Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
“The Sidney Historic Business District is a historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.”
Wikipedia article Sidney Historic Business District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 10 National Register listings published here for Cheyenne County · listed in 1994 · category: District.
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 National Weather Service names Sidney, the town this property stands in, in 220 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 165 hail, 32 thunderstorm wind, 10 flash flood, 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1999 | Hail | Sidney | $150,000 | 1.75 inch hail fell 10 miles northwest of Sidney, NE |
| June 1997 | Hail | Sidney | $50,000 | Several windshields broken and vehicles dented. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $50,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew over two tractor-trailer trucks on Interstate 80. |
| August 1996 | Flash Flood | Sidney | $50,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Sidney | $40,000 | Leaves stripped from trees. Cars damaged and siding on many homes damaged. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $20,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds blew railroad cars off their tracks on an overpass in Sidney. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Sidney | $20,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Sidney | $20,000 | no account filed |
| October 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $15,000 | Thunderstorm winds of 62 MPH blew the roof off a construction company building at 1746 and deposited the roof 100 yards away. Winds also damaged several business signs, and split a tree truck which then partially blocked a residential street. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Sidney | $10,000 | Heavy rainfall flooded some roads in the downtown Sidney area with water reported in some businesses and homes. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Sidney | $6,000 | A storm produced golfball size hail over southeast Cheyenne County. |
| August 1996 | Hail | Sidney | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Sidney | $1,000 | Hail fell for five minutes. Residents were at Legion Park at the time. They were caught outside in the open and received bruises. Their vehicle sustained damage with broken side mirrors and shattered windsheild. |
| May 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | $1,000 | Windows were blown out of a house in Sidney around 1200MST. |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Sidney | $1,000 | Half of the town of Sidney was without power after a lightning bolt hit one of the main lines coming from a substation north of Sidney. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | - | UPR site 3 WNW of Brownson reported a 63mph wind gust. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | - | KSNY airport station gusted 64mph. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Sidney | - | Public report of 1 in hail. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | - | Sidney ASOS reported this downburst wind gust. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | - | Sidney Airport ASOS station (KSNY) measured wind gust. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Sidney | - | The public reported 2-inch diameter hail on the east side of the city of Sidney. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Sidney | - | The public reported quarter sized hail in the city of Sidney. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Sidney | - | Baseball sized hail was observed in the city of Sidney. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Sidney | - | Quarter sized hail was reported 1 mile N of Sidney via mPING. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Sidney | - | The public reported 2-inch diameter hail 8 miles ESE of Brownson. |
| August 2023 | Flash Flood | Sidney | - | Reports of flash flooding in Sidney on many city roads. One vehicle stuck in high water. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Sidney | - | Received report on Facebook of hail east of Sidney. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Sidney | - | Received report from mPING. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Sidney | - | Public report of 1 inch hail 1 mile west of Sidney. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | - | Emergency Manager reported 7 inch diameter tree limb broken in Sidney from severe downburst winds. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | - | Emergency manager reported flipped pivot east northeast of Sidney as well. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Sidney | - | Slight hail accumulation 1 mile west of Sidney, NE. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Sidney | - | One mile north of Sunol, NE. |
| September 2018 | Hail | Sidney | - | Half dollar size hail covered the ground. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Sidney | - | Quarter size hail was observed southeast of Sidney. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Sidney | - | Quarter size hail was observed east of Sidney. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Sidney | - | Tennis ball size hail was observed northwest of Sidney. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Sidney | - | Tennis ball size hail was observed north of Sidney. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Sidney | - | Quarter size hail was observed west of Sidney. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Sidney | - | Hen egg size hail was observed at the Interstate 80 rest area west of Sidney. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Sidney | - | Dime to quarter size hail was observed at Sidney. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Sidney | - | Half dollar size hail was observed east of Gurley. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Sidney | - | Hen egg size hail was observed at Cabela's near Sidney. |
| September 2017 | Hail | Sidney | - | Quarter size hail was observed at Sidney. |
| September 2017 | Hail | Sidney | - | Half dollar size hail was observed at Sidney. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Sidney | - | Quarter size hail covered the ground three to four inches deep at Sidney. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Sidney | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was observed north of Sidney. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Sidney | - | Quarter size hail was observed northeast of Sidney. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Sidney | - | Quarter size hail was observed northwest of Sidney. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | - | Estimated 60 mph wind gusts were observed northwest of Sidney. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph were reported at Sidney. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | - | A measured wind gust of 58 mph was reported a mile north of Sidney. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph were reported a mile east of Sidney. There were numerous broken tree limbs. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Sidney | - | Nickel to quarter size hail was reported 12 miles northwest of Sidney. |
| August 2016 | Hail | Sidney | - | Marble to quarter size hail was reported at Sidney. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Sidney | - | Quarter size hail was reported 10 miles south-southeast of Sidney. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Sidney | - | Half dollar size hail covered the ground two miles north of Sidney. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sidney | - | Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph east of Sidney. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Sidney | - | Quarter size hail was observed seven miles south of Sidney. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Sidney | - | Ping pong ball size hail was observed 10 miles southeast of Sidney. |
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 94001233 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Cheyenne County | All 10 listed properties in this county. |
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