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Nebraska, 1990

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

313events recorded280 in 1989

0deaths recorded10 injuries

$268Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations107 NFIP claims, $511K 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

Hail121

Tornado103

Wind89

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1990 was 313 against 280 in 1989.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1990
Lincoln County	19
Buffalo County	15
Box Butte County	11
Douglas County	11
Adams County	10
Thayer County	10
Hall County	9
Howard County	9
Harlan County	8
Kearney County	8
Morrill County	7
Red Willow County	7
Sheridan County	7
Dawson County	6
Dodge County	6
Franklin County	6
Keith County	6
Washington County	6
Antelope County	5
Cheyenne County	5
Madison County	5
Platte County	5
Sarpy County	5
Clay County	4
Colfax County	4

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
13 Mar 1990	Nuckolls	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	3
13 Mar 1990	Clay	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	3
13 Mar 1990	York	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	2
13 Mar 1990	Webster	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
1 Jun 1990	Chase	Tornado	F2	$25,000,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Fillmore	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Seward	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Butler	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Colfax	Tornado	F4	$25,000,000	—	—
15 Jun 1990	Hitchcock	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	1
18 May 1990	Lincoln	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	1
15 Jun 1990	Red Willow	Tornado	F4	$2,500,000	—	—
16 Jun 1990	Madison	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
2 Aug 1990	Washington	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Kearney	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Buffalo	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Hall	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Hall	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Howard	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Merrick	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Merrick	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Nance	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Madison	Tornado	F1	$2,500,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Thayer	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Fillmore	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
16 Jun 1990	Holt	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
16 Jun 1990	Holt	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
16 Jun 1990	Platte	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
16 Jun 1990	Boone	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
16 Jun 1990	Thayer	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
18 Jun 1990	Adams	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
25 Jul 1990	Buffalo	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Jun 1990	Nuckolls	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
2 Aug 1990	Washington	Tornado	F0	$250,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Kearney	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Adams	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Hall	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
13 Mar 1990	Thurston	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
18 May 1990	Lincoln	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
18 May 1990	Red Willow	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—

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 1990

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
4 Jul 1990	DR-873	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms, Tornadoes & Flooding	23

Flood insurance claims with a 1990 date of loss

107 NFIP claims, 83 of them paid, for $511,399.

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.