Broadwater, Nebraska
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Broadwater precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69125. It stands on Deep Holes Creek. The Survey maps it on the Broadwater quadrangle. 95 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,586 feet above sea level.
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Population over time
2 figuresBroadwater fell from 128 to 95 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 128 | |
| 2020 | 95 | -33 (-26%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1896 USGS Browns Creek quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Browns Creek quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Broadwater quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Crescent Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Broadwater between 2007 and 2018, burning about 9 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 19 August 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 5 July 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 25 May 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 14 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 4 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 11 March 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
60 of 80 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Broadwater in 80 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 59 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2001 | Hail | Broadwater | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Broadwater | $15,000 | Mainly 1-2 inch diameter hailstones, a few up to softball sized. |
| June 2003 | Hail | Broadwater | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Broadwater | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Broadwater | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Broadwater | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Broadwater | $6,000 | A storm produced golf ball size hail 5 miles north of Broadwater. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Broadwater | $3,000 | A storm produced quarter size hail 3 miles west of Broadwater. |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadwater | $1,000 | High winds blew a garage door out in Broadwater, NE. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Trained spotter reports golf ball size hail in the main core of the storm. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Trained spotter reports quarter size hail. Hail accumulated up to 3 inches in depth in some locations. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Report from mPING of quarter size hail. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadwater | - | Trained spotter reports crop damage due to wind and a 6 inch diameter tree blown over. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Broadwater | - | Local Emergency Management reported water rapidly flowing over county roads along the Morrill and Cheyenne county line. Possible damage to the road surface. |
| August 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Broadwater | - | Received video from Facebook of a brief tornado north of Broadwater causing no damage. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Trained spotters reported one inch diameter hail falling at their residence. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Social media report from Twitter of hail 2 to 2.5 inches in diameter. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Trained spotter reports 3 inch diameter hail. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Trained spotter reports hail of 2.5 inches in diameter. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Trained spotter reports hail of 2 inch diameter. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Trained spotter reports hail of 1.75 inches in diameter. |
| October 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadwater | - | A trained spotter located 4 miles W of Broadwater reported very strong winds resulting in numerous large tree branches down. Estimated 60+ MPH. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Video shared on Twitter with hail accumulation on roadway with near zero visibility. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Quarter-sized hail still on the ground roughly 90 minutes after the storm passed. Time estimated based on radar. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadwater | - | At least two large trees were knocked down with one falling onto a pickup truck and the other block roadway access. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadwater | - | Thunderstorm winds were reported at site LISCO1 UPR. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadwater | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph knocked down two large trees. One tree fell on a pickup truck, and the other blocking a dirt road. Some power lines and power poles were blown over as well. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Dime to quarter size hail was observed five miles west of Lisco. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadwater | - | An estimated wind gust of 60 mph was reported at Broadwater. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Broadwater | - | Two to four inches of rain in 90 minutes produced flash flooding south and southeast of Broadwater. More than six inches of water flowed over Highway 92 and Broadwater Road. Water was out of its banks at Cedar Creek and Belmont Canal. Flooding was reported at Fairchild Ranch. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Quarter size hail was observed eight miles southeast of Broadwater. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadwater | - | Estimated wind gusts of 65 mph were observed eight miles southeast of Broadwater. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadwater | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph snapped the top of a large poplar tree. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was observed at Broadwater. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Quarter size hail was observed 11 miles south-southeast of Broadwater. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Marble to quarter size hail was observed in Broadwater. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Quarter to golf ball size hail was observed in Broadwater. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Nickel to golf ball size hail was observed six miles west-northwest of Broadwater. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Quarter to half dollar size hail was observed about five miles south of Broadwater. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Baseball size hail was reported west of Broadwater. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadwater | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph were reported southeast of Broadwater. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Broadwater | - | A spotter measured four inches of rain. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Tennis ball size hail was observed northeast of Broadwater. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Penny to quarter size hail drifts were a few feet deep in a ditch. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Ping pong ball size hail broke several vehicle windshields. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Dime to quarter size hail was reported northeast of Broadwater. |
| May 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Broadwater | - | The base of the funnel cloud lowered to 50 feet above the ground. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Quarter size hail was reported east of Broadwater. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Broadwater | - | The tornado was on the ground for a few minutes before it lifted. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Broadwater | - | Spotter at this location reported seeing a tornado. No damage was reported. Estimated duration, path length and width. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadwater | - | In a very short time period had 60-70 mph gusts and 0.70 inches of rain. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Broadwater | - | Hail from 1 to 1.75 inches in diameter reported over the area. |
| September 2004 | Hail | Broadwater | - | 1/2 to 1 inch diameter hail reported. |
| May 1999 | Hail | Broadwater | - | 3/4 inch hail covered the ground 8 miles southwest of Broadwater, NE |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadwater | - | A storm produced wind gusts up to 60 mph 8 miles southeast of Broadwater. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Broadwater | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Broadwater | - | no account filed |
| May 2021 | Hail | Broadwater | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Broadwater | - | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Hail | Broadwater | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alden | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| Northport | 13.8 miles | 14 | |
| Bridgeport | 13.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lynn | 15.6 miles | 16 | |
| Kemp | 15.8 miles | 14 | |
| DeGraw | 18.0 miles | 13 | |
| Vance | 18.6 miles | 13 | |
| Nebraska Boys Ranch | 20.8 miles | 16 |
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 Broadwater | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2418481 | 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 827657. 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.





