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Sioux County, Nebraska

23 topographic sheets cover 10 settlements here, and 2 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

2 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Nebraska within the United States
Sioux County within Nebraska

What the record shows

  • 88 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 2 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 districts.
  • 1 of the 2 listings was added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 10 populated places in this county; 10 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

2

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Harold J. Cook Homestead Cabindistrict197777000156
Sioux County Courthousedistrict199090000963

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

256 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 256 of them, burning about 115,060 acres. 160 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural160
Equipment and vehicle use24
Debris and open burning23
Railroad operations and maintenance23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Recreation and ceremony3

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
27 July 2006Natural48,800 acresNebraska Forest ServiceSIOUX COUNTY COMPLEX
28 August 2012Natural29,730 acresNebraska National ForestDOUTHIT
5 September 2000Natural11,242 acresNebraska National ForestWARBONNET
2 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined5,000 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
17 June 2012Natural4,100 acresNebraska Forest ServiceCOTTONWOOD
13 August 2007Natural3,587 acresNebraska National ForestSOLDIER CREEK COMPLE
10 May 2012Equipment and vehicle use3,000 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
5 April 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,200 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1951 to 2025

60 of 336 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 336 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $717,620 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail243
Thunderstorm Wind48
Tornado29
Funnel Cloud7
Flash Flood6
Heavy Rain3

