Chappell, Nebraska
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Swan precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69129. The Survey maps it on the Chappell quadrangle. 844 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,701 feet above sea level.
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On record in Chappell
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 2 records
Deuel County Courthouselisted 1990
Fred and Minnie Meyer Sudman Houselisted 1990
Population over time
2 figuresChappell fell from 929 to 844 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 | 929 | |
| 2020 | 844 | -85 (-9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1900 USGS Chappell quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Scottsbluff quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Chappell quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Chappell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Chappell in 2018, burning about 3 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
60 of 160 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chappell in 160 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 117 hail, 27 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 4 flash flood. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Chappell | 2 hurt, $70,000 | Shortly after the tornado touched down 10 miles ESE of Chappell, it hit a farmstead near the intersection of Highway 27 and Interstate 80. Three old, unanchored trailer homes were picked up and moved with two of them completely destroyed. A metal shed was tossed 40 yards and numerous trees were broken or uprooted. As the tornado crossed Interstate 80, it overturned a vehicle pulling a U-Haul trailer. Two children in the automobile were taken to an area hospital, treated for minor injuries and released. The tornado width increased to 1/8 of a mile as it moved northeast of the interstate. Approximately 8 miles WNW of Big Springs, a center pivot irrigation system was overturned, power poles were broken and a couple of old outbuildings lost their roofs. Baseball size hail also fell on the west side of the storm damaging 2 law enforcement vehicles about 12 miles west of Big Springs. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Chappell | $100,000 | Extensive damage done to houses and vehicles in Chappell. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Chappell | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Chappell | $25,000 | Heavy rain from thunderstorms caused flash flooding to roads on the west side of Chappell and to roads near the fairgrounds. Lodgepole Creek flowed out of its banks and caused lowland flooding. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Chappell | $20,000 | Hail broke several windows at two farmsteads. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | $12,000 | Strong thunderstorm wind gusts overturned a semi trailer on Interstate 80 near Chappell. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | $10,000 | Wind gusts estimated at 80 MPH flipped a camper along Interstate 80 near mile marker 92. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | $10,000 | Tractor trailer blown over on Interstate 80. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | $10,000 | Damage to outbuildings and pole barns. |
| July 2004 | Hail | Chappell | $10,000 | Windows were broken, siding on homes was damaged, and crops were shredded by the large hail. |
| August 2002 | Hail | Chappell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2002 | Hail | Chappell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Chappell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1999 | Hail | Chappell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Hail | Chappell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| May 1999 | Hail | Chappell | $8,000 | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Hail | Chappell | $6,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Chappell | $5,000 | The large hail was accompanied by strong winds. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Chappell | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Chappell | $5,000 | no account filed |
| September 2004 | Hail | Chappell | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Chappell | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Chappell | $1,000 | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Chappell | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | $500 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed 6 to 8 inch diameter tree branches. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Chappell | - | Public reported quarter size hail northeast of Chappell. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | A mesonet site west of Chappell measured a 64 mph wind gust. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Chappell | - | Quarter sized hail piled up to a three inch depth at this location. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | A Union Pacific mesonet station measured a 58 mph wind gust. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Chappell | - | About 8 to 10 inches of water piled up in the streets in as little as 10 minutes. A rain gauge recorded 1.5 inches. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | No damage reported. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Chappell | - | Thirty to forty mile per hour winds also accompanied the hail. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Chappell | - | Wheat crop was severely damaged buy the hail. |
| June 2016 | Hail | Chappell | - | Crop damage from the hail. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | The 911 call center reported that thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph occurred in Chappell. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Chappell | - | The hail covered the ground. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Chappell | - | Winds to 50 MPH were also reported. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts of 60 MPH were estimated with no damage reported. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | Trained spotter estimated wind gusts to 70 mph. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | Winds were estimated at 52 knots. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | Wind gust of 60 mph reported 3 south of Chappell. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | Winds reported to 60 mph with nickle size hail. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | Power lines down at county roads 185 and 22. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | No major damage was reported from this wind gust. |
| August 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Chappell | - | A trained spotter reported seeing a funnel cloud reach half way to the ground. |
| July 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Chappell | - | Tornado briefly touched down in open range land with no damage reported. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | Porch was blown off of house from damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Chappell | - | Nickel size hail fell for 5 minutes. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 65 mph caused a trampoline to take flight and hit a house damaging an outside faucet and gutter. Trampoline tumbled downhill from the house. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Chappell | - | One inch of rain fell in 20 minutes with some pea size hail. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Chappell | - | Public reported golf ball sized hail located 8 miles northwest of Chappell. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | Thunderstorm winds were estimated at 60 m.p.h. in Chappell. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Chappell | - | Penny size hail covered the ground 2 miles east of Chappell. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Chappell | - | Nickel size hail was reported by a trained spotter in Chappell at 242 pm MST. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Chappell | - | Highway 385 closed near Chappell due to water over the road. |
| July 2010 | Flood | Chappell | - | Highway 30 in far western Deuel County is reduce to one lane of traffice due to flooding. Significant water is standing in the surrounding farmland. |
| July 2010 | Flood | Chappell | - | Law enforcement reported around a dozen roads in the vicinity of Lodgepole Creek have water flowing over them. Water was up to the southern edge of the grain elevators on the southwest side of Chappell. |
| July 2010 | Flood | Chappell | - | Law enforcement reported water over portions of the Chappell Golf Course, Road 167 is closed south of Highway 385. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chappell | - | Strong winds gusts broke off 5 inch diameter tree limbs. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Chappell | - | The hail was accompanied by very heavy rain. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton | 16.2 miles | 13 | |
| Big Springs | 21.1 miles | 12 |
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 Chappell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q961368 | 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 828100. 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.




