| August 1999 | Flash Flood | Omaha | 1 killed, $11,000,000 | Record setting rainfall caused extensive flooding over the Omaha Nebraska and Council Bluffs Iowa metro area and surrounding counties. Rainfall at Eppley Airfield in Omaha totaled 10.46 inches for the 24 hour period ending at 3 am cst 8/7/99, this was the most rainfall recorded in a 24 hour period in Omaha since 1900. The rain fell roughly in two periods, the first lasting from noon through 5 pm cst Friday 8/6/99 and the second beginning Friday evening around 7 pm cst continuing through 3 am Saturday morning. The heaviest rain was mainly confined to the eastern part of Omaha and into Pottawattamie county Iowa with amounts in the 8 to over 10 inch range. Rainfall tapered down in western Douglas county. Aksarben, located in the central part of Omaha, reported around 7 inches, Boystown on the western fringes of Omaha had a little over 5 inches while the NWS office in Valley, in the extreme western part of Douglas county, only received around 2.5 inches. The rain caused extensive flooding along Cole Creek in the east central part of Omaha where 1 man drowned after his basement wall washed out carrying him 40 yards downstream. Other flooding was observed along the Big Papillion Creek where two golf courses and a nursery received substantial damage. The Metro Area Transit Headquarters was hit by an 8 foot wall of water which flooded equipment and numerous buses, and caused around 4.5 million dollars of damage alone. More than 1000 homes, 8 apartment complexes and over 30 businesses sustained significant damage from flooding with total damage between 6.5 million and 11 million dollars. The Big Papillion Creek at Fort Street in Omaha reached 24.8 feet in the morning of 8/7/99, flood stage is 23 feet, while the Little Papillion Creet at Irvington reached 18.1 feet. Flood stage at Irvington is 16.0 feet. Flooded basements, some with collapsed walls, and damaged vehicles appeared to have borne the brunt of the damage in the Omaha/Council Bluffs Metro area. Douglas, Burt and Washington counties of east central Nebraska were declared Federal disaster areas. |
| July 2004 | Flash Flood | Omaha | 1 killed | Heavy rainfall in the Omaha metropolitan area caused areas of flash flooding, especially near the Saddle Creek and Center Streets area, near the intersections of 96th and Q Streets, 17th and Ames Avenue and 108th and Q streets. It was near that last location where a 29-year-old male apparently drowned after his car became stalled in flood waters and he was swept away in a nearby drainage ditch as he was walking for help. His body was found more than 20 miles downstream in the Missouri River after it was surmised that his body traveled from the ditch into the Big Papillion Creek and then eventually into the Missouri River. Other flooding occurred when a pool of water 6 feet high developed near the Saddle Creek location carrying off a few vehicles and flooding at least one apartment complex. Several businesses were flooded and sewers backed up into properties. Eppley Airfield reported 2.66 inches of rain from the storm in just a several hour period, while some locations in midtown Omaha received almost 3.5 inches of rain. |
| July 2001 | Lightning | Omaha | 1 killed | A 46 year old man was killed when lightning struck him while he was riding alone on a bike trail in central Omaha. The lightning came from a high based thunderstorm that was producing occasional cloud to ground lighting but little rainfall as it tracked east across the city. |
| May 2004 | Lightning | Omaha | 2 hurt | Lightning struck 2 men near Zorinsky Lake, seriously injuring 1. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Omaha | 1 hurt, $300,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Omaha | 1 hurt | Hail up to softball-size fell across sections of northern and eastern Omaha from the first of 2 super-cell thunderstorms that tracked across the city on the 18th. The largest hail fell across the Florence area, where hailstones reached 3 inches in diameter, toward Eppley Airfield where some softball size stones fell. The hail was accompanied by thunderstorm wind gusts that were measured at 62 mph by Asos at Eppley. The wind driven hail caused substantial damage to vehicles and houses in eastern and northern Omaha and many cars that were parked in outdoor long-term parking at Eppley had their windows broken out by the first storm then soaked by heavy rain from the second. Also at Eppley several commercial planes sustained hail damage and a pilot was seriously injured around his eye when a softball-size stone crashed through the passenger gate/ramp leading to a plane at the gate. Around 270 of 600 decorative globe light along a drive toward the airport were shattered by the hail and wind, resulting in damage of around $500,000. Hail size was smaller and possibly even absent across the western and southwestern parts of town. According to State Farm, the largest auto insurer in Nebraska, 1,600 claims were made within a few days of the storm with more likely to follow, with most claims from the Omaha area. |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Omaha | 1 hurt | A woman was slightly injured when lightning struck the ground near where she was standing. