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Nebraska, 1992

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

468events recorded327 in 1991

0deaths recorded7 injuries

$41Mproperty damage (estimates)

1disaster declarations40 NFIP claims, $119K 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

Hail238

Wind153

Tornado77

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 1992 was 468 against 327 in 1991.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 1992
Lincoln County	22
Hall County	15
Holt County	13
Antelope County	12
Sheridan County	12
Box Butte County	10
Custer County	10
Frontier County	10
Rock County	10
Cheyenne County	9
Clay County	9
Cuming County	9
Greeley County	9
Buffalo County	8
Cedar County	8
Hamilton County	8
Knox County	8
Phelps County	8
Red Willow County	8
Seward County	8
Thayer County	8
Butler County	7
Dawes County	7
Howard County	7
Fillmore County	6

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
15 Jun 1992	Cuming	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	4
15 Jun 1992	Seward	Tornado	F3	$25,000,000	—	1
4 Aug 1992	Hall	Thunderstorm Wind	68 mph	—	—	1
15 Jun 1992	Seward	Hail	2.50 in	—	—	1
15 Jun 1992	Saline	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
15 Jun 1992	Seward	Tornado	F3	$2,500,000	—	—
16 May 1992	Cedar	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
16 May 1992	Dixon	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
15 Jun 1992	Hamilton	Tornado	F2	$2,500,000	—	—
15 May 1992	Holt	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
15 May 1992	Holt	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
15 Jun 1992	Cuming	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
15 May 1992	Holt	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
15 May 1992	Knox	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
15 May 1992	Knox	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
5 Jun 1992	Nance	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
15 Jun 1992	Polk	Tornado	F2	$250,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Rock	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Boyd	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Boyd	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
15 Jun 1992	Johnson	Tornado	F1	$250,000	—	—
7 Jan 1992	Merrick	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
7 Jan 1992	Sherman	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
7 Jan 1992	Merrick	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 May 1992	Holt	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
29 Jul 1992	Lincoln	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
15 May 1992	Knox	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 May 1992	Knox	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Jun 1992	Hall	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Custer	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Cedar	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Burt	Tornado	F2	$25,000	—	—
16 Jun 1992	Brown	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Jun 1992	Cuming	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 Jun 1992	Johnson	Tornado	F1	$25,000	—	—
15 May 1992	Butler	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
15 Jun 1992	Cuming	Tornado	F1	$2,500	—	—
29 Jul 1992	Pawnee	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
29 Jul 1992	Pawnee	Tornado	F0	$2,500	—	—
29 Jul 1992	Johnson	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 1992

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
19 Aug 1992	DR-954	Major disaster	Flood	Severe Storms & Flooding	8

Flood insurance claims with a 1992 date of loss

40 NFIP claims, 18 of them paid, for $118,886.

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.