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Nebraska, 1980

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

434events recorded339 in 1979

5deaths recorded204 injuries

$303Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations74 NFIP claims, $138K 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

Hail210

Wind173

Tornado51

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1980 was 434 against 339 in 1979.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1980
Hall County	25
Custer County	22
Douglas County	21
Knox County	18
Dodge County	17
Lincoln County	13
Holt County	12
Madison County	11
Cherry County	10
Platte County	9
Wheeler County	9
Antelope County	8
Dawes County	8
Perkins County	8
Saunders County	8
Sheridan County	8
Valley County	8
Washington County	8
Howard County	7
Morrill County	7
Blaine County	6
Box Butte County	6
Cedar County	6
Garden County	6
Garfield County	6

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
3 Jun 1980	Hall	Tornado	F4	$250,000,000	3	110
3 Jun 1980	Hall	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	1	40
3 Jun 1980	Hall	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	1	25
3 Jun 1980	Hall	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	18
3 Jun 1980	Hall	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	5
29 May 1980	Dodge	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	2
3 Jun 1980	Hall	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	2
21 Jun 1980	Cherry	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	2
16 Oct 1980	Hall	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
16 Oct 1980	Hamilton	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
29 May 1980	Dixon	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
29 May 1980	Butler	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
29 May 1980	Saunders	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
3 Jun 1980	Hamilton	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
15 Oct 1980	Lincoln	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
15 Oct 1980	Garden	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
10 Aug 1980	Hall	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
25 Jun 1980	Loup	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
14 Jun 1980	Sheridan	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Oct 1980	Antelope	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
29 May 1980	Thayer	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Oct 1980	Knox	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Oct 1980	Knox	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
26 May 1980	Antelope	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
26 May 1980	Holt	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
14 Jun 1980	Morrill	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Oct 1980	Hayes	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Oct 1980	Custer	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
2 Jun 1980	Thayer	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
3 Jun 1980	Hall	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
14 Jun 1980	Scotts Bluff	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
21 Jun 1980	Grant	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 Oct 1980	Antelope	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
1 Aug 1980	Harlan	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
31 May 1980	Garden	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
10 Aug 1980	Sheridan	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
6 Jun 1980	Stanton	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
29 May 1980	Fillmore	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
4 Jul 1980	Fillmore	Tornado	F0	$250	—	—
26 May 1980	Holt	Tornado	F0	$250	—	—

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 1980

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
4 Jun 1980	DR-625	Major disaster	Tornado	Severe Storms & Tornadoes	3

Flood insurance claims with a 1980 date of loss

74 NFIP claims, 52 of them paid, for $138,048.

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.