NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ashland, 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 Ashland, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 134 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 134
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Ashland
The highest rating among the 134 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on April 26, 2024, came within 10 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 6, 1975, killed 3 people. Of the 134, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 67 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 42. The most recent tornado was on April 17, 2025. Ashland has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 69% of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 101 times since 1965, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 91 Nebraska cities, 80% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Ashland.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Ashland
By decade
- 2020s18(2 EF3+)
- 2010s21
- 2000s28
- 1990s17(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s14(1 EF3+)
- 1960s9(1 EF3+)
- 1950s19(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 1975 | F4 | 18 mi | 8 mi | 3 / 133 |
| Apr 25, 1957 | F4 | 2 mi | 89.8 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF4 | 10 mi | 31.89 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Aug 13, 1952 | F4 | in town | 26.7 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF3 | 14 mi | 5.25 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F3 | 21 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 1, 1965 | F3 | 24 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 13, 1952 | F3 | 13 mi | 44.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 7, 1988 | F2 | 5 mi | 16.2 mi | 2 / 1 |
| Jun 16, 2017 | EF2 | 22 mi | 13.99 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 2016 | EF2 | 23 mi | 3.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 2014 | EF2 | 20 mi | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 134, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ashland
The Storm Prediction Center has 101 hail reports within 10 miles of Ashland since 1965, made on 73 separate days. Of these, 71 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), was reported on 2 days, most recently May 4, 2003. The most recent report is from April 17, 2025. June has the most reports, 37.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ashland
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Ashland #2, NE, 2 miles south of Ashland at 1,118 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 13°F. May is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 32.5 inches over 58 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 37 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 144 nights a year. Snowfall averages 22.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 32.5 inches is more than at 60 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (88%). Gretna, 7 miles northeast, has its own station (Gretna 4NE, NE): 33.3 inches a year, 0.8 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 13 | 0.9 | 3 | 5.7 |
| Feb | 38 | 17 | 1.0 | 3 | 6.2 |
| Mar | 51 | 28 | 1.7 | 4 | 3.2 |
| Apr | 63 | 38 | 3.2 | 6 | 0.9 |
| May | 73 | 50 | 5.2 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 62 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 66 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 63 | 4.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 53 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 41 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 50 | 28 | 1.4 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Dec | 37 | 18 | 1.3 | 3 | 4.8 |
| Year | 62 | 40 | 32.5 | 58 | 22.1 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Ashland #2, NE (1,118 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 Ashland
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 128 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ashland: 85 thunderstorm wind reports, 37 floods, 5 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $70.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 14, 2022. Of the 89 Nebraska cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 19 have had fewer than Ashland.
July 5, 2003: thunderstorm wind 2 miles from the centre of Ashland — 1 injured.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds downed large tree branches in the Thomas Lakes area east of Ashland. One large tree branch fell through the windshield of a truck causing serious, but non-fatal, injuries to a man inside.”
June 14, 2022: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Ashland — 1 injured.
NWS: “Emergency manager reported campers flipped over at a campground.”
March 13, 2019: flood 4 miles from the centre of Ashland — $52.3 million damage.
NWS: “This is for flooding along the Platte River. 35 feet at 7 am on March 16th.”
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
Flood insurance policyholders in Ashland's ZIP code 68003 have filed 203 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $4.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from March 2019 Midwest Flooding in 2019: 56 claims (28% of all) and $2.5 million, then Midwest Flooding in 1993 with 14. 34% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 41 Nebraska cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 35 have fewer than Ashland.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| March 2019 Midwest Flooding2019 | 56 | $2.5 million |
| Midwest Flooding1993 | 14 | $114,000 |
Saunders County, which includes Ashland, has been named in 30 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 28 of them major disasters (by incident: 16 severe storms, 7 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 2 tornadoes). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, on October 22, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Saunders County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes; Very Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.7 million a year, the 18th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.2 million (40%), is from inland flooding.
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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Cities near Ashland
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- Louisville, NE13 mi
- Waterloo, NE14 mi
- Ceresco, NE14 mi
- Wahoo, NE15 mi
- Elkhorn, NE16 mi
- Valley, NE18 mi
- Eagle, NE18 mi
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