NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Saint Paul, 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 Saint Paul, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 153 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 15 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 153
- EF3 or stronger
- 15
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
10 deaths in all
What the records show for Saint Paul
The highest rating among the 153 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4, reached 4 times; the most recent, on June 3, 1980, came within 23 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 8, 1965, killed 4 people. Of the 153, 14 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 40 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 52. The most recent tornado was on June 24, 2025. Saint Paul has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 84% of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 154 times since 1961, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Saint Paul has more hail reports within 10 miles than 58% of the 91 Nebraska cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Saint Paul
By decade
- 2020s12(1 EF3+)
- 2010s9
- 2000s19
- 1990s34(4 EF3+)
- 1980s20(5 EF3+)
- 1970s20(1 EF3+)
- 1960s22(4 EF3+)
- 1950s17
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1965 | F4 | 5 mi | 125.7 mi | 4 / 53 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F4 | 23 mi | 1.1 mi | 3 / 110 |
| May 8, 1965 | F4 | 10 mi | 78.9 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 5, 1964 | F4 | 13 mi | 51.2 mi | 0 / 11 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F3 | 19 mi | 2.3 mi | 1 / 40 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F3 | 15 mi | 6.4 mi | 1 / 25 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF3 | 7 mi | 9.31 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1993 | F3 | 12 mi | 50 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 6, 1993 | F3 | in town | 60 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 14 mi | 27 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 19 mi | 32 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 11, 1984 | F3 | 12 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 153, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Saint Paul
The Storm Prediction Center has 154 hail reports within 10 miles of Saint Paul since 1961, made on 116 separate days. Of these, 99 were 1 inch across or larger, and 8 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 3 days, most recently May 4, 2012. The most recent report is from April 1, 2025. May has the most reports, 46.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Saint Paul
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Saint Paul, NE, 2 miles southeast of Saint Paul at 1,812 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 89°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 35°F and 14°F. May is the wettest at 4.5 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 27.5 inches over 50 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 40 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 145 nights a year. Snowfall averages 22.4 inches a year, most of it in February. That 27.5 inches is more than at 29 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (43%). Grand Island, 22 miles south, has its own station (Grand Island Airport, NE): 26.5 inches a year, 1.0 less than here, and a July average high of 88°F against 89°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35 | 14 | 0.6 | 2 | 4.7 |
| Feb | 41 | 18 | 0.7 | 2 | 6.2 |
| Mar | 54 | 28 | 1.6 | 4 | 3.0 |
| Apr | 65 | 38 | 2.7 | 5 | 1.8 |
| May | 74 | 50 | 4.5 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 84 | 60 | 4.0 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 89 | 65 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 87 | 63 | 3.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 54 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 40 | 2.2 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 50 | 28 | 1.2 | 3 | 2.2 |
| Dec | 38 | 18 | 0.9 | 2 | 4.1 |
| Year | 64 | 40 | 27.5 | 50 | 22.4 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Saint Paul, NE (1,812 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 Saint Paul
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 59 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Saint Paul: 46 thunderstorm wind reports, 6 heavy rain events, 3 flash floods, 3 floods and 1 lightning strike. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $18.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 89 mph, on July 12, 2004.
August 16, 2018: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Saint Paul — $4.3 million damage.
NWS: “The combination of hail up to the size of golf balls and wind gusts of 60-75 MPH resulted in damage across central/southern Howard County. Most of the hail reports were dime to quarter size, with one report of golf ball hail north of Dannebrog, but a common theme was the copious amounts of hail.”
March 13, 2019: flood 5 miles from the centre of Saint Paul — $3.0 million damage.
July 23, 2022: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Saint Paul — $2.5 million damage.
NWS: “Wind gusts estimated to be at least 70 MPH resulted in tree and crop damage in the area, as well as overturned pivots.”
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
Howard County, which includes Saint Paul, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 12 severe storms, 5 floods, 3 tornadoes, 2 biological emergencies). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding, on August 3, 2026. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Howard 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; Very Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $11.4 million a year, the 34th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.2 million (37%), 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 Saint Paul
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- Albion, NE40 mi
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