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Omaha | $200,000,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Flood | East Omaha | $5,000,000 | Flooding along the Missouri River in Douglas county gradually worsened during June and moderate flooding persisted into August as record releases from Gavins Point Dam brought widespread flooding along the River. Initially the high releases were due to heavy rain and snow melt, but as the summer wore on persistent heavy rain events above Sioux City and some lingering snow melt in the higher elevations of the rockies kept the reservoir system full and with high releases. At Omaha the river climbed to around its 29 foot flood stage late in May and rose steadily through June reaching around 35 feet late in the month, briefly crossed 36 feet in early July before settling back to around 34 feet in early to mid August. By the end of August decreasing outflows from Gavins Point Dam had allowed the river near Omaha to drop to around 31 feet. The flooding in Douglas county along the Missouri River closed several parks, boating accesses, and recreational areas. Low areas around downtown on the river side of the federal levee were flooded. The high water and persistent pressure on levees forced Eppley airfield and other businesses to constantly monitor the situation and have pumps on standby as either rains, storm sewer backups or minor boils near the levee would force pumping of the water back over the levee. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers estimated to have spent a little over $2 million on levee repair/work in Omaha alone for the event. By the end of August the city of Omaha's tab for the flood fight had totaled $10 million. Minor flooding persisted into mid September. |
| June 2011 | Flood | East Omaha | $3,000,000 | Flooding along the Missouri River gradually worsened during June as record releases from Gavins Point Dam brought widespread flooding along the river. At Omaha the river climbed to around its 29 foot flood stage late in May and rose steadily through June reaching around 35 feet late in the month. The flooding in Douglas county along the Missouri River closed several parks, boating accesses, and recreational areas. Low areas around downtown on the river side of the Levee began flooding when a flood wall was installed. The south Omaha waste water treatment plant was forced to send 6 million gallons of waste water daily into the river early in June due to flood waters affecting the facility. The high water and persistent pressure on levees forced Eppley Airfield and other businesses to constantly monitor the situation and have pumps on standby as either rains, storm sewer backups or minor boils near the levee would force pumping of the water back over the levee. By June 22nd Eppley had already spent 2.5 million dollars on flood prevention. Burlington Northern had to shut down one of its tracks to allow it to be used as a levee, this forced Amtrak to close that link of service. The flooding persisted into July. |
| August 2005 | Lightning | Omaha | $2,000,000 | Lightning struck a midtown Omaha holiday decorating business starting a fire which quickly destroyed it. The storm responsible for the damage rolled across the city and produced a large number of cloud-to-ground lightning strokes as well as dropping at least 1 to 2 inches of rain on a large part of the metro area. There was over 15,000 lightning strikes, including cloud-to-ground stikes, in a four-county radius of Omaha according to the Omaha World Herald this night. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | $2,000,000 | A large bowing line of thunderstorms moved through the Omaha area bringing very strong winds and causing areas of substantial tree damage. A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded by Asos at Eppley Airfield at 1229 am cdt, while a wind gust of 84 mph was recorded on top of a building in downtown Omaha at 1233 am cdt and a 75 mph gust was recorded on a building on the Creighton campus at 1240 am cdt. OPPD estimated that cleanup expenses alone were around $200,000, with damage estimated at around 1.5 million dollars. At the peak, 60,000 customers were without power, some for the better part of a week. Many cars at several parking lots near the airport had their side windows broke out, probably due to the strong winds and the temperature contrast of a cool rain falling on cars which had sat out in the sun all day. The temperature when the rain and wind came through fell from the lower 80s down to the lower to mid 60s. This line of storms originated in northeast Nebraska from around Antelope, Pierce and Cedar counties and then bowed southeast causing the areas of extensive tree damage across counties in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa that night. In Omaha, much of the tree and house damage was in the central and eastern sections of the city where larger trees existed. |
| May 2001 | Hail | Omaha | $1,000,000 | This thunderstorm produced very large hail from around the Florence area toward Eppley Airfield then into the Council Bluffs, Iowa area. Hail up to nearly 3 inches in diameter caused considerable damage around Eppley Airfield with 20 commercial and private aircraft sustaining significant damage. Some of the aircraft had 5 inch diameter holes punched through control surfaces. In addition, 150 vehicles parked in outdoor parking facilities sustained substantial damage including windows knocked out. Total storm damage estimates were around $500,000 at Eppley Airfield alone. The storm also caused significant damage in that part of Council Bluffs directly south of the airport. |
