Sheridan County, Nebraska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1953 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
62
Tornado reports
556
Hail reports
10
Floods since 1996
1,010
All events
0
Deaths
$29.2M
Property damage
Tornado paths in Sheridan County
The part of each tornado’s path NOAA recorded in this county, 60 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 F3 Tornado
A tornado picked up a metal building, damaged two large round bale feeders, and tore out some fence on a farm south of Hay Springs.
A tornado started approximately 12 miles south of Hay Springs and eventually ended northeast of town. One home was destroyed and three other homes were damaged as the tornado went through town. Trees were uprooted and grain bins were also destroyed. Loss of livestock included 40 …
A wildfire ignited by lightning in late August continued into September to burn approximately 44,159 acres in Nebraska before being contained on September 4th. The wildfire spread north into South Dakota for a total of 77,159 acres burned before containment. Initial assessments s…
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 79 percent of the land use in Sheridan County (2007 Census USDA) was rated 69% poor or very poor. The lack of rain…
Hail Hail
Report with photo via social media. Time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Report via social media with pictures. Time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Delayed report via social media with pictures. Time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Report via social media with pictures. Time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Delayed report via social media with pictures. Time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Report with photo via social media. Time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Corrects previous hail report from 10 NW Rushville. Report via social media with pictures. Time estimated from radar.
Hail Hail
Time estimated by radar.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Report via social media. Estimated quarter to ping pong sized hail.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Wind gust measured by a personal weather station.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the northern quarter of Sheridan County through the end of June. Over the remainder of the county, extreme (D3) drought conditions improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of June. The cooperative observer at Gordon 6N…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted across the southern 2/3rds of Sheridan County through the end of May. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought conditions deteriorated to extreme (D3) drought conditions by the end of May. The cooperative observer at Gordon 6…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions expanded to extreme (D3) drought conditions over the central portion of Sheridan County by the end of April. Over the northern third of Sheridan County, severe (D2) drought conditions persisted through the end of the month. The cooperative observer …
High Wind High Wind
Westerly winds as high as 40 to 50 mph with gusts near 70 mph occurred across Sheridan County during the morning hours through the afternoon hours. The Gordon AWOS recorded a peak wind gust of 66 mph at 255 pm MST. The nearby Alliance ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 71 mph at 2…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions expanded to extreme (D3) drought conditions over the southern half of Sheridan County by the end of March. Over the northern half of the county, moderate (D1) drought conditions, deteriorated to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of the month…
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions persisted across most of the southern half of Sheridan County through the end of February. Across the northern half of the county, Moderate (D1) drought conditions persisted. A small portion of far southwestern Sheridan County, transitioned from sev…
High Wind High Wind
Northwest winds of 35 to 45 mph with gusts to as high as 80 mph were common across Sheridan County during the evening hours on December 17th through the morning hours on December 18th. The strongest winds occurred during the morning hours on December 18th. A mesonet site 16 miles…
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Hail Hail
Quarter size hail with 40 to 50 mph winds reported at this location.
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 60 MPH, broke several tree limbs at this location.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 80 MPH destroyed an outbuilding and uprooted trees at this location.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Public reported wind speeds estimated at 60 MPH at this location.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 MPH at this location.
Drought Drought
Severe (D2) drought conditions over west central Sheridan County, improved to moderate (D1) conditions by the end of June. The cooperative observer at Gordon 6N reported 1.68 inches of precipitation for June. This was 2.17 inches below the normal of 3.85 inches. The cooperative o…
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions across west central Sheridan County, improved to severe (D2) drought conditions by the end of May. This area of severe (D2) drought conditions was roughly along and west of state highway 87 from Hay Springs, south to the Sheridan/Box Butte County l…
Hail Hail
Report via spotter network.
Hail Hail
Delayed report, time estimated by radar.
Hail Hail
Storm chaser reports 3 inch diameter hail west of Bingham.
Thunderstorm Wind Thunderstorm Wind
Thunderstorm wind gust of 59 MPH measured at this location.
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions continued across west central Sheridan County through the end of April. This area of extreme (D3) drought conditions was roughly along and west of state highway 87 from Hay Springs, south to the Sheridan/Box Butte County line. Extreme (D2) drought …
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Sheridan County, a long duration of dangerous wind chill values of 30 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 prod…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions continued across northwestern Sheridan County through the end of February. This area of extreme (D3) drought conditions was roughly north of a line from just north of Antioch, to just south of Gordon. South of this line, severe (D2) drought continu…
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Across Sheridan County, dangerous wind chill values of 30 below or colder began during the early morning hours on January 20th through the early morning hours on January 21st. Northwesterly winds of 20 to 30 mph during the morning hours on January 20th produced wind chill values …
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions continued across northwestern Sheridan County through the end of January. This area of extreme (D3) drought conditions was roughly north of a line from just north of Antioch, to just south of Gordon. South of this line, severe (D2) drought continue…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions expanded slightly over northern and west central portions of Sheridan County by the end of December. This area of extreme (D3) drought conditions was roughly north of a line from just north of Antioch, to just south of Gordon. South of this line, s…
Drought Drought
Extreme (D3) drought conditions persisted over far western and central portions of Sheridan County through the end of November. Over the remainder of the county, severe (D2) drought continued through the end of the month. The cooperative observer at Gordon 6N reported 0.89 inches…
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 0 |
| 2023 | 46 | 1 |
| 2022 | 29 | 1 |
| 2021 | 25 | 1 |
| 2020 | 24 | 0 |
| 2019 | 37 | 0 |
| 2018 | 33 | 0 |
| 2017 | 23 | 3 |
| 2016 | 31 | 4 |
| 2015 | 56 | 1 |
| 2014 | 37 | 1 |
| 2013 | 57 | 2 |
| 2012 | 23 | 0 |
| 2011 | 39 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | 2 |
| 2009 | 36 | 0 |
| 2008 | 36 | 0 |
| 2007 | 22 | 0 |
| 2006 | 24 | 2 |
| 2005 | 18 | 0 |
| 2004 | 26 | 1 |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 |
| 2002 | 18 | 1 |
| 2001 | 22 | 1 |
| 2000 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 7 |
| 1998 | 17 | 0 |
| 1997 | 19 | 2 |
| 1996 | 42 | 2 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | 12 | 4 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 3 |
| 1989 | 4 | 3 |
| 1988 | 2 | 0 |
| 1986 | 3 | 0 |
| 1985 | 6 | 1 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 14 | 4 |
| 1981 | 4 | 1 |
| 1980 | 8 | 2 |
| 1979 | 3 | 1 |
| 1978 | 3 | 1 |
| 1976 | 1 | 1 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 |
| 1974 | 1 | 0 |
| 1971 | 1 | 0 |
| 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| 1968 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 1 | 0 |
| 1964 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962 | 4 | 3 |
| 1961 | 3 | 1 |
| 1960 | 4 | 0 |
| 1958 | 2 | 0 |
| 1957 | 4 | 2 |
| 1956 | 1 | 0 |
| 1955 | 1 | 0 |
| 1953 | 1 | 1 |
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