Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
One of 3 National Register listings published here for Hitchcock County · listed in 2002 · category: Building.
Sources: the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Weyl Service Station between 2008 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 1 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 burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 11 August 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 21 July 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 2 July 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 17 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 1 May 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Trenton, the town this property stands in, in 119 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 78 hail, 35 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Hail | Trenton | $50,000 | Hail dented cars and broke siding on the house. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $10,000 | A roof was ripped off a barn by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2015 | Flash Flood | Trenton | $5,000 | A culvert was washed out on North River Drive between Trenton and Culbertson. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $5,000 | Metal outbuilding rolled and destroyed, landing on top of pickup truck. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | $2,500 | An enclosed metal building had a roughly 10 by 12 foot section of roof ripped off at the airport. In addition, an old farm windmill nearby was twisted and bent. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Trenton | - | The public reported dime to penny size hail in Trenton. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Trenton | - | Public report of hail up to half dollar sized. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Trenton | - | Trained spotter reported 1 inch diameter hail in Trenton. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Empty barrels blown east-southeast. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Storage container rolled, marks are in the ground. Container next to it did not roll. Pile of hurtles between the two containers not moved either. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Power pole is where parts of the roof (from the tornado) were blown into the power lines, causing pole to bend. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Mature pine tree uprooted. However pine trees of similar height nearby were fine. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | South side of service station canopy blown off. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Two sections of fence blown over on north side of field. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Ambient Weather Station (AWN646bc9b60ff7752afb878582) reported a 59 MPH gust and a 64 MPH gust four minutes later. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Trenton | - | Pea to sporadic ping pong ball sized hail fell over the location. Spotter reported that the ground was becoming decently covered by the smaller hail stones. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Wind gust was reported via Ambient Weather Station Trenton. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Spotter estimated wind gusts of 50-60 mph. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Report of 1.5 inch hail, 70 mph winds, broken windows and downed power lines in Trenton, NE. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Report from ambient weather network east of Trenton, NE with a max gust of 81 mph. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Trenton | - | Ping-pong ball sized hail reported. This occurred with 70 MPH wind gusts. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Mesonet station reported a 61 mph gust at the location. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Trenton | - | Pea to penny sized hail reported over a duration of approximately ten minutes. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Trenton | - | Quarter to half dollar sized hail reported at location along which may have caused possible crop damage. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Trenton | - | Pea to dime size hail reported via social media. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Trenton | - | Fire department reported hail up to nickel size 1.5 miles north of the Kansas-Nebraska state line on Road 368. |
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Trenton | - | Water reportedly covered the roadway on several portions of NE Hwy 25 about 3 miles north of Trenton, NE. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Trenton | - | Heavy rainfall was also occurring with the quarter size hail. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Trenton | - | Observer reported hail covering the ground. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Trenton | - | Spotter reported the hail appeared elongated in shape. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Peak wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph. |
| April 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Peak winds were estimated at 65 mph. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Trenton | - | Numerous hail reports received from the Trenton area in a 20 minute period. Reports were relayed by KIOD radio, the public, trained spotters and storm chasers. Hail sizes reported ranged from penny to half dollar. At 1635 CST, a spotter reported nickel sized hail covering the road in Trenton. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Trenton | - | Penny size hail was reported at Trenton Dam. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Trenton | - | Largest hail was penny sized but mostly pea size hail fell. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Trenton | - | Cooperative observer reported quarter size hail at Trenton Dam. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Trenton | - | Hail covered Highway 25. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Large tree limbs down. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Trenton | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| May 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Trenton | - | Brief touchdown over open field near Highway 25 and Highway 36. No known damage. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Strong thunderstorm outflow produced roof damage, took the top of grain bins and blew over chicken houses. Estimated wind gusts of 80 mph. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Irrigation pivot blown over. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Four to six-inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Trenton | - | Water running over Highway 25. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Several large branches broken. |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | Two trees uprooted. Up to 8 power poles down from Benkelman to Culbertson. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Trenton | - | A hail swath four to nine-miles wide occurred from northwest to southeast across the county. Approximately 20,000 acres of wheat and 6,000 acres of corn were damaged. The damage was estimated at $4 million. The hail broke windows on several farmsteads east of Stratton. At Swanson Lake the hail damaged mobile homes, pontoons, and boats. |
| September 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Trenton | - | Brief tornado nearly blew trucker off Highway 25, 4 miles north of the Kansas state line. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Trenton | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Trenton | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02000768 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Hitchcock County | All 3 listed properties in this county. |
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