NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Nebraska City, 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 Nebraska City, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 128 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 128
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for Nebraska City
The strongest of the 128 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F4 on June 22, 1964; its path came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F3 on August 28, 1979, killed 2 people. Of the 128, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 57 have come since 2000. April and May have had the most tornadoes, 32 each. The most recent tornado was on August 10, 2025. Nebraska City has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 57% of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 105 times since 1961, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 91 Nebraska cities, 75% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Nebraska City.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Nebraska City
By decade
- 2020s14
- 2010s13
- 2000s30
- 1990s27(1 EF3+)
- 1980s10
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s13(4 EF3+)
- 1950s13
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 1964 | F4 | 22 mi | 11.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Aug 28, 1979 | F3 | 17 mi | 38.3 mi | 2 / 14 |
| Apr 28, 1963 | F3 | 15 mi | 4.9 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F3 | 23 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 1, 1965 | F3 | 16 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Jun 22, 1964 | F3 | 15 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 18 mi | 2.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 14 mi | 3.59 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 14 mi | 3.3 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 28, 2017 | EF2 | 17 mi | 3.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 9, 2016 | EF2 | 13 mi | 3.27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 14, 2012 | EF2 | 7 mi | 12.23 mi | 0 / 4 |
The strongest 12 of 128, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Nebraska City
The Storm Prediction Center has 105 hail reports within 10 miles of Nebraska City since 1961, made on 76 separate days. Of these, 70 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 3 days, most recently April 19, 2023. The most recent report is from March 29, 2025. June has the most reports, 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Nebraska City
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Nebraska City 2NW, NE, 3 miles north of Nebraska City at 1,055 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 14°F. May is the wettest at 5.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 34.1 inches over 58 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 30 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 136 nights a year. Snowfall averages 24.0 inches a year, most of it in January. That 34.1 inches is more than at 65 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (96%). Syracuse, 16 miles west, has its own station (Syracuse, NE): 32.3 inches a year, 1.8 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 14 | 0.9 | 3 | 8.1 |
| Feb | 39 | 18 | 1.1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Mar | 52 | 29 | 1.9 | 5 | 1.9 |
| Apr | 64 | 39 | 3.4 | 6 | 1.1 |
| May | 74 | 51 | 5.4 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 4.9 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 66 | 4.4 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 63 | 2.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 79 | 54 | 3.2 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 41 | 3.0 | 4 | 0.1 |
| Nov | 51 | 29 | 1.6 | 3 | 1.3 |
| Dec | 38 | 19 | 1.4 | 3 | 4.2 |
| Year | 63 | 40 | 34.1 | 58 | 24.0 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Nebraska City 2NW, NE (1,055 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 Nebraska City
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 111 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Nebraska City: 66 thunderstorm wind reports, 38 floods, 5 flash floods and 2 lightning strikes. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $4.1 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on August 10, 2025. June has had the most flash floods, 2 of 5. Of the 89 Nebraska cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 19 have had fewer than Nebraska City.
September 1, 2011: flood 9 miles from the centre of Nebraska City — $3.0 million damage.
NWS: “Flooding along the Missouri River gradually improved over the area during September as releases from Gavins Point Dam were reduced. 5 feet by the first of September and finally below its 18 foot flood stage during the evening of Sept.”
April 11, 2001: thunderstorm wind 1 mile from the centre of Nebraska City — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm winds estimated at over 60 mph damaged numerous locations in town including several trees that were were split with large sections falling onto houses causing roof damage, damage to garages and to windows.”
June 11, 2010: flood 6 miles from the centre of Nebraska City — $250,000 damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain over much of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa during most of June caused a prolonged period of flooding along the Missouri River, especially downstream of Omaha through Rulo. The river near Nebraska City climbed above flood stage early in the afternoon on June 11th and remained above flood stage into July.”
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 Nebraska City's ZIP code 68410 have filed 11 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $365,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 73% 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, 1 have fewer than Nebraska City.
Otoe County, which includes Nebraska City, has been named in 23 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1973, 20 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 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 Otoe County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes, strong wind and heat waves; Very Low for inland flooding and lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.0 million a year, the 36th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.2 million (38%), 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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