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Nebraska, 2019

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

2,087events recorded1,717 in 2018
7deaths recorded10 injuries
$641Mproperty damage (estimates)$28M crop damage
2disaster declarations1,165 NFIP claims, $53M paid
← 20182020 →

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

Hail640
Wind543
Winter440
Flood278
Cold82
Other54
Tornado36
Heat6
Lightning5
Wildfire3

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2019 was 2,087 against 1,717 in 2018.

Counties with the most recorded events

CountyEvents in 2019
Scotts Bluff County73
Lincoln County66
Adams County51
Dawson County48
Chase County47
Lancaster County46
Cherry County45
Custer County43
Furnas County43
Keith County41
Hitchcock County40
Buffalo County38
Hall County38
Sheridan County37
Douglas County35
Saunders County35
Dawes County34
Valley County34
Cheyenne County32
Webster County32
Box Butte County31
Clay County31
Nuckolls County31
Phelps County30
Red Willow County29

Notable events

DateCountyEvent typeMagnitudeProperty damageDeathsInjuries
19 Feb 2019HamiltonWinter Weather——13
14 Mar 2019BoydFlash Flood—$12,000,0001—
8 Jul 2019DawsonFlash Flood—$10,00011
13 Mar 2019PlatteFlood—$440,0001—
13 Mar 2019MadisonFlood—$194,0001—
13 Mar 2019PlatteFlood——1—
7 Aug 2019HallThunderstorm Wind69 mph—1—
15 Mar 2019SarpyFlood—$420,000,000——
13 Mar 2019SaundersFlood—$52,300,000——
23 Feb 2019YorkBlizzard———4
23 May 2019AdamsLightning—$19,000,000—2
8 Jul 2019BuffaloFlash Flood—$25,000,000——
13 Mar 2019CassFlood—$15,000,000——
13 Mar 2019NanceFlood—$12,000,000——
13 Mar 2019NanceFlash Flood—$12,000,000——
23 Aug 2019AdamsHail1.25 in$1,250,000——
23 Aug 2019AdamsThunderstorm Wind76 mph$1,000,000——
13 Mar 2019BoydFlood—$5,000,000——
8 Jul 2019BuffaloFlash Flood—$5,000,000——
13 Mar 2019DixonFlood—$3,500,000——
23 Aug 2019HallThunderstorm Wind75 mph$125,000——
13 Mar 2019BoydFlood—$3,000,000——
13 Mar 2019HowardFlood—$3,000,000——
13 Mar 2019HowardFlood—$3,000,000——
14 Jun 2019YorkHail1.75 in$250,000——
14 Jun 2019FillmoreHail1.75 in$250,000——
13 Mar 2019BuffaloFlood—$2,000,000——
13 Mar 2019ValleyFlood—$2,000,000——
13 Mar 2019ShermanFlood—$2,000,000——
13 Mar 2019BuffaloFlood—$2,000,000——
13 Mar 2019ValleyFlash Flood—$2,000,000——
13 Mar 2019GreeleyFlood—$2,000,000——
13 Mar 2019MerrickFlood—$2,000,000——
13 Mar 2019BuffaloFlood—$2,000,000——
8 Jul 2019DawsonFlash Flood—$2,000,000——
13 Mar 2019DakotaFlood—$1,500,000——
11 Aug 2019DawsonThunderstorm Wind81 mph$1,500,000——
13 Mar 2019WayneFlash Flood—$1,300,000——
22 Aug 2019ShermanFlash Flood—$250,000——
13 Mar 2019KnoxFlood—$1,200,000——

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 2019

DeclaredNumberTypeIncidentTitleCounties
17 Jun 2019DR-4446Major disasterFloodSevere Storms And Flooding0
21 Mar 2019DR-4420Major disasterFloodSevere Winter Storm, Straight-Line Winds, And Flooding84

Flood insurance claims with a 2019 date of loss

1,165 NFIP claims, 1,019 of them paid, for $52,595,184.

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.