NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Stanton, 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 Stanton, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 125 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 11 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 125
- EF3 or stronger
- 11
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
9 deaths in all
What the records show for Stanton
The highest rating among the 125 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 7 times; the most recent, on June 16, 2014, came within 3 miles. The deadliest, an F4 on May 30, 1954, killed 6 people. Of the 125, 10 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 50 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 54. The most recent tornado was on June 25, 2024. Stanton has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 52% of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 93 times since 1955, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 91 Nebraska cities, 84% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Stanton.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Stanton
By decade
- 2020s26
- 2010s15(5 EF3+)
- 2000s9
- 1990s28
- 1980s10
- 1970s10(4 EF3+)
- 1960s12
- 1950s15(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 30, 1954 | F4 | 7 mi | 29.9 mi | 6 / 23 |
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF4 | 9 mi | 11.5 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF4 | 4 mi | 23.94 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF4 | 21 mi | 15.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF4 | 3 mi | 12.11 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF4 | 14 mi | 18.34 mi | 0 / 15 |
| May 6, 1975 | F4 | 25 mi | 4.1 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 17, 1954 | F3 | 12 mi | 23.6 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 4, 1977 | F3 | 17 mi | 7.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 6, 1975 | F3 | 1 mi | 15.9 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 6, 1975 | F3 | 20 mi | 44.8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 24 mi | 11.22 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 125, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Stanton
The Storm Prediction Center has 93 hail reports within 10 miles of Stanton since 1955, made on 71 separate days. Of these, 66 were 1 inch across or larger, and 12 reached 2 inches. The largest, 3 inches (tea cup size), fell on July 20, 2003. The most recent report is from June 16, 2025. June has the most reports, 25.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Stanton
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Stanton 7NE, NE, 6 miles north of Stanton at 1,580 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 62°F; January is the coolest, at 31°F and 11°F. June is the wettest at 4.1 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.6 inches; the year adds up to 26.3 inches over 54 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 21 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 156 nights a year. Snowfall averages 25.9 inches a year, most of it in February. That 26.3 inches is more than at 23 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (34%). Norfolk, 11 miles northwest, has its own station (Norfolk Karl Stefan Airport, NE): 27.0 inches a year, 0.7 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 31 | 11 | 0.6 | 2 | 5.4 |
| Feb | 36 | 14 | 0.8 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Mar | 48 | 25 | 1.3 | 3 | 3.1 |
| Apr | 61 | 35 | 2.5 | 5 | 1.9 |
| May | 71 | 47 | 3.5 | 7 | 0.2 |
| Jun | 81 | 59 | 4.1 | 8 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 62 | 3.1 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 82 | 60 | 3.7 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 51 | 2.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 38 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 48 | 25 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.9 |
| Dec | 35 | 15 | 0.8 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Year | 60 | 37 | 26.3 | 54 | 25.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Stanton 7NE, NE (1,580 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 Stanton
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 96 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Stanton: 78 thunderstorm wind reports, 10 flash floods, 7 floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $2.3 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on May 21, 1998. Of the 89 Nebraska cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 58 have had fewer than Stanton.
June 11, 2010: flood 8 miles from the centre of Stanton — $1.5 million damage.
June 11, 2010: flood 10 miles from the centre of Stanton — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Rainfall of at least 3 to 5 inches fell over much of the upper Elkhorn River basin in the week ending 7am 6/12, including 1 to 2 inch 24 hour amounts ending 7am the 12th.”
May 31, 2024: flash flood 6 miles from the centre of Stanton — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Emergency management reported water over Highway 15 1 miles south of Highway 32. The depth of the water was unknown at the time of this report.”
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
Stanton County, which includes Stanton, has been named in 19 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 8 floods, 7 severe storms, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Covid-19 Pandemic, on April 4, 2020. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Stanton County a Very Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively Moderate for hail; Relatively Low for tornadoes and strong wind; Very Low for inland flooding, lightning and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $7.5 million a year, the 56th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $3.5 million (47%), 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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Cities near Stanton
- Norfolk, NE11 mi
- Madison, NE15 mi
- Wayne, NE21 mi
- Pierce, NE24 mi
- West Point, NE26 mi
- Schuyler, NE34 mi
- Columbus, NE37 mi
- Oakland, NE38 mi
- Albion, NE45 mi
- Hartington, NE46 mi
- David City, NE48 mi
- Dakota City, NE51 mi
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