NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Doniphan, 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 Doniphan, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 218 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 17 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 218
- EF3 or stronger
- 17
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
13 deaths in all
What the records show for Doniphan
The strongest of the 218 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 5, 1964; its path came within 11 miles, and it killed 4 people. The deadliest, an F4 on May 8, 1965, killed 4 people. Of the 218, 15 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 57 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 76. The most recent tornado was on July 6, 2024. Doniphan has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 97% of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 164 times since 1963, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Doniphan has more hail reports within 10 miles than 61% of the 91 Nebraska cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Doniphan
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s15(1 EF3+)
- 2000s28
- 1990s43(4 EF3+)
- 1980s44(5 EF3+)
- 1970s30(3 EF3+)
- 1960s27(2 EF3+)
- 1950s17(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1964 | F5 | 11 mi | 79.7 mi | 4 / 50 |
| May 8, 1965 | F4 | 13 mi | 125.7 mi | 4 / 53 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F4 | 11 mi | 1.1 mi | 3 / 110 |
| Apr 7, 1978 | F4 | 10 mi | 31.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F3 | 11 mi | 2.3 mi | 1 / 40 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F3 | 11 mi | 6.4 mi | 1 / 25 |
| May 11, 2014 | EF3 | 23 mi | 20.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1993 | F3 | 19 mi | 50 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1993 | F3 | 14 mi | 75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 9 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 17 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1985 | F3 | 20 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 2 |
The strongest 12 of 218, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Doniphan
The Storm Prediction Center has 164 hail reports within 10 miles of Doniphan since 1963, made on 105 separate days. Of these, 119 were 1 inch across or larger, and 20 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on May 28, 1989. The most recent report is from July 10, 2025. June has the most reports, 50.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Doniphan
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hastings 4N, NE, 8 miles south of Doniphan at 1,938 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 15°F. May is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 27.9 inches over 52 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 32 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 146 nights a year. Snowfall averages 28.6 inches a year, most of it in February. That 27.9 inches is more than at 33 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (49%). Grand Island, 11 miles north, has its own station (Grand Island Airport, NE): 26.5 inches a year, 1.4 less than 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 | 36 | 15 | 0.6 | 2 | 6.5 |
| Feb | 40 | 19 | 0.8 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Mar | 52 | 28 | 1.4 | 3 | 3.8 |
| Apr | 63 | 38 | 3.0 | 6 | 1.7 |
| May | 73 | 50 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 60 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 65 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 62 | 3.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 53 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 65 | 40 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Nov | 50 | 28 | 1.3 | 3 | 2.3 |
| Dec | 38 | 18 | 0.9 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Year | 62 | 40 | 27.9 | 52 | 28.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hastings 4N, NE (1,938 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 Doniphan
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 111 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Doniphan: 73 thunderstorm wind reports, 17 heavy rain events, 12 floods and 9 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $49.7 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 96 mph, on July 9, 2021. 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 Doniphan.
July 9, 2021: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Doniphan — 1 injured, $50,000 damage.
July 9, 2021: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Doniphan — $20.0 million damage.
NWS: “Wind gusts estimated to be near 95 MPH occurred along this path. The main reports of damage came from the Harvard and Sutton areas.”
August 1, 2013: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Doniphan — $10.1 million damage.
NWS: “A combination of hail and strong wind created a swath of crop damage, which occurred from 2-3 miles west of Giltner to 2 miles south of Giltner. Leaves were stripped from crops.”
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
Hall County, which includes Doniphan, has been named in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 15 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms and Straight-Line Winds, on September 6, 2021. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Hall County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and lightning; Relatively Low for inland flooding; Very Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $38.5 million a year, the 4th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.4 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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