Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
“The Wayne United States Post Office on Pearl Street in Wayne in Wayne County, Nebraska was built during 1934-35. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.”
Wikipedia article Wayne United States Post Office, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 5 National Register listings published here for Wayne County · listed in 2007 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Wayne United States Post Office between 2004 and 2018, burning about 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 10 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 30 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
| 24 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Nebraska Forest Service | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wayne, the town this property stands in, in 74 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 34 hail, 28 thunderstorm wind, 7 flash flood, 4 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2019 | Flash Flood | Wayne | $1,300,000 | Heavy rain and snow melt caused flooding at Wayne State University, mainly at their Willow Bowl outdoor amphitheater. Wayne Municipal Airport was under water and did sustain damage. Also the walking trail in Wayne was damaged by flood waters. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Wayne | $50,000 | Spotters reported water over roads in the city of Wayne. Also several county roads across the northern half of the county had water running over them in favored low spots. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at around 65 mph knocked the power out for some residents in Wayne. The winds also downed many large tree branches and uprooted several trees in town. A roof was also ripped off of a metal building in town by the winds. |
| October 1998 | Lightning | Wayne | $14,000 | Lightning strike caused a fire which destroyed a hog barn and killed 50 pigs. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Wayne | $10,000 | Emergency management reports water was running over roads near the Wayne/Dixon County border. The flash flooding occurred with water over the roads generally between Wayne County County Roads 572 to 575 Avenue and between 860 to 864 Roads. |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | $10,000 | Roof blown off equipment building. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Wayne | $5,000 | Portions of Wayne county received unofficially up to 8 inches of rain over a several day period that ended Thursday morning 8/23. The heavy rain during the early morning hours of 8/23 caused flash flooding across at least 3 county roads in the southeast portion of the county. The flooding resulted in closure of the roads into the afternoon hours. The flooding affected mainly agricultural lowlands, but some gravel was washed out on county roads. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Wayne | - | The Wayne County EM reported one primary highway many secondary roads were under water in eastern Wayne County. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | A 58 mph wind gust was recorded on a personal weather station. |
| July 2024 | Hail | Wayne | - | The office received a couple reports of quarter sized hail in the town of Wayne from both public sources and emergency management. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Emergency management reported several large trees damage with one uprooted. Corn in the surrounding area was also flattened. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Emergency management reported several large tree limbs blown down on a farmstead. One limb fell onto a vehicle. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Public reported lots of damage to large treed throughout the city of Wayne. |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Wayne | - | A brief tornado uprooted and snapped trees at two farmsteads. The tree damage was in a narrow swath near the road while the other buildings and trees just to the west were largely untouched. |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EF0) | Wayne | - | A tornado began in an open field and tracked across the east side of a farm, tipping a grain wagon, damaging trees, lifting an open shed, and damaging the roof of another shed. The debris was deposited up to 150 yards downstream where the track appeared to end in an open pasture prior to crossing 852nd road. Special thanks to Wayne County emergency management and Stanton County emergency management for assistance with the damage survey and drone-based evaluation. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Report of a large tree branch down on a road. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Several large branches greater than 8 inches in diameter broken from trees in Wayne. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Report of several 8+ inch branches broken. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Large limbs were reported down across Wayne County. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Large tree limbs down north of Wayne. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | A measured 67 mph wind gust occurred at the Wayne Airport AWOS. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Wayne | - | A trained spotter had quarter size hail and 50 to 60 mph winds. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Tree limbs were reported downed in the city of Wayne. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Wayne | - | Hail up to 1.5 inches in diameter fell for around 10 minutes in the Wayne area. With temperatures below freezing, the hail was accompanied by freezing rain and sleet. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Wayne | - | Hail up to quarter-size covered the ground north of Wayne. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were measured at 58 mph by the Awos at Wayne. The winds downed a few tree limbs a few miles east northeast of town. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Wayne | - | Rainfall of 2 to 3 inches in an hour or two caused flood waters to flow from corn fields across a few county roads northwest of Wayne. Damage was apparently minimal. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Wayne | - | Dime to nickel-size hail was reported by a spotter in the Wayne area. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Wayne | - | Hail up to golf ball-size fell from southwest of Wayne into town. |
| March 2011 | Hail | Wayne | - | Hail lasted for several minutes in Wayne and a bit east of town. The hail was mostly pea-size, but a few hailstones reached around quarter-size. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | The Awos in Wayne measured a thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph. The strong winds brought down a number of large tree branches in the area. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Wayne | - | A spotter estimated hail the size of quarters fell. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Wayne | - | Nickel size hail was accompanied by 50 mph winds. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Accompanied by hail up to 1 inch in diameter. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Tree branches were blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at around 60 mph. |
| August 2007 | Hail | Wayne | - | Accompanied by wind gusts of 60 mph. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph destroyed a metal shed and downed several large tree limbs in Wayne. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Wayne | - | Hail up to golfball size was reported along Highway 15 north of Wayne. |
| August 2005 | Hail | Wayne | - | Hail up to 1 inch in diameter was reported for around 10 minutes southwest of Wayne. |
| October 2005 | Flash Flood | Wayne | - | Law enforcement officials reported that heavy rain caused minor flash flooding of a county road about 1 mile west of the Wayne and Thurston county line. Radar estimated that 2 to 3 inches of rain fell across this area in a 2 or 3 hour period. The flooding caused little or no apparent dollar amount of damage. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Wayne | - | A tornado touched down southeast of Wayne causing damage to a house and destroying or severely damaging a barn and 6 outbuildings, along with much of the farm equipment. The debris was strewn for 3 miles downwind. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Wayne | - | Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell in Wayne and to the southwest of town. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 60 mph downed power lines in town. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Wayne | - | The hail caused extensive damage to windows, siding and screens in Wakefield. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at around 60 mph blew part of a tree down. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Wayne | - | One inch hail reported by Ham radio operator. |
| June 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Wayne | - | Pilot reported a brief touchdown of a small tornado. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Wind damage across much of Wayne county. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Wayne | - | Hail partially covered the ground. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Trees downed. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | Strong winds blew down street signs and tree limbs. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Wayne | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Wayne | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Wayne | - | no account filed |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wayne | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Wayne | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Wayne | - | 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.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Wayne Municipal Auditorium | under 500 feet | 2002 |
 | Wayne County Courthouse | 0.3 miles | 1979 |
 | Dr. W. C. Wightman House | 0.4 miles | 1978 |
 | Wayne Commercial Historic District | 3.1 miles | 2009 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07001325 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Wayne County | All 5 listed properties in this county. |
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