BlockFrontier County, Nebraska
22 topographic sheets cover 8 settlements here.
What the record shows
- 71 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
- The Geographic Names Information System records 8 populated places in this county; 8 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.
Wildfire, 2000 to 2020
55 firesEvery wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 55 of them, burning about 2,935 acres. 5 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 February 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,250 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 24 March 2020 | Debris and open burning | 900 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 November 2010 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 18 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 70 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 October 2010 | Natural | 50 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 12 November 2011 | Fireworks | 50 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 October 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
Storms, 1954 to 2025
60 of 538 shownThe NOAA Storm Events Database holds 538 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 2 injuries and about $13,110,830 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Hail | 347 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 123 |
| Tornado | 36 |
| Flash Flood | 24 |
| Funnel Cloud | 5 |
| Lightning | 1 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 |
| Flood | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1960 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | 1 hurt, $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 1960 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockville | $6,000,000 | A bow echo produced straight-line winds that were estimated up to 80 mph for nearly 30 minutes. The wind damage encompassed over 50 square miles in central and northeast Frontier County, in an area from east of Stockville and west of West Canyon Road to the south and west of Eustis. The high winds produced damage at 12 farmsteads. The most extensive damage just north of County Road 741, where two large metal buildings and nine 10 to 15 thousand bushel silos were destroyed. The wind damage included roofs of homes and outbuildings, windows blown out, over 60 center pivot irrigation systems overturned, large tree limbs down and livestock killed. The strong winds took down power lines and snapped 40 power poles, where the McCook Public Power District reported 173 consumers lost power. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Maywood | $3,000,000 | Extensive tree damage incurred. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Eustis | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Maywood | $300,000 | Thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall of 2 to 9 inches across Frontier County. The heaviest rainfall occurred across the western portion of the county. North Brushy Road was completely washed out with a 30 foot by 50 foot gully in the road. Numerous secondary roads were severely damaged due to water over the roads and bridges. Medicine Creek rose rapidly and produced significant damage at Arrowhead Golf Course in Curtis. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $300,000 | Wind and hail broke windows throughout Curtis. A center pivot irrigation system was blown over 2 miles northeast of Curtis. |
| October 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Eustis | $250,000 | The tornado touched down 10 miles south southwest of Eustis damaging some trees. The tornado moved north northeast and was intermittently on the ground to 1 mile south of Eustis. Six miles south southwest of Eustis a farm received extensive damage with a barn destroyed and several outbuildings damaged along with damage to fences, machinery and corrals. This is the same farm that was struck two days earlier. Five miles south southwest of Eustis a farm was narrowly missed with damage to irrigation pipes and trees. The tornado then struck a farm 1 mile south of Eustis damaging several outbuildings. |
| August 1981 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF2) | Moorefield | $240,000 | This tornado formed 4 miles southeast of Moorefield and tracked north for 4 miles before exiting Frontier County about 3 miles east northeast of Moorefield at 825 PM CST. The tornado continued into Lincoln County for another 13 miles before dissipating at 846 PM CST. As it touched down in Frontier County, it immediately hit a farmstead and took off the roof and attached garage on the house, collapsed a grain bin and carried a horse trailer across the road about 50 yards. The tornado continued north through fields overturning 3 pivot irrigation systems and several power poles before destroying a metal building on another farmstead. The tornado continued north across Highway 23 and traveled just west of one farmstead...breaking windows in the home and destroying a grain bin...and then east of another farmstead where it destroyed one small shed, took part of the roof off a hay barn, scattered irrigation pipe, destroyed a wind mill, and pulled a fence line out of the ground. Numerous trees were broken and uprooted along the path of the tornado. In Lincoln County, it continued to produce extensive damage at 2 more farmsteads. At one of these farmsteads, two adults were injured as their house was destroyed. The tornado was rated F2 in Frontier County and F3 in Lincoln County. The average path width in Frontier County was 220 yards. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Eustis | $150,000 | Slow moving and training thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall with storm totals ranging from 7 to 8.14 inches. Law enforcement reported a large number of road closures due to water over county roads or roads being roads. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moorefield | $150,000 | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds in Moorefield. Also in and near Moorefield, a greenhouse was destroyed as a metal shed was picked up from its foundation, lifted over a van, and dropped onto the greenhouse. Wood from inside the shed was driven into the side of a wooden truck box. Lightning struck a cedar tree and killed a bull standing nearby. Irrigation pipe throughout the area was blown and tossed about. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF3) | Stockville | $100,000 | The tornado touched down 8 miles northeast of Stockville. It traveled northeast striking a farmstead 10 miles northeast of Stockville. Two buildings were destroyed with extensive damage to multiple structures at this farmstead. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Hugh Butler Lake | $100,000 | Up to 6 inches of rain fell across southwest Frontier County causing widespread flooding along the tributaries of Red Willow Creek and Sand Creek. Several roads were completely washed out while others were impassable. |
| October 2000 | Tornado (F1) | Eustis | $100,000 | A tornado touched down at a farm 6 miles south southwest of Eustis. The tornado remained on the ground for a mile and destroyed a machine shed and grain bin. The house and garage had the windows blown out. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Maywood | $75,000 | Thunderstorms produced very heavy rainfall of 2 to 4 inches across northern Frontier County. Additional heavy rainfall on already saturated ground caused water to flow across Highway 23 between Maywood and Curtis. Water was over many secondary roads creating additional damage. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Eustis | $55,000 | Hail was reported to be bouncing 4 feet off the ground. The large hail broke numerous windows. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Maywood | $50,000 | Delayed report of an estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 70 MPH. This resulted in an overturned pivot east of Maywood. |
