NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Auburn, 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 Auburn, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Auburn
The strongest of the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on April 28, 1963; its path came within 2 miles, and it killed 1 person. Of the 103, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 39 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 31. The most recent tornado was on August 10, 2025. Of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site, 69% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Auburn. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 127 times since 1956, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 91 Nebraska cities, 65% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Auburn.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Auburn
By decade
- 2020s10
- 2010s11
- 2000s18
- 1990s23
- 1980s6
- 1970s9
- 1960s12(1 EF3+)
- 1950s14
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1963 | F3 | 2 mi | 4.9 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 24 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2012 | EF2 | 18 mi | 5.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 2008 | EF2 | 25 mi | 18.41 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 26, 2004 | F2 | 23 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 8, 1995 | F2 | 2 mi | 1.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 1, 1983 | F2 | 20 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 15, 1982 | F2 | 18 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 13, 1975 | F2 | 23 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 16, 1968 | F2 | 18 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 16, 1968 | F2 | in town | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 7, 1967 | F2 | 11 mi | 67.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 103, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Auburn
The Storm Prediction Center has 127 hail reports within 10 miles of Auburn since 1956, made on 85 separate days. Of these, 89 were 1 inch across or larger, and 14 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on April 13, 1981. The most recent report is from April 30, 2024. June has the most reports, 38.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Auburn
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Auburn 5 ESE, NE, 5 miles east of Auburn at 930 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 67°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 14°F. May is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 32.3 inches over 57 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 39 days a year, almost all from May to October. Lows fall below freezing on about 135 nights a year. Snowfall averages 30.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 32.3 inches is more than at 57 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (84%). Tecumseh, 19 miles west, has its own station (Tecumseh 1S, NE): 32.4 inches a year, the same as here, and a July average high of 88°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 14 | 0.8 | 2 | 7.7 |
| Feb | 40 | 19 | 1.1 | 3 | 8.1 |
| Mar | 53 | 29 | 2.0 | 5 | 3.6 |
| Apr | 65 | 40 | 2.9 | 6 | 1.6 |
| May | 75 | 53 | 5.0 | 7 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 84 | 63 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 67 | 4.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 64 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 55 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 42 | 2.5 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 52 | 29 | 1.7 | 3 | 2.3 |
| Dec | 39 | 19 | 1.2 | 3 | 6.4 |
| Year | 64 | 41 | 32.3 | 57 | 30.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Auburn 5 ESE, NE (930 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 Auburn
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 102 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Auburn: 85 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 floods, 5 flash floods and 4 heavy rain events. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $85,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on May 18, 2026. Of the 89 Nebraska cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 19 have had fewer than Auburn.
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 Auburn's ZIP code 68305 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1993, and were paid $96,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. Of the 41 Nebraska cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 2 have fewer than Auburn.
Nemaha County, which includes Auburn, has been named in 26 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 14 severe storms, 7 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 3, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Nemaha County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes, hail, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $5.1 million a year, the 63rd highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.7 million (34%), 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 Auburn
- Tecumseh, NE19 mi
- Nebraska City, NE20 mi
- Falls City, NE24 mi
- Syracuse, NE26 mi
- Sabetha, KS34 mi
- Shenandoah, IA36 mi
- Seneca, KS39 mi
- Hiawatha, KS39 mi
- Eagle, NE43 mi
- Plattsmouth, NE43 mi
- Hickman, NE44 mi
- Louisville, NE45 mi
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