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Nebraska, 1984

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

253events recorded215 in 1983

0deaths recorded34 injuries

$42Mproperty damage (estimates)

2disaster declarations693 NFIP claims, $5.4M 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

Hail130

Wind71

Tornado52

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1984 was 253 against 215 in 1983.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1984
Lincoln County	16
Adams County	13
Hall County	10
Howard County	9
Antelope County	8
Holt County	7
Knox County	7
Madison County	7
Buffalo County	6
Chase County	6
Dawson County	6
Dodge County	6
Keith County	6
Lancaster County	6
Cass County	5
Cedar County	5
Frontier County	5
Greeley County	5
Jefferson County	5
Otoe County	5
Seward County	5
Cuming County	4
Perkins County	4
Red Willow County	4
Richardson County	4

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
25 Apr 1984	Howard	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	18
12 Jun 1984	Thayer	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	5
5 Jul 1984	Knox	Hail	2.50 in	—	—	5
26 Jun 1984	Adams	Thunderstorm Wind	71 mph	—	—	2
26 Jun 1984	Adams	Hail	1.50 in	—	—	2
25 Apr 1984	Madison	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	1
12 Jun 1984	Jefferson	Thunderstorm Wind	87 mph	—	—	1
11 Jun 1984	Hall	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
11 Jun 1984	Howard	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
12 Jun 1984	Lancaster	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
12 Jun 1984	Cass	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
17 Jun 1984	Cuming	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
11 Jun 1984	Dawson	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
11 Jun 1984	Dundy	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
17 Jun 1984	Burt	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
5 Jul 1984	Gage	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
17 Jun 1984	Stanton	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
5 Jul 1984	Boone	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
9 Jul 1984	Brown	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
11 Jun 1984	Buffalo	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
11 Jun 1984	Buffalo	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
11 Jun 1984	Chase	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
11 Jun 1984	Cedar	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
17 Jun 1984	Cuming	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
17 Jun 1984	Burt	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
18 May 1984	Hamilton	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
21 May 1984	Adams	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
31 May 1984	Lincoln	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
3 Jun 1984	Morrill	Tornado	F0	$25,000	—	—
17 Jun 1984	Cuming	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
7 Jun 1984	Pawnee	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
21 May 1984	Howard	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
11 Jun 1984	Perkins	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
11 Jun 1984	Lincoln	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
12 Jun 1984	Cass	Tornado	F2	$2,500	—	—
25 Apr 1984	Lincoln	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
9 Jun 1984	Webster	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
25 Apr 1984	Greeley	Tornado	F1	$30	—	—
5 Jun 1984	Holt	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
11 Jun 1984	Chase	Tornado	F0	—	—	—

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 1984

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
19 Jul 1984	DR-718	Major disaster	Tornado	Severe Storms & Tornadoes	1
3 Jul 1984	DR-716	Major disaster	Tornado	Tornadoes & Flooding	24

Flood insurance claims with a 1984 date of loss

693 NFIP claims, 546 of them paid, for $5,431,006.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.