NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Fremont, 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 Fremont, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 118 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 5 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 118
- EF3 or stronger
- 5
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
2 deaths in all
What the records show for Fremont
The highest rating among the 118 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 26, 2024, came within 16 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on May 7, 1988, killed 2 people. Of the 118, 13 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 52 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 40. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2025. Of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site, 57% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Fremont. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 193 times since 1956, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Fremont has more hail reports within 10 miles than 73% of the 91 Nebraska cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Fremont
By decade
- 2020s19(2 EF3+)
- 2010s15
- 2000s18
- 1990s13
- 1980s8
- 1970s12
- 1960s12
- 1950s21(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF4 | 16 mi | 31.89 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Aug 13, 1952 | F4 | 16 mi | 26.7 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Jul 15, 1950 | F4 | 21 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 33 |
| Apr 17, 2025 | EF3 | 21 mi | 8.12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 13, 1952 | F3 | 10 mi | 44.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 7, 1988 | F2 | 21 mi | 16.2 mi | 2 / 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | EF2 | 24 mi | 11.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 12, 2023 | EF2 | 14 mi | 10.37 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 2023 | EF2 | 11 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 8, 2008 | EF2 | 23 mi | 10.82 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 20, 1982 | F2 | 24 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1970 | F2 | 4 mi | 42.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 118, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Fremont
The Storm Prediction Center has 193 hail reports within 10 miles of Fremont since 1956, made on 102 separate days. Of these, 141 were 1 inch across or larger, and 29 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 28, 2023. The most recent report is from September 22, 2025. June has the most reports, 48.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Fremont
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Fremont, NE, 1 mile east of Fremont at 1,180 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 13°F. June is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 30.5 inches over 56 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 34 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 140 nights a year. That 30.5 inches is more than at 46 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (68%). Valley, 11 miles southeast, has its own station (Valley NWS, NE): 33.2 inches a year, 2.7 more than here, and the same July average high, 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 13 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Feb | 37 | 17 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Mar | 50 | 27 | 1.6 | 4 |
| Apr | 63 | 38 | 3.0 | 6 |
| May | 73 | 50 | 4.6 | 8 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 5.0 | 7 |
| Jul | 87 | 65 | 3.2 | 6 |
| Aug | 85 | 63 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Sep | 78 | 53 | 3.1 | 5 |
| Oct | 65 | 40 | 2.2 | 5 |
| Nov | 50 | 28 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Dec | 36 | 18 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Year | 62 | 39 | 30.5 | 56 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Fremont, NE (1,180 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 Fremont
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 169 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Fremont: 120 thunderstorm wind reports, 38 floods, 9 flash floods and 2 lightning strikes. They killed 0 people and injured 5, and the NWS estimated $60.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 115 mph, on June 27, 2008. May 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 Fremont.
August 3, 2004: thunderstorm wind in Fremont — 2 injured.
NWS: “Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at over 60 mph downed many large cottonwood trees in the Big Island area along the Platte River south of Fremont. Some of the trees fell on mobile homes, vehicles and recreational vehicles causing extensive damage.”
June 12, 2010: flood 10 miles from the centre of Fremont — 1 injured, $2.0 million damage.
July 14, 2010: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Fremont — 1 injured.
NWS: “A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at around 60 mph caused a semi to hit a guardrail and tip into the ditch slightly injuring the driver.”
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 Fremont's ZIP code 68025 have filed 602 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $9.0 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from March 2019 Midwest Flooding in 2019: 203 claims (34% of all) and $6.9 million. 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, 40 have fewer than Fremont.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| March 2019 Midwest Flooding2019 | 203 | $6.9 million |
Dodge County, which includes Fremont, has been named in 21 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 19 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 7 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Winter Storm and Straight-Line Winds, on May 21, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Dodge County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and hail; Relatively Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $33.8 million a year, the 6th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $15.0 million (44%), 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 Fremont
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- Blair, NE19 mi
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