NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Gordon, 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 Gordon, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 49 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 1 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 49
- EF3 or stronger
- 1
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
no recorded deaths
What the records show for Gordon
The strongest of the 49 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F3 on June 4, 1994; its path came within 24 miles. Of the 49, 3 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 24 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 28. The most recent tornado was on July 18, 2023. Of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site, 97% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Gordon. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 30 times since 1981, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 91 Nebraska cities, 99% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Gordon.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Gordon
By decade
- 2020s3
- 2010s15
- 2000s6
- 1990s12(1 EF3+)
- 1980s4
- 1970s4
- 1960s2
- 1950s3
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 1994 | F3 | 24 mi | 12 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 26, 2016 | EF2 | 22 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 25, 1978 | F2 | 16 mi | 11.1 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Jul 27, 1972 | F2 | 24 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 8, 1957 | F2 | 12 mi | 9.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 2, 1953 | F2 | 3 mi | 80 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 6, 2016 | EF1 | 25 mi | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 2006 | F1 | 25 mi | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 10, 2006 | F1 | 18 mi | 1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 5, 1999 | F1 | 23 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 3, 1999 | F1 | 16 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 29, 1989 | F1 | 12 mi | 5 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 49, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Gordon
The Storm Prediction Center has 30 hail reports within 10 miles of Gordon since 1981, made on 24 separate days. Of these, 23 were 1 inch across or larger, and 2 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently July 4, 2019. The most recent report is from June 23, 2023. June has the most reports, 15.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Gordon
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Ellsworth 15 NNE, NE, 24 miles southwest of Gordon at 3,970 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 59°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 12°F. June is the wettest at 3.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.3 inches; the year adds up to 19.2 inches over 43 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 27 days a year, almost all from June to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 179 nights a year. That 19.2 inches is more than at 7 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (10%).
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 12 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Feb | 39 | 14 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Mar | 49 | 23 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Apr | 57 | 31 | 2.3 | 5 |
| May | 68 | 42 | 3.1 | 6 |
| Jun | 78 | 53 | 3.2 | 7 |
| Jul | 86 | 59 | 2.8 | 6 |
| Aug | 84 | 56 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Sep | 75 | 46 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Oct | 61 | 33 | 1.7 | 4 |
| Nov | 48 | 21 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Dec | 38 | 12 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Year | 60 | 33 | 19.2 | 43 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Ellsworth 15 NNE, NE (3,970 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 Gordon
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 12 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Gordon: 11 thunderstorm wind reports and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $11,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 4, 2019.
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
Cherry County, which includes Gordon, has been named in 11 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 8 of them major disasters (by incident: 5 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 2 floods, 1 fire). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Cherry County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Low for tornadoes and hail; Very Low for inland flooding, strong wind, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $4.8 million a year, the 64th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $1.6 million (32%), 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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