NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Crofton, 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 Crofton, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 103 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 13 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 103
- EF3 or stronger
- 13
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Crofton
The highest rating among the 103 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on June 23, 2003, came within 21 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 8, 1965, killed 4 people. Of the 103, 6 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 34 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 47. The most recent tornado was on July 3, 2023. Of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site, 69% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Crofton. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 146 times since 1956, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Crofton has more hail reports within 10 miles than 53% of the 91 Nebraska cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Crofton
By decade
- 2020s5
- 2010s7(1 EF3+)
- 2000s22(1 EF3+)
- 1990s8
- 1980s17
- 1970s16(1 EF3+)
- 1960s18(6 EF3+)
- 1950s10(4 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1965 | F4 | 19 mi | 125.7 mi | 4 / 53 |
| Jun 23, 2003 | F4 | 21 mi | 13 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 2014 | EF3 | 21 mi | 3.96 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F3 | in town | 44.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 26, 1965 | F3 | 21 mi | 35.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 21, 1965 | F3 | 18 mi | 15.4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 1963 | F3 | 23 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1962 | F3 | 19 mi | 9.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 21, 1962 | F3 | 18 mi | 71.7 mi | 0 / 7 |
| May 30, 1959 | F3 | 14 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1954 | F3 | 21 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 18, 1954 | F3 | 17 mi | 0.1 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 Crofton
The Storm Prediction Center has 146 hail reports within 10 miles of Crofton since 1956, made on 85 separate days. Of these, 86 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on September 22, 2010. The most recent report is from June 16, 2025. June has the most reports, 42.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Crofton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Crofton, NE, 3 miles south of Crofton at 1,400 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 64°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 4.3 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 29.4 inches over 55 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 21 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 154 nights a year. Snowfall averages 38.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 29.4 inches is more than at 42 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (62%). Yankton, SD, 10 miles northeast, has its own station (Yankton 2 E, SD): 28.9 inches a year, 0.5 less than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 10 | 0.6 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Feb | 35 | 14 | 0.9 | 3 | 7.6 |
| Mar | 47 | 24 | 1.6 | 4 | 5.9 |
| Apr | 59 | 36 | 3.6 | 6 | 5.2 |
| May | 71 | 48 | 4.0 | 8 | 0.3 |
| Jun | 81 | 59 | 4.3 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 64 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 61 | 3.1 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 53 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 62 | 38 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 46 | 25 | 1.3 | 3 | 5.3 |
| Dec | 34 | 14 | 0.9 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Year | 59 | 37 | 29.4 | 55 | 38.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Crofton, NE (1,400 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 Crofton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 78 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Crofton: 52 thunderstorm wind reports, 14 floods, 9 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $33.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on July 21, 2004. July has had the most flash floods, 4 of 9. Of the 89 Nebraska cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 50 have had fewer than Crofton.
June 11, 2021: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Crofton — 1 injured, $1,000 damage.
June 1, 2019: flood 9 miles from the centre of Crofton — $22.4 million damage.
NWS: “During crop planting season, prolonged flooding led to the loss of or inability to plant crops across the area. Crop loss estimates provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.”
March 13, 2019: flood 9 miles from the centre of Crofton — $9.8 million damage.
NWS: “Street flooding in numerous intersections within the city of Yankton. A high number of flooded basements also reported, especially along Marne Creek.”
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
Knox County, which includes Crofton, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 floods, 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds, on July 27, 2022. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Knox County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind and lightning; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $9.6 million a year, the 40th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.6 million (38%), 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 Crofton
- Yankton, SD10 mi
- Hartington, NE17 mi
- Springfield, SD22 mi
- Vermillion, SD29 mi
- Freeman, SD39 mi
- Pierce, NE40 mi
- Elk Point, SD42 mi
- Beresford, SD42 mi
- Wagner, SD44 mi
- Wayne, NE45 mi
- Parkston, SD48 mi
- Parker, SD48 mi
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