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Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Gibbon, 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 Gibbon, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 176 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 14 of them rated EF3 or stronger.

Hurricanes
0

within 75 mi, since 1851

Tropical storms
0

below hurricane strength

Tornadoes
176

within 25 mi, since 1950

EF3 or stronger
14

4 deaths in all

What the records show for Gibbon

The highest rating among the 176 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 2 times; the most recent, on May 8, 1965, came within 16 miles. Of the 176, 15 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 66. The most recent tornado was on July 6, 2024. Gibbon has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 91% of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 93 times since 1956, with stones up to 6 inches. Of the 91 Nebraska cities, 84% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Gibbon.

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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Gibbon

By decade

  • 2020s15
  • 2010s12(1 EF3+)
  • 2000s19
  • 1990s39(5 EF3+)
  • 1980s29(2 EF3+)
  • 1970s23(1 EF3+)
  • 1960s24(2 EF3+)
  • 1950s15(3 EF3+)
Strongest tornadoes near Gibbon, Nebraska
DateRatingDistancePathKilled / injured
May 8, 1965F416 mi125.7 mi4 / 53
Jun 6, 1956F419 mi2 mi0 / 0
Jun 20, 2011EF323 mi10 mi0 / 0
Jun 6, 1993F322 mi10 mi0 / 0
Jun 6, 1993F39 mi50 mi0 / 0
Jun 6, 1993F313 mi60 mi0 / 2
Mar 13, 1990F322 mi27 mi0 / 0
Mar 13, 1990F33 mi32 mi0 / 0
May 10, 1985F35 mi17 mi0 / 2
Jun 11, 1984F323 mi14 mi0 / 0
May 16, 1977F323 mi47.3 mi0 / 0
May 8, 1965F321 mi10.2 mi0 / 0

The strongest 12 of 176, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.

Hail in Gibbon

The Storm Prediction Center has 93 hail reports within 10 miles of Gibbon since 1956, made on 67 separate days. Of these, 73 were 1 inch across or larger, and 16 reached 2 inches. The largest, 6 inches, fell on June 12, 1990. The most recent report is from September 16, 2025. June has the most reports, 32.

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.

Weather by month in Gibbon

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Kearney 4 NE, NE, 8 miles west of Gibbon at 2,130 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 14°F. May is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 25.6 inches over 47 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 31 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 157 nights a year. Snowfall averages 21.8 inches a year, most of it in February. That 25.6 inches is more than at 19 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (28%). Wood River, 14 miles east, has its own station (Hastings 4N, NE): 27.9 inches a year, 2.3 more than here, and the same July average high, 87°F.

Monthly climate normals 1991–2020 at Kearney 4 NE, NE
MonthHigh °FLow °FPrecip. inDays ≥ 0.1"Snow in
Jan36140.523.7
Feb40170.625.6
Mar51251.533.5
Apr62362.751.9
May72474.470.1
Jun82593.960.0
Jul87633.460.0
Aug84613.050.0
Sep78511.840.0
Oct65382.140.8
Nov51251.032.8
Dec38170.723.4
Year623825.64721.8

Averages for 1991–2020 at Kearney 4 NE, NE (2,130 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.

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Floods, thunderstorm wind and lightning near Gibbon

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 89 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Gibbon: 68 thunderstorm wind reports, 8 flash floods, 8 floods, 4 heavy rain events and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $50.6 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, 5 of 8. Of the 89 Nebraska cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 42 have had fewer than Gibbon.

  • July 9, 2014: thunderstorm wind 5 miles from the centre of Gibbon — 1 injured, $13.0 million damage.

    NWS: “Strong outflow from the parent thunderstorm located to the east of this path produced wind gusts estimated to be near 70 MPH.”

  • July 9, 2014: thunderstorm wind in Gibbon — $23.0 million damage.

    NWS: “Wind gusts were estimated to be at least 70 MPH, with a gust of 68 MPH measured 3 miles south of Gibbon. Accompanied by hail up to the size of golf balls, the combination caused significant crop and tree damage in the area, with many fields reduced to stubble with crops determined to be complete losses.”

  • May 19, 2015: flood 8 miles from the centre of Gibbon — $3.0 million damage.

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 Gibbon's ZIP code 68840 have filed 13 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 2005, and were paid $58,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The year with the most claims was 2019, with 11. 46% 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, 2 have fewer than Gibbon.

Buffalo County, which includes Gibbon, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 4 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 Buffalo 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 and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $37.4 million a year, the 5th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $12.6 million (34%), is from hail.

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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