| July 2011 | Flood | East Omaha | $500,000 | Flooding along the Missouri River gradually worsened during June and persisted into July as record releases from Gavins Point Dam brought widespread flooding along the River. At Omaha the river climbed to around its 29 foot flood stage late in May and rose steadily through June reaching around 35 feet late in the month, briefly crossed 36 feet in early July before settling back to around 35 feet except for a second peak of around 36 feet around July 24th. The flooding in Douglas county along the Missouri River closed several parks, boating accesses, and recreational areas. Low areas around downtown on the river side of the federal levee were flooded. The south Omaha waste water treatment plant was forced to send 6 million gallons of waste water daily into the river beginning early in June due to flood waters affecting the facility. The high water and persistent pressure on levees forced Eppley airfield and other businesses to constantly monitor the situation and have pumps on standby as either rains, storm sewer backups or minor boils near the levee would force pumping of the water back over the levee. By June 22nd Eppley had already spent 2.5 million dollars on flood prevention. Burlington Northern had to shut down one of its tracks to allow it to be used as a levee, this forced Amtrak to close that link of service. The flooding persisted into August. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | $500,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts that were measured at 62 mph by the Omaha Eppley Asos caused scattered tree...fence and building damage in Omaha. Most of the reports of tree damage were on the western or northern sections of town and included a 30 year-old ash that fell on a house north of Dodge Park, a large maple tree that fell on a home near 24th and Vane Street, a 60-foot evergreen that fell onto a house and car near 38th and Cuming Streets, 4 to 6 inch limbs downed near 210th and Maple and 10 inch tree limbs downed near 32nd and Tucker. A construction crane was blown over onto a performing arts building downtown causing $300,000 worth of damage. OPPD reported that around 13,000 customers lost their power from the storms. |
| October 2007 | Lightning | Omaha | $250,000 | Lightning caused a fire to house near 153rd and Ida Streets in far northwest Omaha. The fire damaged the roof and second floor with the first floor and basement sustaining significant smoke and water damage. The total damage was estimated at $250,000. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | South Omaha | $200,000 | Shortly after 4:30 PM CDT, a strong thunderstorm moved into the Omaha metro from the west bringing with it gusty winds, small hail and heavy rain. This slow moving thunderstorm remained over the Omaha metro for over an hour before weakening and slowly moving east into Iowa. Light rain behind this storm continued until around 6:15 PM CDT. There were public reports of stalled cars in flooded roadways south of Dodge Street and west of Interstate 480. There was also a report from amateur radio of flooding making Farnam Street south of Turner Boulevard impassible. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | East Omaha | $150,000 | Following several rounds of thunderstorms and heavy rain which resulted in flash flooding across the Omaha metro, flood waters continued to linger through the morning of the 21st. Broadcast Media reported multiple stalled vehicles at Center and 67th Street. |
| April 2007 | Lightning | Omaha | $150,000 | A lightning striked caused an estimated $150,000 in damage to a house near 164th and Page Streets. Firefighters arrived at around 5 am CDT and found flames on the roof. The fire spread down a wall and caused considerable damage to the basement. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Omaha | $100,000 | Significant urban flash flooding occurred in parts of northeast Omaha from a heavy supercell that moved slowly across the area. The flooding included numerous street and intersections flooded, Saddle Creek Steet was flooded and closed from Farnam to Davenport streets. Water rescues were performed by the Omaha Fire Department near the intersection of 42nd and Dalhnman. |
| April 2007 | Lightning | Omaha | $60,000 | A lightning striked caused an estimated $60,000 in damage to a house near the 2600 block of 125th Circle. Firefighters arrived around 1030 am CDT and found flames on the roof. The fire caused extensive damage to the upper level of the house and the rest of the house sustained moderate smoke and water damage. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2024 | Flood | East Omaha | $50,000 | Excessive rainfall across much of eastern South Dakota resulted in river flooding along the Missouri River at the end of June. Moderate flood stage was observed along the Missouri, with two Omaha river gauges cresting between 32.5 and 33.0 feet. Flood stage for this stretch of the Missouri is 27 feet. |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Omaha | $50,000 | Lightning struck a fireworks display setting off 50 thousand dollars worth of fireworks just before the beginning of a west Omaha display show. |
| March 2007 | Lightning | Omaha | $40,000 | Lightning from thunderstorms that moved across the city caused at least 4 fires in the metro area. Damage to 2 of the homes was estimated at $25,000 and $15,000. |
| June 2000 | Lightning | Omaha | $40,000 | Lightning strike did significant damage to a house near 48th and Capitol Streets. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | $40,000 | Significant damage to roof at elementary school. Large tree branches downed in Benson area. Large trees downed in Memorial Park. Other trees downed near 52nd and Western Ave. Many power outages, particularly over the central and eastern sections of the city of Omaha east of I-680. |
| September 1996 | Lightning | Omaha | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Flood | East Omaha | $25,000 | Persistent and heavy rains during June and July combined with increased releases from Gavin's Point Dam and caused the Missouri River to approach its 29 foot flood stage several times in July (although there was a period from the 7th through the 24th when the river dropped below 25 feet or so). The high water flooded some parks in the flood plain including N.P. Dodge park causing its closure. The high water continued into August and eventually prompted the closure of N.P. Dodge Park for the season and causing 20,000 dollars in lost revenue for the city of Omaha. |
