NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Albion, NE
Every tropical system within 75 miles since 1851 and every tornado within 25 miles since 1950.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
No tropical storm or hurricane has passed within 75 miles of Albion, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 96 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 96
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Albion
The highest rating among the 96 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on May 8, 1965, came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 30, 1954, killed 6 people. Of the 96, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 33 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 34. The most recent tornado was on June 25, 2024. Of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site, 84% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Albion. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 89 times since 1955, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 91 Nebraska cities, 88% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Albion.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Albion
By decade
- 2020s13
- 2010s7
- 2000s13
- 1990s14
- 1980s10
- 1970s13(1 EF3+)
- 1960s17(4 EF3+)
- 1950s9(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1954 | F4 | 15 mi | 29.9 mi | 6 / 23 |
| May 8, 1965 | F4 | 2 mi | 125.7 mi | 4 / 53 |
| May 8, 1965 | F4 | 23 mi | 78.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1964 | F4 | 7 mi | 51.2 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Apr 19, 1979 | F3 | 16 mi | 10.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 1962 | F3 | 15 mi | 71.7 mi | 0 / 7 |
| Jun 7, 1953 | F3 | in town | 8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF2 | 8 mi | 26.71 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 24, 2012 | EF2 | 22 mi | 0.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F2 | 21 mi | 13 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 25, 1984 | F2 | 15 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jul 20, 1972 | F2 | 21 mi | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 96, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Albion
The Storm Prediction Center has 89 hail reports within 10 miles of Albion since 1955, made on 70 separate days. Of these, 56 were 1 inch across or larger, and 10 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 3 days, most recently August 19, 1987. The most recent report is from June 16, 2025. June has the most reports, 20.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Albion
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Albion, NE, 2 miles southeast of Albion at 1,795 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 11°F. May is the wettest at 4.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 27.3 inches over 51 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 22 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 161 nights a year. Snowfall averages 26.6 inches a year, most of it in February. That 27.3 inches is more than at 28 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (41%). Madison, 31 miles east, has its own station (Madison, NE): 28.4 inches a year, 1.1 more than here, and the same July average high, 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 11 | 0.6 | 2 | 5.3 |
| Feb | 37 | 15 | 0.7 | 2 | 6.4 |
| Mar | 49 | 24 | 1.7 | 4 | 5.0 |
| Apr | 60 | 34 | 2.7 | 5 | 2.3 |
| May | 71 | 47 | 4.2 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 81 | 58 | 3.8 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 63 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 60 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 50 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 37 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.9 |
| Nov | 49 | 24 | 1.2 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Dec | 36 | 15 | 0.8 | 2 | 3.5 |
| Year | 60 | 36 | 27.3 | 51 | 26.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Albion, NE (1,795 ft), from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals. Normals describe the station; the farther a place is from it, and the bigger the difference in height, the more its weather can differ.
Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Albion
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 44 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Albion: 36 thunderstorm wind reports, 5 flash floods and 3 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $137,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 84 mph, on June 23, 2021. June has had the most flash floods, 3 of 5. Of the 89 Nebraska cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 19 have had fewer than Albion.
June 17, 1998: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Albion — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Strong winds lifted a barn up and tossed it into a house.”
Source: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, events whose starting point is on record, 1996 to June 30, 2026. Damage is the NWS estimate in the dollars of the year, not insured losses, and NWS notes that some reports are unverified.
Flood insurance claims, disaster declarations and FEMA risk ratings
Boone County, which includes Albion, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 severe storms, 6 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Boone County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and lightning; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $12.9 million a year, the 27th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.2 million (33%), is from hail.
Claims: FEMA, OpenFEMA Dataset FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3, summed over ZIP codes; payments in the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. Declarations: Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, by county. Retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
Risk ratings: FEMA, National Risk Index county table, December 2025 (v1.20), retrieved October 26, 2026; ratings compare counties nationwide, are meant for planning and are no substitute for a local risk assessment. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Risk Index dataset API or downloadable datasets but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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