Harrison, Nebraska
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Bowen precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69346. The Survey maps it on the Harrison West quadrangle. 239 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,865 feet above sea level.
On record in Harrison
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
Sioux County Courthouselisted 1990
Population over time
4 figuresHarrison grew from 111 to 239 between 1890 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 111 | |
| 2000 | 279 | |
| 2010 | 251 | -28 (-10%) |
| 2020 | 239 | -12 (-5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Alliance quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Harrison West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Crawford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Harrison between 2008 and 2018, burning about 5 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 July 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 7 May 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Nebraska National Forest | CLIFFS #1 |
| 11 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 March 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
60 of 119 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harrison in 119 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 88 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1999 | Hail | Harrison | $20,000 | Golfball size hail reported on east side of Harrison, NE |
| June 1999 | Hail | Harrison | $10,000 | 2.50 inch hail reported 22 miles northeast of Harrison, NE |
| June 1999 | Hail | Harrison | $3,000 | Golfball size hail reported 22 miles northeast of Harrison, NE |
| July 2009 | Hail | Harrison | $2,000 | Hail from 3/4 to 1.5 inches in diameter reported. Some windows broken. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down fences 42 miles south of Harrison, NE |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | $1,000 | A 6 inch diameter tree limb was broken off. Also received 1.30 inches of rain. Estimated time of report. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | - | Trained spotter estimated 60 mph wind gust. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Harrison | - | Report for golf ball sized hail 11 miles north northwest of Fort Robinson. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | - | Large tree branch greater than 6 inches broke and fell on house due to thunderstorm wind. Time estimated via radar. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Harrison | - | The public reported golf ball sized hail in the town of Harrison. |
| September 2023 | Hail | Harrison | - | Tennis ball sized hail was reported by a Storm Chaser in the town of Harrison. |
| July 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Harrison | - | A funnel cloud was repeatedly dropping and lifting 18 miles north of Harrison. |
| July 2019 | Hail | Harrison | - | Large hail broke the windows on the driver's vehicle. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | - | Severe winds from overnight thunderstorm knocked down several large tree limbs on property. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Harrison | - | Golf ball size hail was observed two miles north of Harrison. |
| June 2017 | Heavy Rain | Harrison | - | One and a third inches of rain fell in 45 minutes four miles northwest of Harrison. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph were observed. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter to half dollar size hail was observed northeast of Harrison. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Harrison | - | Golf ball size hail was reported 17 miles northeast of Harrison. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Harrison | - | Pea to golf ball size hail covered the ground nine miles northeast of Harrison. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | - | Estimated 60 mph wind gusts were reported at Harrison, with scattered power outages. A rotating wall cloud was sighted south of Harrison. |
| September 2016 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter size hail was reported four miles northeast of Harrison. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter size hail was observed at Harrison. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter size hail was observed at Harrison. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Harrison | - | Two to four inches of rain in less than two hours produced flash flooding. Warbonnet, Van Tassel and Monroe Creeks were running over their banks with lowland flooding reported. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter size hail was observed eight miles north-northwest of Harrison. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter size hail was observed four miles northwest of Harrison. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter size hail was observed four miles west-northwest of Harrison. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter size hail was observed 20 miles north of Harrison. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter size hail was reported north of Harrison. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Harrison | - | Penny to quarter size hail was reported west of the Agate Fossil Beds National Monument. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Harrison | - | Penny to quarter size hail was observed seven miles northeast of Watson Ranch. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter size hail was observed 14 miles south-southeast of Harrison. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported in Harrison. |
| September 2014 | Heavy Rain | Harrison | - | Three and three-quarters inches of rain was reported. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter to golf ball size hail was reported in Harrison. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter to ping pong ball size hail was observed eight miles west of Fort Robinson. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Harrison | - | Dime to quarter size hail was reported south of Harrison. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter to half dollar size hail was reported south of Harrison. |
| May 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Harrison | - | A weak tornado was on the ground for five minutes before it lifted. The observer was looking west from State Highway 71. No damage was reported. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Harrison | - | Penny to quarter size hail was reported south of Harrison. Several eaves troughs were damaged. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | - | NDOR sensor measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 64 mph. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Harrison | - | Report received from 911 operator that public reported tornado, storm chaser in the area only reported funnel cloud. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Harrison | - | Brief touchdown in open area with no damage reported. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Harrison | - | Estimated time of report. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Harrison | - | Most of the hailstones were quarter size, with some larger stones the size of half dollars. Also had 60-70 MPH winds with very heavy rainfall. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Harrison | - | Time of report was 1100MST. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Harrison | - | Some as big as half dollars. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Harrison | - | Thunderstorm also produced 2.40 inches of rainfall at location. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Harrison | - | Runoff from heavy rain caused Indian Creek to overflow into adjacent meadows for a short time. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Harrison | - | Also brief wind gusts estimated from 40 to near 60 mph. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | - | Estimated wind gusts from 60 to 70 mph with some 3/4 inch hail. |
| September 2005 | Hail | Harrison | - | Quarter to golfball sized hail reported along with estimated 60 mph wind gusts. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Harrison | - | 3/4 to 1 inch diameter hail reported. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Harrison | - | Tornado reported over open country. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | - | 5 inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harrison | - | 60 mph wind gust reported at Agate Fossil Beds National Monument. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Harrison | - | Hail covered the ground 3 inches deep. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Harrison | - | Tornado reported north of Henry, NE |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Harrison | - | Tornado 10 miles north of Scottsbluff, NE |
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.
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 Harrison | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2046091 | 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 829824. 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.




