NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Schuyler, 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 Schuyler, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 129 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 6 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 129
- EF3 or stronger
- 6
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Schuyler
The strongest of the 129 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 5, 1964; its path came within 13 miles, and it killed 4 people. Of the 129, 8 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 42. The most recent tornado was on May 19, 2025. Schuyler has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 59% of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 83 times since 1958, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). Of the 91 Nebraska cities, 91% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Schuyler.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Schuyler
By decade
- 2020s29
- 2010s5
- 2000s12
- 1990s28(1 EF3+)
- 1980s10
- 1970s15(2 EF3+)
- 1960s14(2 EF3+)
- 1950s16(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1964 | F5 | 13 mi | 79.7 mi | 4 / 50 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F4 | 4 mi | 131 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 7, 1978 | F4 | 20 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 4, 1977 | F3 | 9 mi | 7.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 21, 1962 | F3 | 23 mi | 25.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 13, 1952 | F3 | 4 mi | 44.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 12, 2023 | EF2 | 19 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 21 mi | 6.25 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 15 mi | 2.72 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jun 23, 1998 | F2 | 9 mi | 2.7 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 23, 1998 | F2 | 9 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 17 |
| May 20, 1982 | F2 | 7 mi | 7 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 129, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Schuyler
The Storm Prediction Center has 83 hail reports within 10 miles of Schuyler since 1958, made on 57 separate days. Of these, 56 were 1 inch across or larger, and 9 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on May 1, 2018. The most recent report is from May 19, 2025. May has the most reports, 30.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Schuyler
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Columbus 3 NE, NE, 13 miles west of Schuyler at 1,450 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 32°F and 14°F. June is the wettest at 4.7 inches of precipitation on average and January and February the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 28.8 inches over 53 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 32 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 141 nights a year. Snowfall averages 25.6 inches a year, most of it in January. That 28.8 inches is more than at 40 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (59%). David City, 15 miles south, has its own station (David City, NE): 30.5 inches a year, 1.7 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 32 | 14 | 0.7 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Feb | 37 | 18 | 0.7 | 2 | 6.0 |
| Mar | 50 | 28 | 1.4 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Apr | 62 | 39 | 2.9 | 5 | 1.1 |
| May | 73 | 51 | 4.6 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 83 | 62 | 4.7 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 87 | 66 | 3.5 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 84 | 64 | 3.3 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 77 | 55 | 2.5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 63 | 41 | 2.4 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Nov | 48 | 28 | 1.2 | 3 | 1.8 |
| Dec | 36 | 18 | 0.9 | 2 | 5.6 |
| Year | 61 | 40 | 28.8 | 53 | 25.6 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Columbus 3 NE, NE (1,450 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 Schuyler
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 55 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Schuyler: 41 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 floods and 5 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $1.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on April 9, 2013. August 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 Schuyler.
April 9, 2013: thunderstorm wind 9 miles from the centre of Schuyler — 2 injured.
NWS: “A NWS storm survey estimated that straight line winds reached an estimated 100 mph near North Bend. Twenty-one cars of a 138-car empty coal train derailed west of town and an unsecured mobile home was destroyed injuring 2 people.”
May 30, 2008: flood 1 mile from the centre of Schuyler — $1.0 million damage.
NWS: “Heavy rain which fell on May 29th eventually worked its way down Shell Creek to just northeast of Schuyler overflowing into a tributary which flooded the northeast section of town late on May 30th. The flooding continued into Saturday, May 31st and forced the evacuation of some people in town.”
August 16, 2017: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Schuyler — $200,000 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Schuyler's ZIP code 68661 have filed 130 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $1.1 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from March 2019 Midwest Flooding in 2019: 25 claims (19% of all) and $265,000. The year with the most claims was 2008, with 52. 19% 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, 32 have fewer than Schuyler.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| March 2019 Midwest Flooding2019 | 25 | $265,000 |
Colfax County, which includes Schuyler, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1966, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 floods, 6 severe storms, 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 Colfax County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail and 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 $12.6 million a year, the 29th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $4.9 million (39%), 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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