Lightning strikes in Nebraska by county

The detection network has located 190,565 lightning strikes in Nebraska since the archive began, including 107,835 in the last 7 days. The table counts every strike the network placed inside a county boundary.

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1Cherry County17,7307,3799.3%
2Custer County12,2728,5126.4%
3Holt County10,3104,4325.4%
4Lincoln County7,1413,6043.7%
5Brown County4,3171,3092.3%
6Stanton County4,0623,2072.1%
7Antelope County3,6261,8201.9%
8Dodge County3,5483,4311.9%
9Cuming County3,5363,1131.9%
10Buffalo County3,4371641.8%
11Madison County3,4062,5231.8%
12Saunders County3,4052,4381.8%
13Cass County2,8751,0491.5%
14Wheeler County2,6081,7101.4%
15Blaine County2,5981,6611.4%
16Thomas County2,5631,7161.3%
17Valley County2,5321,8971.3%
18Platte County2,5242,2861.3%
19Knox County2,4981,2441.3%
20Keya Paha County2,4661,0131.3%
21Garfield County2,4601,6571.3%
22Rock County2,4371,0541.3%
23Greeley County2,3881,8891.3%
24Washington County2,3792,2731.2%
25Garden County2,3732,3421.2%
26Lancaster County2,2936731.2%
27Pierce County2,2927161.2%
28Boone County2,1991,7751.2%
29Hooker County2,1561,8901.1%
30Colfax County2,1372,0081.1%
31Sheridan County2,1331,2161.1%
32Sarpy County2,1177661.1%
33Douglas County2,0551,2901.1%
34Dawson County2,0403171.1%
35Wayne County2,0011,1381.1%
36Logan County1,9767101.0%
37Burt County1,8961,8441.0%
38Dundy County1,7751,3980.9%
39Sherman County1,7741,0490.9%
40Cheyenne County1,7391,7050.9%
41Phelps County1,7384860.9%
42Thurston County1,7221,4590.9%
43Chase County1,6291,4520.9%
44Morrill County1,6241,4030.9%
45McPherson County1,5871,0010.8%
46Loup County1,5541,0600.8%
47Kearney County1,5522360.8%
48Butler County1,5521,2640.8%
49Howard County1,4967740.8%
50Franklin County1,4141780.7%
51Harlan County1,3694460.7%
52York County1,2746850.7%
53Frontier County1,2726240.7%
54Furnas County1,2584920.7%
55Boyd County1,2281790.6%
56Cedar County1,1627770.6%
57Adams County1,1591480.6%
58Hall County1,1493620.6%
59Seward County1,1273810.6%
60Richardson County1,1033700.6%
61Otoe County1,0994380.6%
62Grant County1,0891,0360.6%
63Gage County1,0352450.5%
64Merrick County1,0146760.5%
65Red Willow County1,0094200.5%
66Gosper County9454010.5%
67Keith County9404050.5%
68Nance County9247840.5%
69Polk County9086810.5%
70Box Butte County8868560.5%
71Deuel County8708610.5%
72Webster County809390.4%
73Saline County751760.4%
74Hayes County7332060.4%
75Hamilton County7314380.4%
76Perkins County7175130.4%
77Nuckolls County715570.4%
78Thayer County705150.4%
79Dixon County6755500.4%
80Hitchcock County6213010.3%
81Fillmore County573210.3%
82Jefferson County563540.3%
83Pawnee County532800.3%
84Arthur County4664240.2%
85Scotts Bluff County4634190.2%
86Dawes County4333190.2%
87Dakota County4263770.2%
88Sioux County4122890.2%
89Kimball County3843460.2%
90Nemaha County3472550.2%
91Clay County333190.2%
92Johnson County3071460.2%
93Banner County107930.1%

Strike positions carry the network's mean location error of about 5.6 km, so strikes near a county line can be filed one county over. Method and caveats are on the data hub; the full state table is on the United States page.

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