| May 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Maywood | $50,000 | The tornado touched down in the Brushy Creek area southeast of Maywood uprooting and breaking numerous trees. The tornado then moved northwest approximately a mile into a farmstead where it broke power lines, destroyed grain bins, and tossed irrigation pipe. It then continued northwest about a mile uprooting and breaking trees before hitting another farmstead. At this farmstead, it destroyed 2 barns and a hog confinement building. As the tornado weakened, it circled around the farmstead and destroyed 2 grain bins, small sheds and severely damaged a machine shed. Wooden 2x4 beams from a destroyed shed impaled the house. Hail associated with the storm, broke out windows in the home. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Curtis | $50,000 | The hail damaged a number of windows and the siding on homes. Window and body damage also occurred to some vehicles. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Maywood | $50,000 | A long track supercell thunderstorm began in western Cherry county during the early afternoon hours of the 29th. The thunderstorm proceeded to move southeast through eastern Hooker, eastern McPherson, western Logan, eastern Lincoln, into eastern Frontier county. A continuous path of hail damage resulted as hail covered the ground several inches deep in some areas. Significant damage was done to grassland, cropland, and communities in the path of the storm. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moorefield | $50,000 | Thunderstorms moved through Frontier County produced damaging wind. In and near Moorefield, a greenhouse was destroyed as a metal shed was picked up from its foundation, lifted over a van and dropped onto the greenhouse. Wood from the inside the shed was driven into the side of a wooden truck box. Also, numerous trees were broken or damaged by the wind. Lightening struck a cedar tree and killed a bull standing nearby. Irrigation pipe throughout the area was blown around. |
| June 1997 | Flash Flood | Maywood | $50,000 | Heavy thunderstorm rains produced flash flooding on Medicine Creek and Mitchell Creek which caused damage to roads and agriculural land. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a large grain bin. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Stockville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Moorefield | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Eustis | $45,000 | Baseball size hail damaged roofs. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $41,000 | Thunderstorm winds overturned a center pivot and downed trees. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hugh Butler Lake | $40,000 | Wind gusts estimated at 70 mph that overturned an irrigation center pivot. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stockville | $35,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew over a center pivot irrigation system 3 miles north of Medicine Creek Dam. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harry Strunk Lake | $25,000 | An eleven tower center pivot irrigation system was overturned due to thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Stockville | $25,000 | Flash flooding was reported by the National Weather Service cooperative observer 9 miles south of Curtis. Heavy rains fell on already saturated ground leading to increased runoff and flash flooding of fields and gravel roads. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $25,000 | Thunderstorm wind estimated at 80 MPH caused extensive tree damage. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Eustis | $25,000 | no account filed |
| September 1978 | Tornado | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 1964 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1962 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 1957 | Tornado | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 1954 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moorefield | $20,000 | A pop-up camper was destroyed and 4 inch diameter tree limbs were broken by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2003 | Flash Flood | North Central Portion | $20,000 | Runoff from thunderstorms that kept redeveloping over the area combined with flood waters rushing into the area from upstream in southeast Lincoln County to cause flash flood conditions in the Wells Canyon area, 5 miles north-northwest of Curtis, and in the Fox Creek area. A 25 feet wide by 8 feet deep portion of a rural road was washed away in the Wells Canyon area. Fox Creek, from Moorefield through Curtis, overflowed its banks significantly as water rushed into it from upstream. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Curtis | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Stockville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Curtis | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF2) | Stockville | $12,000 | Tornado rolled numerous hay bales across a road and into ditches. Twelve power poles were also snapped. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Stockville | $12,000 | The corn was stripped by the hail. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eustis | $10,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts, estimated at 70 MPH, flipped a set of metal bleachers at the high school football field in Eustis. These bleachers were 30 feet wide and 15 feet tall. Tree limbs up to a foot in diameter were also reported down in Eustis. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Curtis | $10,000 | Car windows were broken out by the large hail. |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Maywood | $10,000 | Flash flooding washed out 400 to 500 feet of a gravel road. |
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Stockville | $10,000 | 6-10 inches of water over roads in SW Frontier county. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Stockville | $10,000 | A thunderstorm dropped up to two inch diameter hail which caused damage to crops and property. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Maywood | $10,000 | Large hail damaged crops and vehicles as well as houses and other property. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Eustis | $10,000 | Golfball size hail damaged crops and property in the Eustis area. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Stockville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Hugh Butler Lake | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Hail | Eustis | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Moorefield | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Maywood | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Maywood | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Stockville | $9,000 | no account filed |
Every populated place in the county
8Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
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Stockville
Stockville precinct · 69039 · On Spring Creek · Stockville quadrangle
12 sheets, 1902 to 1979
Provenance
- Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
- Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
- Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
- Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
- Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
- Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.