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Nebraska, 2001

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

1,688events recorded1,505 in 2000

2deaths recorded28 injuries

$581Mproperty damage (estimates)$21M crop damage

2disaster declarations35 NFIP claims, $113K 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

Hail838

Wind360

Winter331

Tornado70

Flood36

Heat35

Lightning10

Other8

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2001 was 1,688 against 1,505 in 2000.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 2001
Lincoln County	63
Cherry County	50
Holt County	45
Custer County	34
Fillmore County	34
Gage County	34
Jefferson County	34
Saline County	33
Dodge County	29
Douglas County	28
Lancaster County	28
Brown County	27
Rock County	26
Scotts Bluff County	25
Dixon County	24
Sarpy County	24
Buffalo County	23
Keith County	23
Perkins County	23
Thayer County	23
Chase County	22
Dakota County	22
Dundy County	22
Garden County	22
Hooker County	22

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
17 Jul 2001	Douglas	Lightning	—	—	1	—
28 Jul 2001	Dodge	Heat	—	—	1	—
10 Apr 2001	Douglas	Hail	1.75 in	$300,000,000	—	1
30 Apr 2001	Douglas	Hail	1.75 in	$200,000,000	—	—
4 Jul 2001	Scotts Bluff	Hail	3.00 in	$50,000,000	—	12
17 Aug 2001	Dakota	Tornado	F2	$3,000,000	—	3
10 Apr 2001	Dawson	Hail	0.75 in	$15,000	—	3
13 Jun 2001	Seward	Tornado	F4	$1,000,000	—	2
11 Apr 2001	Gage	Tornado	F2	$400,000	—	2
22 Apr 2001	Washington	Tornado	F1	$600,000	—	1
4 Jul 2001	Dawes	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$100,000	—	1
11 Apr 2001	Thayer	Tornado	F1	$30,000	—	1
12 Aug 2001	Garfield	Lightning	—	$5,000	—	1
11 Apr 2001	Cherry	Winter Storm	—	$10,000,000	—	—
29 Jul 2001	Keith	Lightning	—	—	—	1
13 Jun 2001	Nuckolls	Thunderstorm Wind	92 mph	$1,400,000	—	—
22 Sep 2001	Clay	Tornado	F3	$1,250,000	—	—
9 Oct 2001	Polk	Tornado	F3	$1,800,000	—	—
13 Jun 2001	Thayer	Tornado	F1	$500,000	—	—
13 Jun 2001	Clay	Thunderstorm Wind	70 mph	$250,000	—	—
13 Jun 2001	Adams	Hail	3.00 in	$50,000	—	—
13 May 2001	Douglas	Hail	2.50 in	$1,000,000	—	—
22 Jul 2001	Merrick	Thunderstorm Wind	79 mph	$150,000	—	—
9 Oct 2001	Hamilton	Tornado	F1	$400,000	—	—
20 Apr 2001	Saline	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	$500,000	—	—
13 Jun 2001	Jefferson	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$500,000	—	—
18 Jul 2001	Jefferson	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$500,000	—	—
13 Jun 2001	Thayer	Tornado	F0	—	—	—
13 Jun 2001	Saline	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$400,000	—	—
13 Jun 2001	Jefferson	Thunderstorm Wind	98 mph	$400,000	—	—
16 Jul 2001	Rock	Flash Flood	—	$250,000	—	—
9 Oct 2001	Merrick	Tornado	F2	$300,000	—	—
11 Apr 2001	Otoe	Thunderstorm Wind	69 mph	$250,000	—	—
20 Apr 2001	Chase	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$250,000	—	—
20 Apr 2001	Hayes	Thunderstorm Wind	81 mph	$250,000	—	—
20 Apr 2001	Sarpy	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	$250,000	—	—
13 Jun 2001	Thayer	Thunderstorm Wind	75 mph	$150,000	—	—
11 Apr 2001	Cheyenne	Winter Storm	—	$200,000	—	—
11 Apr 2001	Kimball	Winter Storm	—	$200,000	—	—
25 Jul 2001	Cherry	Tornado	F0	$115,000	—	—

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 2001

Declared	Number	Type	Incident	Title	Counties
12 Oct 2001	DR-1394	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Storms And A Tornado	1
16 May 2001	DR-1373	Major disaster	Severe Storm	Severe Winter Storms, Flooding And Tornadoes	28

Flood insurance claims with a 2001 date of loss

35 NFIP claims, 19 of them paid, for $112,505.

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.