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Nebraska, 2010

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

2,151events recorded1,817 in 2009
15deaths recorded47 injuries
$25Mproperty damage (estimates)$2.4M crop damage
4disaster declarations377 NFIP claims, $7.3M paid
← 20092011 →

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

Hail870
Wind559
Winter231
Flood185
Heat109
Cold77
Other77
Tornado38
Lightning5

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2010 was 2,151 against 1,817 in 2009.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2010
Scotts Bluff County85
Cherry County67
Lincoln County66
Holt County60
Cheyenne County58
Douglas County56
Custer County51
Lancaster County49
Box Butte County43
Dawson County42
Morrill County40
Cass County39
Dodge County38
Kimball County38
Knox County38
Sioux County38
Saunders County35
Otoe County33
Gage County32
Jefferson County32
Richardson County30
Sarpy County30
Keith County28
Saline County28
Adams County27

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
20 Nov 2010YorkWinter Weather—$100,0004—
15 Dec 2010YorkWinter Weather——2—
14 Feb 2010CassWinter Weather——2—
14 Jun 2010MadisonFlood—$1,000,0001—
22 May 2010DouglasStrong Wind40 mph—1—
19 Jun 2010LancasterThunderstorm Wind52 mph—1—
14 Feb 2010DodgeWinter Weather——1—
14 Feb 2010MadisonWinter Weather——1—
7 Jan 2010DouglasCold/Wind Chill——1—
6 Jan 2010DouglasWinter Weather——1—
17 Jul 2010DouglasHeat———10
15 Dec 2010SarpyWinter Weather———7
14 Feb 2010StantonWinter Weather———6
14 Feb 2010GageBlizzard———6
11 Dec 2010WayneBlizzard———3
14 Feb 2010SewardBlizzard———3
17 Jul 2010LancasterHeat———2
13 Sep 2010LancasterThunderstorm Wind58 mph——2
12 Jun 2010DouglasFlood—$2,000,000—1
27 Oct 2010DodgeStrong Wind52 mph$2,000—1
11 Dec 2010CedarBlizzard———1
15 Dec 2010StantonWinter Weather———1
1 Jun 2010DouglasThunderstorm Wind69 mph——1
14 Jul 2010SaundersThunderstorm Wind61 mph——1
25 Sep 2010LancasterStrong Wind31 mph——1
8 Oct 2010LincolnLightning———1
13 Jun 2010AntelopeFlood—$4,000,000——
13 Jun 2010WheelerFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
11 Jun 2010ColfaxFlood—$1,500,000——
11 Jun 2010StantonFlood—$1,500,000——
13 Sep 2010SaundersHail2.00 in$250,000——
12 Jun 2010ValleyFlash Flood—$1,000,000——
30 Aug 2010BrownThunderstorm Wind81 mph$800,000——
29 Apr 2010JeffersonTornadoEF1$650,000——
17 Mar 2010CassFlood—$625,000——
12 Jun 2010LoupFlood—$500,000——
11 Jun 2010RichardsonFlood—$500,000——
11 Jun 2010CumingFlood—$500,000——
21 Jun 2010CassFlood—$500,000——
13 Sep 2010SaundersThunderstorm Wind75 mph$500,000——

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 2010

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
21 Oct 2010DR-1945Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Flooding, Tornado, And Straight-Lin7
15 Jul 2010DR-1924Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms And Flooding61
21 Apr 2010DR-1902Major disasterFloodSevere Storms, Ice Jams, And Flooding37
25 Feb 2010DR-1878Major disasterSevere StormSevere Winter Storms And Snowstorm58

Flood insurance claims with a 2010 date of loss

377 NFIP claims, 300 of them paid, for $7,300,594.

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.