Lincoln County, Nebraska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1955 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
106
Tornado reports
1,117
Hail reports
59
Floods since 1996
2,085
All events
8
Deaths
$98.4M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Lincoln County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 105 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.
A tornado touched down 10 miles southwest of North Platte and traveled north and destroyed a large metal transmission tower. Two homes were damaged, several outbuildings and garages were damaged or destroyed. Two center pivot irrigation systems were overturned with one wood trans…
A tornado touched down four and a half miles west of North Platte just south of west Front street and traveled north northeast. The tornado damage was extensive to include two homes destroyed and two additional homes with significant damage from trees blown over and windows blown…
This tornado formed 4 miles southeast of Moorefield in Frontier County and entered Lincoln County about 23 miles south southeast of Brady at 8:25 PM CST. The tornadic supercell continued for another 12 miles before dissipating 14 miles south of Brady at 8:46 PM CST. In addition t…
The same supercell thunderstorm that had earlier produced the twin tornadoes 20 miles south of Brady produced a large tornado that touched down 6 miles south of Brady and moved toward the northwest lifting 4 miles south of Maxwell. Two women were injured when their home blew down…
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The Nebraska State Patrol notified WFO North Platte of a plane that took off from the North Platte Regional Airport, Lee Bird Field (LBF) at 1546 CST and lost contact seven minutes later at 1553 CST. At the time weather conditions at LBF included freezing drizzle and visibility o…
Winter storm conditions indirectly contributed to the fatality of a male driver on Interstate 80 near North Platte when the vehicle slid into the rear of a semi-truck around 1230 p.m. on December 19, 2012. The accident forced the closure of Interstate 80 for a few hours.
Fire initiated during the late afternoon hours of March 12th. Aided by strong west-northwest winds, the fire pushed quickly to the southeast. By the time the fire was contained on March 27th, a total of 106,194 acres was consumed in Lincoln County. The fire led to approximately, …
A fire started along Betty Way Road north of North Platte at approximately 1030 AM CT on February 26th. Aided by 40+ MPH westerly winds, the fire raced 26 miles east into western portions of Custer County. By the time the fire was completely contained on September 29th, over 7100…
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 66 percent of the land use in Lincoln County (2007 Census USDA) that was rated 69% poor or very poor. The lack of …
Considerable damage done to a new convertible from the hail.
Golf ball size hail fell just south of the city of North Platte, at the junction of U.S. Highway 83 and Dodge Hill Road.
Tennis ball size hail fell on the west side of North Platte, with a few pieces that large also falling on the east side of the city. Golf ball size hail also fell across much of the city and lasted until 6:50 p.m. CDT. In some parts of the city large hail fell off and on for almo…
Ping-pong ball to baseball size hail struck the east side of town. Hail damaged the bodies of nearly every vehicle and broke some windshields at an auto dealership and in residential areas on the east side of North Platte. Then the storm moved into the southeast section of town a…
Thunderstorms with large hail and 60 mph winds damaged crops and property in a path across Southwest Nebraska.
Scattered thunderstorms with large hail and winds in excess of 60 mph destroyed crops and property in a path across Southwest Nebraska.
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Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Delayed report with photo via social media. Time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Time estimated by radar.
Hail Hail
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Caller reported 8 inch diameter branch downed. Time estimated from radar.
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Trees uprooted and building damage at this location. Time estimated from radar.
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Approximately 7 to 8 power poles snapped along Highway 83. Time estimated from radar.
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Flood Flood
Multiple roadways flooding in central North Platte.
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Drought Drought
Across far eastern portions of Lincoln County, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Hershey 5SSE re…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
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Tornado EFU Tornado
Storm Spotter reported tornado via Twitter. Brief touchdown, no damage reported.
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Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Across northeastern portions of Lincoln County, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought by 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 Hershey 5 S…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions across most of Lincoln County by the end of April. Over northeastern portions of the county, severe (D2) drought persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Hershey 5 SSE report…
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 50 mph or higher were common across Lincoln County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. The North Platte ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph at 1107 am CST.
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought over most of Lincoln County by the end of March. Over far southern portions of the county severe (D2) drought conditions transitioned to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative o…
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Personal weather station.
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought over far southern and far southwestern portions of Lincoln County in February. Over the remainder of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions were present. The cooperative observer at Hershey 5 SSE reported …
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 1 |
| 2025 | 53 | 2 |
| 2024 | 49 | 1 |
| 2023 | 60 | 0 |
| 2022 | 49 | 0 |
| 2021 | 40 | 0 |
| 2020 | 66 | 1 |
| 2019 | 66 | 0 |
| 2018 | 34 | 0 |
| 2017 | 41 | 0 |
| 2016 | 80 | 0 |
| 2015 | 72 | 3 |
| 2014 | 110 | 0 |
| 2013 | 88 | 2 |
| 2012 | 72 | 12 |
| 2011 | 56 | 0 |
| 2010 | 66 | 3 |
| 2009 | 76 | 4 |
| 2008 | 71 | 0 |
| 2007 | 71 | 3 |
| 2006 | 29 | 3 |
| 2005 | 55 | 2 |
| 2004 | 51 | 7 |
| 2003 | 34 | 3 |
| 2002 | 33 | 1 |
| 2001 | 63 | 0 |
| 2000 | 69 | 4 |
| 1999 | 34 | 0 |
| 1998 | 41 | 3 |
| 1997 | 33 | 0 |
| 1996 | 66 | 3 |
| 1995 | 17 | 0 |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 |
| 1993 | 6 | 1 |
| 1992 | 22 | 1 |
| 1991 | 16 | 2 |
| 1990 | 19 | 3 |
| 1989 | 6 | 1 |
| 1988 | 9 | 3 |
| 1987 | 7 | 1 |
| 1986 | 12 | 4 |
| 1985 | 15 | 1 |
| 1984 | 16 | 5 |
| 1983 | 13 | 1 |
| 1982 | 13 | 1 |
| 1981 | 15 | 2 |
| 1980 | 13 | 1 |
| 1979 | 10 | 1 |
| 1978 | 6 | 0 |
| 1977 | 6 | 2 |
| 1976 | 5 | 1 |
| 1975 | 6 | 2 |
| 1974 | 9 | 0 |
| 1973 | 1 | 0 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 |
| 1971 | 4 | 3 |
| 1970 | 4 | 0 |
| 1969 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 2 | 0 |
| 1967 | 5 | 2 |
| 1966 | 3 | 0 |
| 1965 | 5 | 1 |
| 1964 | 5 | 1 |
| 1962 | 10 | 4 |
| 1961 | 3 | 0 |
| 1960 | 3 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 2 |
| 1957 | 5 | 0 |
| 1956 | 2 | 1 |
| 1955 | 3 | 0 |
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