NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Juniata, 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 Juniata, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 196 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 16 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 196
- EF3 or stronger
- 16
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
13 deaths in all
What the records show for Juniata
The strongest of the 196 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 5, 1964; its path came within 9 miles, and it killed 4 people. The deadliest, an F4 on May 8, 1965, killed 4 people. Of the 196, 16 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 56 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 64. The most recent tornado was on July 6, 2024. Juniata has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 93% of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 275 times since 1956, with stones up to 4.25 inches. Juniata has more hail reports within 10 miles than 87% of the 91 Nebraska cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Juniata
By decade
- 2020s16
- 2010s15(1 EF3+)
- 2000s25
- 1990s33(4 EF3+)
- 1980s46(5 EF3+)
- 1970s28(3 EF3+)
- 1960s22(2 EF3+)
- 1950s11(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1964 | F5 | 9 mi | 79.7 mi | 4 / 50 |
| May 8, 1965 | F4 | 19 mi | 125.7 mi | 4 / 53 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F4 | 25 mi | 1.1 mi | 3 / 110 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F4 | 24 mi | 131 mi | 0 / 8 |
| May 10, 1985 | F4 | 18 mi | 56 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Apr 7, 1978 | F4 | 24 mi | 31.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F3 | 25 mi | 2.3 mi | 1 / 40 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F3 | 24 mi | 6.4 mi | 1 / 25 |
| May 11, 2014 | EF3 | 23 mi | 20.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1993 | F3 | 15 mi | 75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 20 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 17 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 196, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Juniata
The Storm Prediction Center has 275 hail reports within 10 miles of Juniata since 1956, made on 152 separate days. Of these, 190 were 1 inch across or larger, and 22 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4.25 inches, fell on May 2, 2012. The most recent report is from June 18, 2024. June has the most reports, 79.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Juniata
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Hastings Municipal Airport, NE, 6 miles east of Juniata at 1,940 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 36°F and 16°F. May is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 26.6 inches over 48 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 36 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 139 nights a year. That 26.6 inches is more than at 26 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (38%). Doniphan, 14 miles northeast, has its own station (Hastings 4N, NE): 27.9 inches a year, 1.3 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36 | 16 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Feb | 41 | 19 | 0.8 | 2 |
| Mar | 53 | 29 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Apr | 63 | 39 | 2.7 | 5 |
| May | 73 | 51 | 4.4 | 8 |
| Jun | 84 | 62 | 3.7 | 6 |
| Jul | 88 | 66 | 3.6 | 5 |
| Aug | 85 | 64 | 3.4 | 6 |
| Sep | 79 | 54 | 2.1 | 4 |
| Oct | 65 | 41 | 2.0 | 4 |
| Nov | 51 | 28 | 1.1 | 2 |
| Dec | 39 | 19 | 0.9 | 2 |
| Year | 63 | 41 | 26.6 | 48 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Hastings Municipal Airport, NE (1,940 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 Juniata
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 173 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Juniata: 141 thunderstorm wind reports, 19 heavy rain events, 7 flash floods, 5 floods and 1 lightning strike. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $60.6 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 83 mph, on August 17, 2014. May has had the most flash floods, 3 of 7. Of the 89 Nebraska cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 37 have had fewer than Juniata.
May 23, 2019: lightning strike 10 miles from the centre of Juniata — 2 injured, $19.0 million damage.
July 9, 2014: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Juniata — $11.0 million damage.
NWS: “Wind gusts were estimated to be at least 60 MPH.”
May 11, 2005: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Juniata — $7.0 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
Adams County, which includes Juniata, has been named in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 16 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 4 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes, on February 23, 2022. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Adams County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail, strong wind and lightning; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes; Relatively Low for heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $29.7 million a year, the 8th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $11.5 million (39%), 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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Cities near Juniata
- Hastings, NE8 mi
- Doniphan, NE14 mi
- Wood River, NE15 mi
- Gibbon, NE20 mi
- Minden, NE21 mi
- Grand Island, NE24 mi
- Kearney, NE30 mi
- Aurora, NE33 mi
- Ravenna, NE34 mi
- Saint Paul, NE44 mi
- Holdrege, NE45 mi
- Superior, NE46 mi
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