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Mitchell, Nebraska

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Fanning precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 69357. The Survey maps it on the Mitchell quadrangle. 1,548 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 3,953 feet above sea level.

Mitchell within Scotts Bluff County

On record in Mitchell

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

Population over time

2 figures

Mitchell fell from 1,702 to 1,548 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.

YearPeople Change
20101,702
20201,548-154 (-9%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

49 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Mitchell between 2007 and 2020, burning about 984 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
Debris and open burning22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural2
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2010Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
14 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
31 August 2018Equipment and vehicle use14 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
18 August 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
13 August 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
11 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNebraska Forest Servicenot named
10 August 2018Debris and open burning3.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named
10 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresNebraska Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Scotts Bluff County

Storms near this place

60 of 74 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mitchell in 74 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 56 hail, 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 2 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2020Thunderstorm WindMitchell2 hurtReports of tin being blown off a shed and rolling across US 26 striking two motorcyclists. Highway was shutdown and 2 injuries were reported.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindMitchell$4,000,000Numerous reports of wind gusts between 90 and 100 MPH near the town of Mitchell causing significant damage with downed trees, powerlines, and overturned center pivots.
June 1999HailMitchell$50,000no account filed
May 2000HailMitchell$20,000no account filed
June 2010HailMitchell$12,000Various hail size fell for 30 minutes causing broken windows and holes in roof.
June 2010HailMitchell$10,000Considerable damage to siding on west side. Several windows broken. Larges hail fell first followed by long duration of small hail.
June 2010HailMitchell$5,000Lost beet and corn crops. Possible roof damage. Estimated time of report.
June 2003HailMitchell$5,000no account filed
May 1998Tornado (F1)Mitchell$4,000A brief tornado touched down just to the north of Mitchell and uprooted several trees near the golf course.
June 2010HailMitchell$3,000House siding damaged.
June 2010HailMitchell$3,000Lost 4 double pane windows.
May 1998Thunderstorm WindMitchell$1,000The Mitchell fire chief reported 1 tree uprooted 3 miles northeast of Mitchell due to thunderstorm winds.
June 2010HailMitchell$400Broken window.
June 2025HailSouth Mitchell-Trained spotter reported half dollar sized hail.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindMitchell-Strong wind gusts caused significant damage to a barn and the roof of a house 1 mile S of Mitchell. Estimated 80+ MPH.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindMitchell-Scotts Bluff County Emergency Management reported numerous power lines and large trees down in the town of Mitchell, along with flipped rail cars.
June 2024HailMitchell-Golf ball sized hail was reported in the town of Mitchell.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindMitchell-Large trees were reported down 1 mile S of Mitchell.
July 2023HailMitchell-Report via Twitter of quarter sized hail.
June 2023Tornado (EFU)South Mitchell-A tornado occurred in open country west of Gering with no damage reported. Confirmed by official NWS Storm Survey.
September 2023HailMitchell-A trained spotter reported quarter sized hail 2 miles NE of Mitchell.
September 2023HailMitchell-The public reported ping-pong ball sized hail 2 miles E of Mitchell.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindMitchell-Received report on social media of wind damage to trees and a building in Mitchell.
June 2018HailMitchell-Dime to quarter size hail was observed at Mitchell.
June 2016Heavy RainMitchell-Two to five inches of rain fell across central and eastern portions of Scotts Bluff County.
June 2016Flash FloodMitchell-One to two feet of water covered Highway 26/92 from Mitchell to Scottsbluff.
April 2016Thunderstorm WindMitchell-Wind gusts were estimated at 55 to 60 mph at Mitchell.
June 2016HailMitchell-Quarter size hail was reported at Mitchell.
July 2016HailMitchell-Golf ball size hail was reported at Mitchell.
July 2016HailMitchell-Ping pong ball size hail was reported four miles south of Mitchell.
June 2015HailMitchell-Quarter size hail accumulated four inches deep.
June 2015HailMitchell-Quarter size hail was reported.
June 2015HailMitchell-Quarter size hail accumulated two inches deep.
June 2015HailMitchell-Quarter size hail accumulated two inches deep.
June 2015HailMitchell-Ping pong ball size hail was reported one mile south of Mitchell.
July 2015HailMitchell-Quarter size hail was observed southwest of Mitchell.
August 2013HailMitchell-Half dollar to ping pong ball size hail was reported south of Mitchell.
June 2013HailSouth Mitchell-Dime to quarter size hail was reported just south of Mitchell.
July 2013HailMitchell-Quarter size hail was reported just northeast of Mitchell.
July 2013HailMitchell-Quarter size hail was reported northeast of Mitchell.
June 2011Tornado (EF0)Mitchell-Law enforcement reported a tornado on the ground moving to the northeast.
June 2011Flash FloodMitchell-County Road G closed for a 2 mile stretch between South Mitchell Road and County Road 13.
June 2010HailMitchell-Wind gust of 43 MPH also reported.
June 2010HailMitchell-Hail was quarter to half dollar size.
June 2010HailMitchell-No major damage.
June 2010HailMitchell-Estimated time of report.
June 2010HailMitchell-Estimated time of report.
June 2009HailMitchell-Hail from 1 to 1.75 inches in diameter was reported.
May 2008HailMitchell-Soft, slushy hail ranged in size from 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter.
May 1998Tornado (F0)Mitchell-A brief weak tornado moved across open country south of Mitchell then dissipated.
June 1998Tornado (F0)Mitchell-A brief tornado touched dowm north of Mitchel.
March 1998HailMitchell-A storm produced 3/4 inch hail which covered the ground.
August 2024HailSouth Mitchell-no account filed
June 2022HailMitchell-no account filed
June 2022Funnel CloudMitchell-no account filed
June 2021HailMitchell-no account filed
June 2019HailSouth Mitchell-no account filed
July 2019HailMitchell-no account filed
July 2019Thunderstorm WindMitchell-no account filed
June 2011HailMitchell-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Scotts Bluff County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Pelton1.9 miles14
South Mitchell2.0 miles14
Jane2.1 miles14
Doyle3.6 miles14
Hubbard Corner4.7 miles14
Haig4.9 miles14
Redus5.3 miles14
Covert5.8 miles14

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 MitchellAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q957830The 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 831357. 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.