| June 2002 | Hail | Kearney | 15 hurt, $50,000,000 | All injuries were minor |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF2) | Kearney | $11,000,000 | This tornado was the most organized tornado that hit the city of Kearney this night and was the most persistent. It appeared to stay on the ground for the majority of its 22 mile path in Buffalo County. The tornado did exit Buffalo County and entered Hall County. The tornado started in the northwest part of the city of Kearney where it damaged an apartment complex. It took the roof off of part of the complex, blew out a wall and stacked a couple of cars in the parking lot. The tornado then moved east, damaging trees in Harmon Park and took a part of the roof off a building near the hospital. At the Buffalo County Fairgrounds, it caused a portion of the Expo Center building to collapse. Two people in this building were shook up but not injured. The tornado then continued east to the Kearney Airport where it destroyed a hanger and the cooperate jet housed inside. The tornado then continued on east and northeast through rural parts of Buffalo County. Several farmsteads were hit but damage was limited to shingles removed from roofs, outbuildings damaged and empty grain bins destroyed. There were multiple power poles and lines down by this storm. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Kearney | $8,000,000 | Hail up to the size of ping pong balls was reported across Kearney. |
| December 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $2,000,000 | Wind gusts estimated to up to 80 MPH caused damage in the Kearney area. Around 10 pine trees were blown down, as were a few irrigation pivots. Construction trailers were blown over near Kearney High School and a barn lean-to was damaged on 46th Avenue. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Kearney | $1,000,000 | Hail ranging in size from 1 to 2 inches in diameter was reported across Kearney. |
| April 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $1,000,000 | Considerable tree damage was reported, including trees blocking roadways. Winds destroyed a mobile home, damaged residence halls on the University of Nebraska-Kearney campus, and also blew part of the roof off the UNK library. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Kearney | $1,000,000 | Hail ranging in size from golf balls to baseballs pounded Kearney. Nine sheriff's deputy cars were damaged by the hail. |
| April 2003 | Hail | Kearney | $500,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Heavy Rain | Kearney | $500,000 | no account filed |
| September 2015 | Hail | Kearney | $400,000 | Hail ranging in size from quarter to tennis ball size was reported in the area. Inside the city of Kearney itself, hail was quarter to golf ball size. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $350,000 | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $300,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH resulted in three flipped irrigation pivots. |
| September 2019 | Hail | Kearney | $150,000 | Most hail stones along and near this path were quarter to half dollar size, but hail up to 2 inches in diameter was reported north of Riverdale. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $125,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. A power line was knocked down, resulting in starting a house fire. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $100,000 | Wind gusts were estimated at 70 MPH. A large tree was uprooted and a power pole was knocked down in Kearney. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Kearney | $100,000 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $80,000 | no account filed |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $75,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH. A trailer home was damaged when 3 trees were downed. Part of a tree knocked a hole through the roof, allowing water to get inside the home. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Kearney | $75,000 | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $75,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Lightning | Kearney | $73,000 | Lightning struck a paint store and resulting fire caused $73,000 in damage. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Kearney | $70,000 | Widespread flooding occured across southern Buffallo county when 2 to 5.5 inches of rain fell during the early morning hours. The most significant flooding was found in and around Gibbon where they saw 5.26 inches of rainfall. |
| June 2000 | Hail | Kearney | $70,000 | no account filed |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $50,000 | Wind gusts were estimated to be near 70 MPH. Trees branches were downed, a pole barn was damaged and a trailer was tipped over. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $50,000 | Widespread tree damage in town. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Kearney | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Flash Flood | Kearney | $50,000 | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $40,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Kearney | $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Kearney | $25,000 | Hail was accompanied by wind gusts estimated at 50 mph. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $25,000 | Wind gusts were estimated at 65 to 70 mph. |
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Kearney | $25,000 | Widespread street flooding in town. Some cars stalled in bumper deep water. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Kearney | $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Kearney | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Lightning | Kearney | $22,000 | Just minutes after one lightning ignited fire, the Kearney Volunteer Fire Department was called to another lightning started fire. This time the fire was at a detached garage and resulted in $22,000 in damage. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $10,000 | Local television station reported downed power lines on the southeast side of Kearney. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Kearney | $10,000 | Hail was accompanied by 45 MPH winds. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $10,000 | Large tree limbs blown down by winds estimated at 50 to 60 mph. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Kearney | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $6,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $5,000 | Peak wind gusts included: 62 MPH, measured by a mesonet station located one mile west-southwest of Kearney; 59 MPH, measured by a mesonet station located one mile west of Kearney; 58 MPH, measured by a mesonet station located three miles southwest of Kearney. Some minor tree damage was reported in the southwest part of Kearney. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Kearney | $5,000 | Hail accompanied by wind gusts estimated at 60 mph. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Kearney | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Kearney | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Kearney | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Hail | Kearney | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $3,000 | Minor tree damage was reported in Kearney. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | $1,000 | A line of thunderstorms moved southeast across central Nebraska producing wind gusts to 60 mph. A windshield was blown out of a car in Kearney. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Kearney | - | Hail ranging in size from nickels to golf balls was reported in Kearney. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | - | A wind gust of 63 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles east-southeast of Kearney. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | - | A wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles east-southeast of Kearney. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | - | A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles east-southeast of Kearney. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kearney | - | A wind gust of 64 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located three miles southwest of Kearney. |
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