NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Minden, 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 Minden, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 164 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 164
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
1 deaths in all
What the records show for Minden
The highest rating among the 164 tornadoes within 25 miles is F3, reached 6 times; the most recent, on June 6, 1993, came within 24 miles. The deadliest, an F1 on June 15, 1960, killed 1 person. Of the 164, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 52 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 61. The most recent tornado was on July 6, 2024. Minden has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 89% of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 87 times since 1960, with stones up to 4.5 inches (grapefruit size). Of the 91 Nebraska cities, 89% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Minden.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Minden
By decade
- 2020s18
- 2010s17
- 2000s17
- 1990s40(2 EF3+)
- 1980s26(1 EF3+)
- 1970s19(1 EF3+)
- 1960s17
- 1950s10(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6, 1993 | F3 | 24 mi | 50 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 5 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1985 | F3 | 20 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 16, 1977 | F3 | 20 mi | 47.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 18, 1958 | F3 | 22 mi | 3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 29, 1956 | F3 | 17 mi | 65.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2008 | EF2 | 18 mi | 21.75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 29, 2008 | EF2 | 14 mi | 14.06 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 2, 1999 | F2 | 12 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 17, 1994 | F2 | 24 mi | 4 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1993 | F2 | 24 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1993 | F2 | 5 mi | 40 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 164, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Minden
The Storm Prediction Center has 87 hail reports within 10 miles of Minden since 1960, made on 66 separate days. Of these, 67 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 4.5 inches (grapefruit size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 12, 2002. The most recent report is from July 10, 2025. May and June have the most reports, 24 each.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Minden
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Minden, NE, 2 miles northwest of Minden at 2,160 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 15°F. May is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 25.7 inches over 48 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 38 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 149 nights a year. Snowfall averages 24.8 inches a year, most of it in February. That 25.7 inches is more than at 20 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (29%). Kearney, 18 miles northwest, has its own station (Kearney 4 NE, NE): 25.6 inches a year, the same as here, and the same July average high, 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 15 | 0.5 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Feb | 39 | 18 | 0.6 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Mar | 51 | 27 | 1.3 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Apr | 61 | 38 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.5 |
| May | 71 | 50 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 82 | 60 | 3.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 65 | 3.6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 63 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 54 | 1.9 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 39 | 2.1 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Nov | 50 | 27 | 1.0 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Dec | 37 | 17 | 0.7 | 2 | 4.2 |
| Year | 62 | 39 | 25.7 | 48 | 24.8 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Minden, NE (2,160 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 Minden
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 79 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Minden: 74 thunderstorm wind reports, 2 flash floods, 2 heavy rain events and 1 flood. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $34.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 6, 2022.
June 6, 2022: thunderstorm wind 6 miles from the centre of Minden — $18.0 million damage.
NWS: “Wind gusts peaked around 100 MPH along this path, with the most significant damage occurring approximately one mile east of Minden to two miles north-northeast of Minden. Numerous irrigation pivots were flipped and large tree limbs were downed.”
July 9, 2014: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Minden — $8.0 million damage.
May 11, 2005: flash flood 3 miles from the centre of Minden — $4.0 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
Kearney County, which includes Minden, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 3 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 Kearney County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail; Relatively Moderate for strong wind; Relatively Low for tornadoes and lightning; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $14.2 million a year, the 22nd highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $6.0 million (43%), 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 Minden
- Kearney, NE18 mi
- Gibbon, NE18 mi
- Juniata, NE21 mi
- Holdrege, NE24 mi
- Wood River, NE28 mi
- Hastings, NE29 mi
- Doniphan, NE34 mi
- Ravenna, NE36 mi
- Grand Island, NE42 mi
- Lexington, NE47 mi
- Smith Center, KS49 mi
- Phillipsburg, KS52 mi
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