Lancaster County, Nebraska: 5 FEMA declarations and the hail record
Since 2014 FEMA has named Lancaster County 5 times, split 3 storm-type, 1 flood, 1 winter, 0 fire. Over the same stretch NOAA counts 54 hail days of 1 in or more, spread over 11 of 12 full years.
- 5declarations
- 3storm-type
- #26 of 85in NE
- 8 of 11hail years undeclared
Lancaster County ranks #26 of 85 NE counties by declarations (5), above the NE median of 4. Storm, tornado and wind leads with 3.
The longest wait between two declarations was 2,041 days (5.6 years), DR-4420 (March 21, 2019) to DR-4838 (October 21, 2024). Since DR-4896 the file has run another 328 days.
Hail at 1 in or more: 11 full years. 8 lack a storm declaration, the first being 2014. The most days, 6, came in 2022.
NOAA lists 17 tornadoes here, the strongest EF3, April 26, 2024, near Havelock. Top gust 100 mph (August 9, 2025). 3 of 3 storm declarations enclose at least one of those peaks.
Year by year
| Lancaster County year | Storm-type | Other | Hail days 1 in+, Lancaster | Hail reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | – | – | 5 | 15 |
| 2015 | 1 | – | 5 | 17 |
| 2016 | – | – | 6 | 20 |
| 2017 | – | – | 5 | 21 |
| 2018 | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | – | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| 2020 | – | – | 3 | 6 |
| 2021 | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | – | – | 6 | 27 |
| 2023 | – | – | 5 | 14 |
| 2024 | 1 | – | 4 | 8 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2026 (hail Jan–Jun) | – | – | 5 | 29 |
All 5 declarations
| Lancaster County # | DR | Declared | Hail days that year, Lancaster | Incident | Kind | Days after prior | NOAA inside |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 of 5 | 4896 | 2025-10-22 | 4 | 2025-08-08 to 2025-08-10 | Severe Storm DR | 154 | 100 mph gust |
| 4 of 5 | 4868 | 2025-05-21 | 4 | 2025-03-18 to 2025-03-19 | Winter Storm DR | 212 | – |
| 3 of 5 | 4838 | 2024-10-21 | 4 | 2024-07-31 | Severe Storm DR | 2041 | 92 mph gust |
| 2 of 5 | 4420 | 2019-03-21 | 5 | 2019-03-09 to 2019-07-14 | Flood DR | 1365 | EF2 tornado; 92 mph gust |
| 1 of 5 | 4225 | 2015-06-25 | 5 | 2015-05-06 to 2015-06-17 | Severe Storm DR | first | EF1 tornado |
Hail reports on the map
Roofers we list: Lincoln. Lancaster County hail history.
Lancaster County questions
How many FEMA declarations name Lancaster County?
5 since 2014. First: DR-4225, June 25, 2015. Latest: DR-4896, October 22, 2025. Storm 3, flood 1, winter 1, fire 0.
Which Lancaster County hail years have no storm declaration?
8 of 11; the latest is 2023.
Was the biggest Lancaster County hail day declared?
The biggest stone, 5 in hail on May 9, 2016, falls inside none of the 5 declaration windows.
Nearby in NE
- Douglas County (9)
- Sarpy County (7)
Method and limits. Sources: OpenFEMA, NOAA Storm Events.