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2017Tornado (EF2)Agate1 hurt, $6,000A tornado crossed the WY/NE state line into Sioux County, NE at 1630 MST, and continued northeast before lifting west of Highway 29, 8 miles south-southwest of Harrison, NE at 1701 MST. Damage consistent with EF-2 intensity was noted by the survey team to the residence, as well as to surrounding trees and outbuildings (DI 2, DOD 6) 13 miles southwest of Harrison, NE. One resident at this location was treated and released at a local hospital with injuries incurred from flying debris in the home.
June 1983Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
July 1978Tornadonot stated$250,000no account filed
July 1994Tornado (F1)Mitchell$50,000Large hail damaged a car just before a tornado lifted the car off of the ground four times. The tornado moved east, downing around 40 utility poles and 20 windmills. Outbuildings on four ranches were damaged and an old schoolhouse was destroyed.
July 1994Hailnot stated$50,000Large hail damaged a car just before a tornado lifted the car off of the ground four times. The tornado moved east, downing around 40 utility poles and 20 windmills. Outbuildings on four ranches were damaged and an old schoolhouse was destroyed.
July 1969Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
June 1999HailHarrison$20,000Golfball size hail reported on east side of Harrison, NE
June 2010HailPorter$12,000Hail of various sizes fell for 20 minutes. Extensive damage to home with broken windows and skylights.
June 1999HailHarrison$10,0002.50 inch hail reported 22 miles northeast of Harrison, NE
July 2001HailAgate$10,000no account filed
June 2010HailPorter$5,000Some neighbors have broken windows.
July 2010HailMontrose$5,000According to spotter's report, an area from Ardmore, SD to south of the Nebraska state line, house windows were broken by hail. Estimated 60 MPH winds. Car windows broken. Over 1.00 inches of rainfall. Gravel piles along HWY 71 blown across the road. Estimated time of report.
June 2010HailPorter$4,000Largest hail was 3.25 inches in diameter. Damage to house with broken windows and significant damage to siding on north side. Vehicle received severe dents and broken windshield.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindAgate$3,000Power poles blown down by 60 mph winds
June 1999HailHarrison$3,000Golfball size hail reported 22 miles northeast of Harrison, NE
July 1976Tornado (F2)not stated$2,500no account filed
July 1953Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
June 1951Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
July 2009HailHarrison$2,000Hail from 3/4 to 1.5 inches in diameter reported. Some windows broken.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindHarrison$2,000Thunderstorm winds blew down fences 42 miles south of Harrison, NE
May 1998HailAgate$2,000A storm produced quarter size hail in Agate.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindHarrison$1,000A 6 inch diameter tree limb was broken off. Also received 1.30 inches of rain. Estimated time of report.
May 1990Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
May 1990Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
June 1986Tornado (F1)not stated$30no account filed
July 1958Tornadonot stated$30no account filed
June 2025HailGlen-Trained spotter reported quarter sized hail in Sioux County.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindMontrose-A DOT sensor reported a 62 mph wind gust 18 miles north-northeast of Harrison.
August 2025Thunderstorm WindMontrose-Mesonet station in MONTROSE reported 68mph wind gusts between 424 and 524pm. This site only reports every hour.
June 2025Thunderstorm WindAgate-Mesonet station northeast of Agate Nebraska.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindMontrose-RAWS mesonet station Montrose (MTRN1) reported maximum wind gust.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMontrose-RAWS mesonet station Montrose (MTRN1) measured wind gust.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindMontrose-Measured wind gust from sensor along Highway 71 near the South Dakota border.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindMontrose-The Montrose RAWS sensor recorded a wind gust to 75 MPH.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindAgate-An estimated wind gust to 80 MPH was reported 5 miles NE of Morrill.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindAgate-A trained weather spotter measured a wind gust to 85 MPH 5 miles NE of Morrill.
June 2023HailAndrews-Golf ball sized hail was reported by a trained weather spotter located 11 miles SE of Harrison.
June 2023HailAgate-A trained weather spotter reported quarter sized hail at his location approximately 10 miles northwest of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHarrison-Trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gust.
July 2023HailAgate-Received photo of ground covered in ping pong to golf ball size hail.
July 2023HailAgate-Received report via mPING.
July 2023HailHarrison-Report for golf ball sized hail 11 miles north northwest of Fort Robinson.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHarrison-Large tree branch greater than 6 inches broke and fell on house due to thunderstorm wind. Time estimated via radar.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindMontrose-A trained weather spotter located 22 miles NNE of Harrison reported estimated wind gusts of greater than 60 MPH. A South Dakota State University sensor near Ardmore, SD, just north of the NE/SD state line also recorded a wind gust to 63 MPH.
September 2023HailHarrison-The public reported golf ball sized hail in the town of Harrison.
September 2023HailMontrose-The public reported golf ball sized hail 21 miles WNW of Fort Robinson. Received via mPING.
September 2023HailHarrison-Tennis ball sized hail was reported by a Storm Chaser in the town of Harrison.
September 2023HailGlen-The public reported ping-pong ball sized hail 11 miles WNW of Marsland. Received via mPING.
July 2022HailAgate-Very large hail reported approximately 10 miles southwest of Agate. Largest stones measured at 4.3 inches in diameter.
June 2022HailAgate-Received report on Facebook.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindMontrose-Winds measured by observation station MTRN1 at Montrose.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindGlen-Observer estimated reported winds and noted that residence's dog house was blown away. Thunderstorm dropped pea size hail and precipitation accumulation of 0.10 inches.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindAgate-Brief gustnado was observed and captured on video. No damage reported and winds are estimated.
May 2021Tornado (EFU)Agate-Multiple photos and video confirmed evidence of landspout tornado near the Agate Fossil Bed National Monument. Landspout remained over rural areas producing no discernable damage to rate other than unknown. Given sparse information and lack of damage, path and width are estimates.
May 2021Thunderstorm WindGlen-Observer noted widespread power outages at the Red Cloud Campground with several inch diameter tree limbs downed.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindMontrose-Montrose sensor measured the reported wind gust.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindAgate-RAWS station AGTN1 - Agate Fossil Beds reported wind gust 2 mile east-northeast of Agate, NE.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindMontrose-RAWS station MTRN1 - Montrose reported wind gust 17 miles north-northeast of Harrison, NE.
April 2019Thunderstorm WindAgate-Reports of recently plowed fields having dust lifted reducing area visibility in addition to tree limbs being broken off.
July 2019Funnel CloudHarrison-A funnel cloud was repeatedly dropping and lifting 18 miles north of Harrison.

Every populated place in the county

10

Named 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.

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.