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Nebraska, 1960

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

136events recorded113 in 1959

2deaths recorded11 injuries

$2.0Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations0 NFIP claims, $0 paid

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.

Events by hazard

Hail55

Tornado43

Wind38

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1960 was 136 against 113 in 1959.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1960
Adams County	6
Custer County	6
Kimball County	6
Richardson County	6
Frontier County	5
Lancaster County	5
Cedar County	4
Chase County	4
Cheyenne County	4
Dawes County	4
Pierce County	4
Sheridan County	4
Boone County	3
Hall County	3
Hayes County	3
Kearney County	3
Knox County	3
Lincoln County	3
Antelope County	2
Box Butte County	2
Burt County	2
Dawson County	2
Furnas County	2
Garden County	2
Gosper County	2

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
15 Jun 1960	Phelps	Tornado	F1	$2,500	1	3
5 Aug 1960	Valley	Tornado	F3	$25,000	1	2
20 Jun 1960	Chase	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	3
18 May 1960	Frontier	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	1
27 Jun 1960	Cheyenne	Tornado	F3	$250,000	—	1
15 Jun 1960	Frontier	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	1
27 Jun 1960	Dawes	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
14 Jun 1960	Cedar	Tornado	—	$250,000	—	—
27 Jun 1960	Dawes	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
29 Jun 1960	Nuckolls	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
20 Jun 1960	Kimball	Tornado	F3	$25,000	—	—
21 Jun 1960	Phelps	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 Aug 1960	Garden	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
23 Aug 1960	Hall	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
23 Aug 1960	Adams	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
28 Jul 1960	Hayes	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 May 1960	Richardson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 May 1960	Hitchcock	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
24 May 1960	Morrill	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
14 Jun 1960	Richardson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Jun 1960	Antelope	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
14 Jun 1960	Pierce	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
14 Jun 1960	Dawson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Jun 1960	Burt	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
17 Jun 1960	Deuel	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
17 Jun 1960	Custer	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
20 Jun 1960	Cheyenne	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
20 Jun 1960	Dawes	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
9 Jun 1960	Boone	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
12 Apr 1960	Garden	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
5 May 1960	Colfax	Tornado	—	$2,500	—	—
5 Aug 1960	Greeley	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
15 Aug 1960	Morrill	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
18 May 1960	Garfield	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
18 May 1960	Knox	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
19 May 1960	Richardson	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
24 May 1960	Boyd	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
15 Jun 1960	Custer	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
29 Jun 1960	Richardson	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
18 May 1960	Knox	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—

Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.

Federal disaster declarations in 1960

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
4 Apr 1960	DR-98	Major disaster	Flood	Floods	0

Flood insurance claims with a 1960 date of loss

No NFIP claims in Nebraska carry a 1960 date of loss. The NFIP claims file begins with 1978 losses.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.