NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Ravenna, 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 Ravenna, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 163 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 17 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 163
- EF3 or stronger
- 17
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for Ravenna
The highest rating among the 163 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on May 8, 1965, came within 19 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 8, 1965, killed 4 people. Of the 163, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 45 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 56. The most recent tornado was on May 18, 2025. Ravenna has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 86% of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 104 times since 1967, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 91 Nebraska cities, 76% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Ravenna.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Ravenna
By decade
- 2020s10(1 EF3+)
- 2010s10(1 EF3+)
- 2000s25
- 1990s41(5 EF3+)
- 1980s19(3 EF3+)
- 1970s23(2 EF3+)
- 1960s21(3 EF3+)
- 1950s14(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1965 | F4 | 18 mi | 125.7 mi | 4 / 53 |
| May 8, 1965 | F4 | 19 mi | 78.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1956 | F4 | 12 mi | 2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF3 | 19 mi | 9.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 2011 | EF3 | 22 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1993 | F3 | 24 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1993 | F3 | 8 mi | 50 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1993 | F3 | 1 mi | 60 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 23 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 14 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 10, 1985 | F3 | 11 mi | 17 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 11, 1984 | F3 | 16 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 163, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Ravenna
The Storm Prediction Center has 104 hail reports within 10 miles of Ravenna since 1967, made on 72 separate days. Of these, 78 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on June 7, 2022. The most recent report is from July 23, 2025. June has the most reports, 30.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Ravenna
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Ravenna, NE, 2 miles northwest of Ravenna at 2,046 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 37°F and 12°F. June is the wettest at 4.4 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.5 inches; the year adds up to 26.5 inches over 50 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 161 nights a year. Snowfall averages 24.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 26.5 inches is more than at 25 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (37%). Gibbon, 18 miles south, has its own station (Kearney 4 NE, NE): 25.6 inches a year, 0.9 less than here, and the same July average high, 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 37 | 12 | 0.5 | 2 | 4.4 |
| Feb | 41 | 15 | 0.6 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Mar | 53 | 24 | 1.4 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 63 | 34 | 2.7 | 5 | 1.7 |
| May | 73 | 47 | 3.9 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 83 | 58 | 4.4 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 63 | 3.8 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 85 | 60 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 78 | 50 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 66 | 36 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.8 |
| Nov | 51 | 23 | 1.0 | 2 | 3.3 |
| Dec | 39 | 14 | 0.7 | 2 | 4.0 |
| Year | 63 | 36 | 26.5 | 50 | 24.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Ravenna, NE (2,046 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 Ravenna
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 53 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Ravenna: 35 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 heavy rain events, 7 floods and 2 flash floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $21.9 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on July 17, 2010.
June 21, 2024: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Ravenna — $6.6 million damage.
NWS: “m. m.”
July 24, 2013: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of Ravenna — $5.1 million damage.
NWS: “Wind gusts estimated at 60 MPH were accompanied by quarter to ping pong ball size hail.”
March 13, 2019: flood 2 miles from the centre of Ravenna — $2.0 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
Buffalo County, which includes Ravenna, 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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Cities near Ravenna
- Gibbon, NE18 mi
- Wood River, NE21 mi
- Kearney, NE24 mi
- Saint Paul, NE26 mi
- Grand Island, NE28 mi
- Doniphan, NE31 mi
- Juniata, NE34 mi
- Minden, NE36 mi
- Hastings, NE39 mi
- Ord, NE40 mi
- Central City, NE46 mi
- Broken Bow, NE47 mi
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