NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Eagle, 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 Eagle, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 135 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 7 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 135
- EF3 or stronger
- 7
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
7 deaths in all
What the records show for Eagle
The highest rating among the 135 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 22, 2004, came within 8 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on September 25, 1973, killed 3 people. Of the 135, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 75 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 37. The most recent tornado was on August 10, 2025. Eagle has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 70% of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 142 times since 1965, with stones up to 5 inches. Eagle has more hail reports within 10 miles than 49% of the 91 Nebraska cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Eagle
By decade
- 2020s19(1 EF3+)
- 2010s25
- 2000s31(1 EF3+)
- 1990s20(1 EF3+)
- 1980s9
- 1970s7(1 EF3+)
- 1960s5(1 EF3+)
- 1950s19(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2004 | F4 | 8 mi | 54 mi | 1 / 38 |
| Apr 25, 1957 | F4 | 13 mi | 89.8 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Aug 13, 1952 | F4 | 14 mi | 26.7 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Sep 25, 1973 | F3 | 20 mi | 169.7 mi | 3 / 42 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF3 | 9 mi | 5.25 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F3 | 9 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 1, 1965 | F3 | 6 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 7, 1988 | F2 | 22 mi | 16.2 mi | 2 / 1 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 19 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 21 mi | 23.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 2019 | EF2 | 16 mi | 0.55 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 2016 | EF2 | 21 mi | 3.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 135, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Eagle
The Storm Prediction Center has 142 hail reports within 10 miles of Eagle since 1965, made on 91 separate days. Of these, 96 were 1 inch across or larger, and 6 reached 2 inches. The largest, 5 inches, fell on May 9, 2016. The most recent report is from April 17, 2025. June has the most reports, 32.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Eagle
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lincoln 8 ENE, NE, 7 miles northwest of Eagle at 1,189 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 14°F. May and June are the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 32.4 inches over 57 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. That 32.4 inches is more than at 58 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (85%). Lincoln, 12 miles west, has its own station (Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE): 29.4 inches a year, 3.0 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 14 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Feb | 40 | 18 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Mar | 53 | 28 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Apr | 64 | 38 | 3.0 | 6 |
| May | 74 | 50 | 4.8 | 8 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 4.8 | 8 |
| Jul | 87 | 65 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Aug | 85 | 62 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Sep | 79 | 53 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Oct | 66 | 40 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Nov | 51 | 28 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Dec | 39 | 18 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Year | 63 | 39 | 32.4 | 57 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lincoln 8 ENE, NE (1,189 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 Eagle
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 85 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Eagle: 71 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 flash floods, 3 heavy rain events and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on December 15, 2021. June 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 Eagle.
May 9, 2016: flash flood 9 miles from the centre of Eagle — $1.5 million damage.
June 21, 2010: flood 7 miles from the centre of Eagle — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Rainfall of 2 to over 4 inches that fell during the evening of 6/20 caused flooding along Weeping Water Creek and most likely many of its tributaries. The flooding caused the evacuations of Weeping Water, Union and Nehawka and shelters were established in each of those towns.”
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
Cass County, which includes Eagle, has been named in 27 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 23 of them major disasters (by incident: 13 severe storms, 8 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 fire). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Cass County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, inland flooding, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $15.4 million a year, the 19th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.6 million (43%), 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 Eagle
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- Lincoln, NE12 mi
- Hickman, NE17 mi
- Syracuse, NE17 mi
- Ashland, NE18 mi
- Louisville, NE20 mi
- Ceresco, NE21 mi
- Gretna, NE24 mi
- Springfield, NE24 mi
- Wahoo, NE29 mi
- Plattsmouth, NE30 mi
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