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Nebraska, 2013

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

2,363events recorded1,963 in 2012
12deaths recorded20 injuries
$44Mproperty damage (estimates)$126M crop damage
1disaster declarations19 NFIP claims, $137K paid
← 20122014 →

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

Hail726
Drought724
Wind334
Winter312
Other77
Cold74
Tornado51
Flood48
Heat16
Lightning1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2013 was 2,363 against 1,963 in 2012.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2013
Lincoln County88
Custer County65
Sheridan County57
Cherry County53
Cheyenne County53
Dawson County51
Deuel County41
Dawes County40
Valley County40
Keith County39
Dundy County38
Adams County37
Scotts Bluff County37
Buffalo County36
Box Butte County34
Clay County34
Holt County34
Perkins County34
Hitchcock County33
Brown County31
Hall County31
Furnas County30
Garden County30
Greeley County29
Hayes County29

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
11 Jan 2013LincolnWinter Weather—$1,000,0004—
8 Apr 2013Box ButteWinter Storm——1—
10 Mar 2013LancasterBlizzard——1—
10 Mar 2013BurtBlizzard——1—
10 Mar 2013SaundersBlizzard——1—
10 Mar 2013DodgeBlizzard——1—
10 Mar 2013WashingtonBlizzard——1—
10 Mar 2013DouglasBlizzard——1—
7 Dec 2013SewardHeavy Snow——1—
4 Oct 2013WayneTornadoEF4——15
4 Oct 2013ThurstonTornadoEF2——2
9 Apr 2013DodgeThunderstorm Wind100 mph——2
1 Aug 2013ClayHail1.75 in$1,000,000——
1 Aug 2013ClayThunderstorm Wind81 mph$1,000,000——
1 Aug 2013HamiltonThunderstorm Wind70 mph$100,000——
1 Aug 2013ClayHail1.50 in$100,000——
1 Aug 2013ClayHail1.75 in$100,000——
18 Sep 2013DeuelFlood—$2,000—1
27 May 2013ClayThunderstorm Wind90 mph$6,000,000——
27 May 2013FillmoreThunderstorm Wind90 mph$6,000,000——
8 Apr 2013FrontierThunderstorm Wind81 mph$6,000,000——
1 Aug 2013ClayThunderstorm Wind81 mph$1,000,000——
24 Jul 2013HowardHail1.50 in$150,000——
24 Jul 2013ShermanHail1.50 in$100,000——
24 Jul 2013HowardThunderstorm Wind60 mph$75,000——
27 May 2013ClayTornadoEF2$4,000,000——
1 Aug 2013ClayThunderstorm Wind81 mph$125,000——
1 Aug 2013DawsonHail1.75 in$100,000——
24 Jul 2013ValleyThunderstorm Wind100 mph$150,000——
24 Jul 2013ValleyHail1.75 in$100,000——
29 May 2013YorkTornadoEF1$1,500,000——
9 Jul 2013PolkHeat—$1,500,000——
24 Jul 2013ValleyThunderstorm Wind60 mph$100,000——
23 Sep 2013DawsonFlood—$50,000——
8 Apr 2013BuffaloThunderstorm Wind70 mph$1,000,000——
1 Aug 2013LincolnThunderstorm Wind110 mph$1,000,000——
25 Jun 2013FillmoreHail1.00 in$750,000——
29 May 2013YorkTornadoEF1$500,000——
8 Jul 2013BrownThunderstorm Wind81 mph$500,000——
9 Jul 2013DawsonHeat—$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 2013

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
26 Nov 2013DR-4156Major disasterSevere StormSevere Storms, Winter Storms, Tornadoes And Flooding10

Flood insurance claims with a 2013 date of loss

19 NFIP claims, 13 of them paid, for $137,388.

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.