Logan County, Nebraska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1958 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
16
Tornado reports
203
Hail reports
7
Floods since 1996
457
All events
3
Deaths
$4.0M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Logan County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 16 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.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over most of Logan County through the end of June. Over far southwestern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 3.…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over the northwestern half of Logan County through the end of May. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 2.32 inches of p…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions transitioned to extreme (D3) drought conditions over the northwestern half of Logan County by the end of April. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Stap…
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 50 mph or higher were common across Logan County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. The nearby North Platte ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph at 1107 am CST.
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions, transitioned to severe (D2) drought conditions over all of Logan County by the end of March. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.33 inches of precipitation for March. This was 1.03 inches below the normal of 1.36 inches.
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 75 mph were common across Logan County mainly during the morning hours on December 18th. A mesonet site 3 miles east southeast of Tryon recorded a peak wind gust of 77 mph at 800 am CST.
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 60 mph were common across Logan County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. A nearby mesonet site 10 miles south southeast of Thedford recorded the highest peak wind gust of 61 mph at 1215 pm CST, while the ne…
Hail Hail
Golf ball size hail, possibly larger reported by COOP Observer west of Stapleton.
Hail Hail
Baseball size hail reported from COOP Observer.
Hail Hail
Severe damage to corn crops in this area.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured wind gust of 64 MPH with tree limbs down at this location.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over the eastern quarter of Logan County, improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of July. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 4.17 inches of precipitation for July. This was 1.10 inches above the normal of 3.07 inches.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the eastern quarter of Logan County through the end of June. Over far western portions of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions improved to abnormally dry (D0) conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Sta…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted over the eastern quarter of Logan County through the end of May. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions, improved to moderate (D1) drought by the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of April. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.75 inches of precipitation for April. This was 2.03 inches below the normal of 2.78 inches.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Logan 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 Logan County through the end of February. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.58 inches of precipitation for February. This was 0.33 inches below the normal of 0.91 inches.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of January. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.36 inches of precipitation for January. This was 0.23 inches below the normal of 0.59 inches.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of December. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.03 inches of precipitation for December. This was 0.65 inches below the normal of 0.68 inches.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of November. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 1.47 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.77 inches above the normal of 0.70 inches.
Drought Drought
Abnormally dry (D0) conditions deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions across all of Logan County by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 1.27 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.54 inches below the normal of 1.81 inches.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Measured on a home weather station.
Hail Hail
Public reported 60 MPH wind gusts along with quarter sized hail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Fire department reports powerlines down, broken windows, and trees down west of Stapleton. Winds estimated at 70 to 80 MPH.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported wind gusts of 60 MPH along with dime sized hail at this location.
Wildfire Wildfire
A fire developed 7 miles west of Stapleton during the late afternoon hours of February 26. Aided by strong westerly winds, the fire raced east, barely missing the town of Stapleton. The town was evacuated as a precaution, but the fire missed the town. Approximately 7000 acres of …
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Logan 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 North Platte ASOS recorded visibilities of a quarter mile or less at times during the afternoon hours on December 25th. Considerable blowing and drifti…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions across far northern Logan County, improved to abnormally dry (D0) conditions by the end of October. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 1.04 inches of precipitation for the October. This was 0.77 inches below the normal of 1.81 inches.
Hail Hail
Caller reports holes punched in the roof of an outbuilding. Time was estimated from radar.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across far northern Logan County through the end of September. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 1.68 inches of precipitation for the month. This was 0.12 inches below the normal of 1.80 inches.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across far northern Logan County through the end of August. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions improved to moderate (D1) drought and abnormally dry (D0) conditions by the end of the month. The cooperative obse…
Hail Hail
A cooperative weather observer reported quarter size hail west of Stapleton.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Stapleton Fire Department reported downed trees in town and large dumpsters moving across the street. Winds were estimated at 70 mph.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Fire department estimated 70 mph winds near Gandy.
Hail Hail
Public reported ping pong ball size hail southwest of Stapleton.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of July. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 5.09 inches of precipitation for July. This was 2.02 inches above the normal of 3.07 inches.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of June. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 1.78 inches of precipitation for June. This was 2.42 inches below the normal of 4.20 inches.
Tornado EFU Tornado
This tornado touched down in an open field. No damage was observed. Video evidence supports this tornado.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought across all of Logan County by the end of May. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 6.90 inches of precipitation for May. This was 3.44 inches above the normal of 3.46 inches.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions across all of Logan County by the end of April. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.20 inches of precipitation for April. This was 2.58 inches below the normal of 2.78 inches.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of March. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.69 inches of precipitation for March. This was 0.67 inches below the normal of 1.36 inches.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Logan County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 23nd through the morning hours on February 23rd. Northerly winds as high as 20 to 35 mph occurred to produce a lowest wind chill of 34 below at the nearby Thedf…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across all of Logan County through the end of February. The cooperative observer at Stapleton 5W reported 0.14 inches of precipitation for February. This was 0.77 inches below the normal of 0.91 inches.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A CoCoRaHS observer located 4 miles west southwest of Stapleton reported 20.8 inches of snowfall. The nearby North Platte ASOS reported visibilities of a quarter to a half mile at times from 330 am CST through 2 pm CST on January 18th. Snowfall across Logan County ranged from 17 …
Winter Storm Winter Storm
The nearby North Platte ASOS recorded freezing rain during the afternoon and early evening 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. Up to a tenth of an…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 13 | 0 |
| 2024 | 10 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20 | 1 |
| 2022 | 19 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11 | 0 |
| 2018 | 23 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 28 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2014 | 13 | 0 |
| 2013 | 23 | 0 |
| 2012 | 32 | 1 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 13 | 0 |
| 2009 | 20 | 1 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 12 | 0 |
| 2006 | 11 | 0 |
| 2005 | 15 | 0 |
| 2004 | 8 | 2 |
| 2003 | 7 | 0 |
| 2002 | 9 | 0 |
| 2001 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 |
| 1998 | 12 | 0 |
| 1997 | 9 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1995 | 6 | 1 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 1 |
| 1980 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 1 |
| 1974 | 1 | 1 |
| 1969 | 1 | 0 |
| 1965 | 2 | 2 |
| 1962 | 4 | 2 |
| 1958 | 2 | 1 |
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