Perkins County, Nebraska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1951 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
39
Tornado reports
332
Hail reports
11
Floods since 1996
662
All events
1
Deaths
$11.3M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Perkins County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 38 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.
Blizzard conditions occurred across Perkins County from the mid morning to early afternoon hours on February 3rd. Nearby Ogallala AWOS reported moderate snow and north winds of 20 to 35 mph with visibilities of a quarter mile or less from 915 a.m. MST until 1230 p.m. MST. Conside…
Delayed report. VFD reports multiple pivots overturned in the area. Significant building damage from apparent straight line winds. Time estimated from radar. Emergency management and print media reports damage to homes, vehicles and severe damage to crops.
A large supercell thunderstorm originally spawned two tornadoes with the eastern tornado eventually taking over. The tornado touched down approximately 6 miles south-southwest of Grant and moved northeast for a few miles and then turned northwest to pass 3 miles west of Grant and…
Hail Hail
Report relayed from county dispatch and time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Report relayed with photos from fire department personnel. Time estimated from radar.
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Relayed report from VFD with photos. Tree uprooted and laying on a house. Time estimated from radar.
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Drought Drought
Across far southwestern portions of Perkins County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month. The Cocorahs station at Grant 0.2 N rep…
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across most of Perkins County through the end of May. Over far southwestern portions of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought by the end of the month.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions transitioned to extreme (D3) drought conditions over the northeastern quarter of the county by the end of April. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to around 50 mph or higher were common across Perkins County during the early morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. A mesonet site 1 mile east of Grant recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph at 813 am MST. The nearby Imperial ASOS rec…
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Westerly winds as high as 40 to 50 mph with gusts near 65 mph occurred across Perkins County during the morning hours through the afternoon hours. A mesonet site 6 miles north northeast of Madrid recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph at 140 pm MST.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions transitioned to extreme (D3) drought conditions over most of Perkins County by the end of March. Over the northeastern quarter of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month.
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Personal weather station.
Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions across all of Perkins County by the end of February.
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Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to around 70 mph were common across Perkins County mainly during the morning hours on December 18th. The Grant AWOS site recorded a peak wind gust of 68 mph at 955 am MST.
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to near 50 mph were common across Perkins County during the morning hours into the mid afternoon hours. The Grant AWOS site recorded sustained winds of 40 mph between 1100 am MST and noon MST with a peak wind gust of 51 mph.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
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Outflow from decaying thunderstorms.
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Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions, over far northern portions of Perkins County, improved to moderate (D1) drought conditions by the end of June.
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Drought Drought
Moderate (D1) drought conditions, over northern and the eastern half of Perkins County, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions over far northern Perkins County by the end of May.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Perkins County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on February 20th. Although winds remained generally light throughout the event, winds combined to produce a lowest wind chill of 36 below zero at the Grant AWOS site at 3…
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Across Perkins County, dangerous wind chill values as low as 30 below zero or colder began during the evening hours on January 20th through the early hours on January 21st. Light southwest and temperatures 10 to 15 below zero, combined to produce a lowest wind chill of of 32 belo…
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Winds associated with a heat burst.
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Small tree snapped off.
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Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Spotter reported ping pong ball sized hail at this location.
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A powerline was reported down in Venango. Winds estimated at 70 MPH.
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Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH reported at this location.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Tornado EFU Tornado
Tornado touched down in an open draw and tracked approximately 6 miles to the southeast where it dissipated. No damage was observed and timing was based on radar.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Perkins 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 com…
Blizzard Blizzard
Northerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph at times occurred during the event, causing blizzard conditions. The Grant AWOS recorded visibilities of a quarter mile or less at times during the afternoon and evening hours on December 25th and again during the late morning …
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 1 |
| 2023 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 28 | 2 |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 |
| 2020 | 20 | 3 |
| 2019 | 20 | 0 |
| 2018 | 31 | 1 |
| 2017 | 10 | 1 |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 |
| 2015 | 14 | 0 |
| 2014 | 21 | 0 |
| 2013 | 34 | 0 |
| 2012 | 20 | 0 |
| 2011 | 22 | 0 |
| 2010 | 16 | 0 |
| 2009 | 38 | 0 |
| 2008 | 24 | 1 |
| 2007 | 18 | 4 |
| 2006 | 9 | 0 |
| 2005 | 18 | 0 |
| 2004 | 18 | 0 |
| 2003 | 9 | 0 |
| 2002 | 7 | 1 |
| 2001 | 23 | 0 |
| 2000 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 14 | 1 |
| 1998 | 13 | 1 |
| 1997 | 28 | 2 |
| 1996 | 24 | 1 |
| 1995 | 12 | 2 |
| 1994 | 5 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 7 | 5 |
| 1990 | 3 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 2 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1984 | 4 | 1 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 1 | 0 |
| 1981 | 4 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 |
| 1976 | 2 | 1 |
| 1974 | 2 | 1 |
| 1973 | 2 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1969 | 3 | 1 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 |
| 1965 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 1 | 1 |
| 1962 | 1 | 0 |
| 1960 | 1 | 0 |
| 1958 | 1 | 1 |
| 1957 | 2 | 2 |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 |
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