large metal grain binds, and also ripped off a portion of the house roof, broke windows, and uprooted and snapped off 90% of the trees around the farmstead. As th…
A 55 year-old man was struck and killed by lightning while riding a horse moving cattle in a meadow 22 miles southwest of Atkinson.
Severe drought conditions (D2) set in during the third week of July and intensified to extreme drought conditions (D3) by the end of the month. Pastures that make up close to 53 percent of the land use in Holt County (2007 Census USDA) was rated 69% poor or very poor. The lack of…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured with a personal weather station.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Delayed report. Measured on home weather station.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions, persisted over far northwestern portions of Holt County through the end of June. Over west central and southwestern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of the month. Over the eastern ha…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions, persisted over far northwestern portions of Holt County through the end of May. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW reported 0.94 inches …
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions, persisted over far northwestern portions of Holt County through the end of April. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought in southwestern Holt County deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought by the end of the month. Extreme (D3) drought p…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions, deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions over the eastern third of Holt County by the end of March. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought deteriorated to severe (D2) and extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the mon…
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over the eastern third of Holt 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 Atkinson 3SW …
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across Holt County during the morning hours on December 18th. The O'Neill AWOS site recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph at 735 am CST.
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to near 60 mph were common across Holt County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. A mesonet site 5 miles southwest of Atkinson recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph at 157 pm CST.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gust of 65 MPH measured by a home weather station.
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Small pockets of severe (D2) drought conditions over southwestern, southeastern and northern portions of Holt county, improved to moderate (D1) and abnormally dry (D0) drought conditions by the end of July. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW reported 3.86 inches of precipit…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reports severe tree damage along with a snapped power poll at this location. Winds estimated at 80 MPH.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions over most of the southern half of Holt County by the end of June. Small pockets of severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over southwestern, southeastern and northern portions of Holt county through the…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across most of Holt County through the end of May. Over far southeastern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3…
Hail Hail
Report received via social media.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across most of Holt County through the end of April. Over the far northwestern corner of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW reporte…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Holt 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 …
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Holt County through the end of February. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW reported 0.36 inches of precipitation for February. This was 0.34 inches below the normal of 0.70 inches. The cooperative observer at O'Neill r…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Holt County through the end of January. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW reported 0.25 inches of precipitation for January. This was 0.15 inches below the normal of 0.40 inches. The cooperative observer at O'Neill rep…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Holt County through the end of December. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW reported 1.10 inches of precipitation for December. This was 0.54 inches above the normal of 0.56 inches. The cooperative observer at O'Neill r…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Holt County through the end of November. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW reported 1.35 inches of precipitation for November. This was 0.64 inches above the normal of 0.71 inches. The cooperative observer at O'Neill r…
Drought Drought
Abnormally dry (D0) and moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over all of Holt county by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW reported 0.47 inches of precipitation for October. This was 1.90 inches below the normal…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions spread into far east central Holt County by the end of September. The cooperative observer at O'Neill reported 0.33 inches of precipitation for September. This was 2.02 inches below the normal of 2.35 inches. The cooperative observer at Atkinson 3SW…
Hail Hail
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Hail Hail
Storm chaser reports 4 inch diameter hail at this location. Hail damaged the wind shield. Time was estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Time was estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Time was estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Time was estimated from radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Multiple 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs downed at this location. Time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Delayed report with time estimated from radar.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Numerous 4 to 6 inch diameter limbs down at this location. Winds estimated at 60 MPH.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 31 | 0 |
| 2023 | 30 | 1 |
| 2022 | 34 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | 0 |
| 2019 | 28 | 0 |
| 2018 | 18 | 0 |
| 2017 | 27 | 0 |
| 2016 | 30 | 1 |
| 2015 | 11 | 0 |
| 2014 | 37 | 0 |
| 2013 | 34 | 0 |
| 2012 | 22 | 0 |
| 2011 | 49 | 4 |
| 2010 | 60 | 0 |
| 2009 | 24 | 1 |
| 2008 | 49 | 1 |
| 2007 | 35 | 0 |
| 2006 | 15 | 0 |
| 2005 | 33 | 1 |
| 2004 | 35 | 11 |
| 2003 | 33 | 6 |
| 2002 | 42 | 1 |
| 2001 | 45 | 4 |
| 2000 | 21 | 3 |
| 1999 | 12 | 1 |
| 1998 | 33 | 7 |
| 1997 | 29 | 0 |
| 1996 | 30 | 4 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 13 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 13 | 7 |
| 1991 | 9 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 2 |
| 1989 | 7 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 10 | 1 |
| 1985 | 6 | 3 |
| 1984 | 7 | 1 |
| 1982 | 16 | 1 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 12 | 2 |
| 1979 | 4 | 0 |
| 1978 | 4 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1975 | 3 | 2 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 |
| 1973 | 5 | 0 |
| 1972 | 4 | 3 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 1 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 | 1 |
| 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 2 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 3 | 2 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1959 | 3 | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1955 | 2 | 0 |
| 1952 | 1 | 1 |
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