Humphrey, Nebraska
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Granville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 68642. The Survey maps it on the Humphrey quadrangle. 857 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,670 feet above sea level.
On record in Humphrey
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
Humphrey City Halllisted 1996
Population over time
2 figuresHumphrey grew from 760 to 857 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 | 760 | |
| 2020 | 857 | +97 (+13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Fremont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fremont quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Humphrey quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Stanton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Humphrey between 2004 and 2015, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 31 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Storms near this place
46 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Humphrey in 46 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 23 hail, 17 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | $40,000 | This storm produced thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 80 mph downing numerous trees and large tree limbs in the Humphrey area. Also a city maintenance building roof was blown off. Although funnel clouds were reported with the storm, no tornadoes touched down in the Humphrey area according to the Platte county Emergency Manager. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | $20,000 | Besides possibly producing the spin up tornado in Humphrey, the strong winds associated with the thunderstorm that caused extensive damage in the Lindsay area, also caused damage in Humphrey. Besides tree damage, a newly erected grain bin was partially destroyed. An insurance agency in Humphrey reported at least 17 center pivots in the area were overturned, although this number may include some of those reported in the Lindsay area. |
| June 1999 | Flash Flood | Humphrey | $10,000 | Three to 5 inches of rain in northern Platte county caused extensive flash flooding which closed highway 91 just west of its junction with highway 81. A pickup with 2 people in it was washed off of highway 91 near Humphrey and swept 1/2 mile downstream totally destroying the truck. The occupants were not hurt. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | $5,000 | Winds over 60 mph blew down signs along highway 81 in northern Platte County. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Humphrey | $2,000 | Heavy rain produced flash flooding along Tracy Creek near Humphrey which flooded across Highway 91. |
| October 2007 | Flood | Humphrey | $2,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Humphrey | - | Public of dime to quarter size hail falling for 5 minutes with 40 to 50 mph wind gusts. |
| July 2025 | Hail | Humphrey | - | Report of hail estimated up to 1 in. in diameter. Report received via mPING. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Humphrey | - | This is the start of a swath of golf ball sized hail reported to the office from the public. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Humphrey | - | The office received a report from a trained spotter of quarter sized hail. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Humphrey | - | An off-duty NWS employee reported half-dollar sized hail. There as also an additional public report of quarter sized hail during this time frame. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Humphrey | - | Public reported via social media 2.5-inch hail. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Humphrey | - | Public reported 1-inch hail. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Humphrey | - | Public reported 1.25-inch hail. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Humphrey | - | Trained spotter reported up to quarter sized hail. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | Public reported via photos of a farm outbuilding with the roof partially removed. Several large trees were also down in the area. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | Public reported numerous large limbs down on Steepleview Golf Course. |
| October 2020 | Hail | Humphrey | - | Report from MPing for 1.25 inch hail. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | A spotter reported damage to buildings in Humphrey near the Highway 81 and 91 junction. Grain trucks were also blown over. Power was also reported out. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Humphrey | - | Golf ball size hail was reported by the Humphrey Police. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | Two 400,000 bushel grain bins blown over. Six tin outbuildings destroyed. Multiple power poles snapped. Shingle damage to a few homes. Widespread hail damage. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | Power lines were blown down. Windshields were damaged from the hail, but the hail size was not given. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | A 79 mph wind gust was measured at a personal weather station northeast of Humphrey. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | A large tree and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | The local COOP observer estimated wind gusts to 60 mph at this location. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Humphrey | - | Hail to 1 inch in diamater was reported in the town of Humphrey, and the hail continued south of town where the public reported hail up to golf ball size. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Humphrey | - | Nickel to quarter-size hail was reported in the Humphrey area. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph caused grain bin damage in the Humphrey area. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Humphrey | - | Hail, a few stones a little bigger than golfball-size, fell in the Humphrey area. There were some reports of baseball-size and larger stones in the area as well, although the larger stones were apparently few and far between and not confirmed. Some vehicle and crop damage was noted in the region. |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Humphrey | - | A funnel cloud was seen by many people from the Norfolk area to the north to Humphrey near it and Clarkson to the east. Several photographs from different angles were taken and sent to the NWS office. No damage was observed. |
| August 2007 | Flood | Humphrey | - | Several days of heavy rain caused Tracy Creek to flood some county roads from around Humphrey to near Creston. A few other creeks in the area also flooded some farm fields and other county roads. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph uprooted a few trees and caused other tree damage in the Humphrey area. |
| September 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | Thunderstorms winds estimated at 60 mph knocked over a large cottonwood tree damaging a deck and downing a power line near town. |
| August 2004 | Hail | Humphrey | - | Wind driven hail up to nickel size stripped leaves from crops in the area. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph blew the top of a grain bin off which damaged a nearby windmill. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | Semi truck overturned by thunderstorm wind gusts. These winds reportedly occurred behind the main line of thunderstorms, possibly a wake low type event that sometimes occurs after intense thunderstorms pass through. |
| May 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Humphrey | - | The Humphrey police reported a brief touchdown of a small tornado in Humphrey. This tornado possibly could have been spun up on the leading edge of the bow echo which did the most damage over northwest Platte county in the Lindsay area. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Humphrey | - | Large tree limbs down plus some damage to crops and buildings around Humphrey. |
| June 2013 | Hail | Humphrey | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Humphrey | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Humphrey | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Hail | Humphrey | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Humphrey | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Humphrey | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Humphrey | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Humphrey | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cornlea | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Tarnov | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Creston | 6.5 miles | 8 | |
| Saint Bernard | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Platte Center | 10.6 miles | 8 | |
| Lindsay | 11.1 miles | 9 | |
| Rosenborg | 14.9 miles | 9 | |
| Oconee | 15.4 miles | 14 |
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 Humphrey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q969017 | 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 830201. 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.




