Agate, Nebraska
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Whistle Creek precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69346. The Survey maps it on the Agate quadrangle. It stands 4,439 feet above sea level.
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On record in Agate
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Harold J. Cook Homestead Cabinlisted 1977
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1899 USGS Whistle Creek quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Agate quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Hemingford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Agate between 1992 and 2019, burning about 34 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 9 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 8 July 2008 | Natural | 20 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 14 June 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Agate Fossil Beds National Monument | SKAVDAHL02 |
| 27 April 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Agate Fossil Beds National Monument | SKAVDAHL |
| 22 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Agate Fossil Beds National Monument | CARNEGIE WILDFIRE |
| 27 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Agate Fossil Beds National Monument | AGATE |
Storms near this place
60 of 93 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Agate in 93 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 71 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 3 funnel cloud. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Agate | 1 hurt, $6,000 | A 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. |
| July 2001 | Hail | Agate | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agate | $3,000 | Power poles blown down by 60 mph winds |
| May 1998 | Hail | Agate | $2,000 | A storm produced quarter size hail in Agate. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agate | - | Mesonet station northeast of Agate Nebraska. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agate | - | An estimated wind gust to 80 MPH was reported 5 miles NE of Morrill. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agate | - | A trained weather spotter measured a wind gust to 85 MPH 5 miles NE of Morrill. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Agate | - | A trained weather spotter reported quarter sized hail at his location approximately 10 miles northwest of Agate Fossil Beds National Monument. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Agate | - | Received photo of ground covered in ping pong to golf ball size hail. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Agate | - | Received report via mPING. |
| July 2022 | Hail | Agate | - | Very large hail reported approximately 10 miles southwest of Agate. Largest stones measured at 4.3 inches in diameter. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Agate | - | Received report on Facebook. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agate | - | Brief gustnado was observed and captured on video. No damage reported and winds are estimated. |
| May 2021 | Tornado (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. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agate | - | RAWS station AGTN1 - Agate Fossil Beds reported wind gust 2 mile east-northeast of Agate, NE. |
| April 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agate | - | Reports of recently plowed fields having dust lifted reducing area visibility in addition to tree limbs being broken off. |
| August 2018 | Hail | Agate | - | Tennis ball size hail was observed north of Agate. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Agate | - | Localized flash flooding was observed with at least six inches of flowing water over portions of Highway 29 south of Agate. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Agate | - | Quarter size hail was observed west of Agate. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Agate | - | Dime to quarter size hail covered the ground. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Agate | - | Quarter size hail was observed 15 miles southwest of Harrison. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Agate | - | Quarter size hail was observed 15 miles southwest of Agate bed National Monument. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agate | - | The RAWS sensor at Agate measured a peak wind gust of 68 mph. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Agate | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported two miles north-northeast of Henry. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Agate | - | Golf ball size hail was reported two miles east-northeast of Henry. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Agate | - | Quarter size hail accumulated four inches deep. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Agate | - | Tennis ball size hail destroyed hay bales and corn crops. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Agate | - | Ping pong ball size hail was reported near Highway 29 seven miles north of Mitchell. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Agate | - | Golf ball size hail was reported near Highway 29 seven miles north of Mitchell. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Agate | - | Quarter size hail was observed near Highway 29 about two miles west of the Agate Fossil Beds. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Agate | - | Quarter size hail was reported 18 miles southwest of Agate. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agate | - | Winds were estimated at 55 to 60 mph northeast of Mitchell. |
| May 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Agate | - | A weak tornado touched down in open country about 7 miles north-northeast of Lake Minatare and was on the ground for five minutes. No damage was reported. |
| May 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Agate | - | Two funnel clouds were sighted 15 miles north of Scottsbluff. |
| May 2014 | Funnel Cloud | Agate | - | A funnel cloud was sighted just above the ground 15 miles northeast of Scottsbluff. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Agate | - | Quarter size hail was observed 15 miles south of Harrison on Morrill Road. |
| August 2014 | Hail | Agate | - | Half dollar size hail was reported seven miles east of Highway 71. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Agate | - | Two and a half inches of rain was reported. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Agate | - | Quarter size hail was reported eight miles north of Mitchell. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Agate | - | Dime to quarter size hail was reported. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Agate | - | Marble to quarter size hail was reported in Agate. |
| May 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Agate | - | A public report of a brief funnel cloud was relayed by KNEB Scottsbluff. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Agate | - | Hail estimated at 1 fell 12.5 miles northwest of Agate, NE. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Agate | - | At 1120MST hail was reported just south of Agate along Highway 29. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Agate | - | Most hail was from 1/2 to 1 inch in diameter. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Agate | - | Brief wind gusts from storm outflow. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Agate | - | Water reported out of banks at state highway 29 along Dry Spottedtail Creek. |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Agate | - | Visible funnel observed from cloud base to about 1/2 way to ground. Dust swirl noted on ground for 2 to 3 minutes. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Agate | - | Hail 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter reported along state highway 29 from 5 miles north to 5 miles southof Agate, and accumulated several inches deep near Agate. |
| September 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Agate | - | Brief tornado spotted by public neat the county line |
| June 1999 | Hail | Agate | - | 1.75 inch hail reported 3 miles north of Henry,NE |
| March 1998 | Hail | Agate | - | A storm produced golf ball size hail 20 miles SW of Agate or 5 miles NE of Henry. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Agate | - | no account filed |
| August 2024 | Hail | Agate | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Agate | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Agate | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Agate | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Agate | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Agate | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Agate | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews | 14.9 miles | 8 | |
| Glen | 17.1 miles | 8 | |
| Harrison | 19.0 miles | 8 | |
| Spurior Place | 19.9 miles | 12 | |
| Five Points | 25.5 miles | 8 | |
| Joder | 32.9 miles | 8 | |
| Montrose | 34.8 miles | 8 | |
| Story | 36.0 miles | 8 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Agate | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q15178300 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 834977. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.
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.