| June 2010 | Flood | North Omaha | $25,000 | Persistent and heavy rains during June combined with increased releases from Gavin's Point Dam caused the Missouri River to approach its 29 foot flood stage on June 20th. The high water flooded some parks in the flood plain including N.P. Dodge park causing its closure. The high water continued into August and eventually prompted the closure of N.P. Dodge Park for the season causing 20,000 dollars in lost revenue for the city of Omaha. |
| May 2000 | Lightning | Omaha | $25,000 | Lightning strike started a house fire which caused 25 thousand dollars worth of damage. |
| August 2010 | Flood | East Omaha | $20,000 | This flooding carried over from June and July after persistent and heavy rains during those months combined with increased releases from Gavin's Point Dam and caused the Missouri River to approach its 29 foot flood stage several times in July and also in early August. The high water flooded some parks in the flood plain including N.P. Dodge park causing its closure. The high water continued into August and eventually prompted the closure of N.P. Dodge Park for the season and causing 20,000 dollars in lost revenue for the city of Omaha. |
| July 2004 | Lightning | Omaha | $20,000 | Lightning struck a house in northwest Omaha causing an attic fire which destroyed a room in the attic. |
| September 1998 | Lightning | Omaha | $20,000 | Lightning strike caused extensive fire damage to a house. |
| June 2001 | Lightning | Omaha | $12,000 | A lightning strike caused 12,000 dollars damage to an Omaha residence. |
| September 1996 | Lightning | Omaha | $10,000 | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Lightning | Omaha | $5,000 | Lightning struck the gutter of a house causing a fire that caused about $5,000 worth of damage before firefighters brought it under control in about 10 minutes. The fire was in southwest Omaha. |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Omaha | $5,000 | Lightning damaged several houses in the Omaha area and also caused a brief power outage for around 1100 customers. |
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds estimated at 60 to 65 mph damaged fences in the western part of Omaha. |
| April 2026 | Hail | South Omaha | - | Public report received via social media video of hail measured up to 1 inch in diameter mixed with a lot of pea sized hail in Omaha, NE. |
| April 2025 | Hail | North Omaha | - | Public report of hail estimated at 1 in diameter. |
| April 2025 | Hail | North Omaha | - | Public report of hail estimated up to 1.50 in diameter from an mPING report. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Omaha | - | Public estimated hail up to 1 inch in diameter. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | - | The office received a public report of a large tree down on a house. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Omaha | - | Broadcast Media reported ping-pong ball sized hail shortly before 6 am just west of Omaha. There was another public report of quarter sized hail in the area at the same time. Severe hail lasted for approximately 3 minutes. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Omaha | - | Broadcast media reported powerlines down at the intersection of Pacific and 32nd Street. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | - | Broadcast Media recorded a 60 mph wind gust. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Omaha | - | Quarter sized hail was reported by media in west Omaha. |
| July 2024 | Flood | East Omaha | - | This is a continuation of river flooding from the end of June. River levels crested along this stretch of the Missouri at the end of June, hence flood waters were receding by this time. As such, the greatest impacts were felt in June (and discussed in the June entry for StormData). For the first part of July while flood waters continued to recede, continued impacts were felt in the form of residual flooding in low-lying areas of roads, trails, and riverfront properties. Damage estimates can be found in June StormData. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | - | The office received a public report of a large tree blown down. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Omaha | - | The office received a public report of ping-pong ball sized hail. |
| June 2024 | Hail | South Omaha | - | This is a continuation of the hail swath from far western Pottawattamie County in Iowa. This storm continued to slowly move south, impacting portions of far southeastern Douglas County. The office continued to received numerous reports from multiple sources of quarter to tennis ball sized hail as it moved into northeast Sarpy County. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Omaha | - | Public reported a medium sized tree snapped at the trunk. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Omaha | - | Trained spotter reported multiple tree limbs down, the largest of which was approximately 1-foot in diameter. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Omaha | - | Public reported tree damage. |
| April 2023 | Flash Flood | Omaha | - | Public reported water over the road at 48th and Woolwort. |
| April 2023 | Flash Flood | South Omaha | - | Public reported flooding along I480 heading toward US75 south. |
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Omaha | - | Public reported water across the road at Saddle Creek and Farnam. Manhole covers were off. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Omaha | - | Emergency manager reported a residential building collapse due to a heavy tree falling on it. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Omaha | - | Trained spotter reported a large diameter tree broken at the trunk and laying across the road. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Omaha | - | Report of significant tree damage down in the city. |
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