NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Tekamah, 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 Tekamah, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 93 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 93
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
6 deaths in all
What the records show for Tekamah
The highest rating among the 93 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 3 times; the most recent, on April 26, 2024, came within 17 miles. The deadliest, an EF3 on June 11, 2008, killed 4 people. Of the 93, 4 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 44 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 33. The most recent tornado was on June 12, 2024. Of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site, 85% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than Tekamah. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 75 times since 1965, with stones up to 3 inches (tea cup size). Of the 91 Nebraska cities, 93% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Tekamah.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Tekamah
By decade
- 2020s18(1 EF3+)
- 2010s9
- 2000s17(1 EF3+)
- 1990s18(4 EF3+)
- 1980s5
- 1970s8(1 EF3+)
- 1960s11
- 1950s7(1 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF4 | 17 mi | 31.89 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jul 7, 1977 | F4 | 15 mi | 22.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 1950 | F4 | 11 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 33 |
| Jun 11, 2008 | EF3 | 6 mi | 12.96 mi | 4 / 48 |
| May 16, 1999 | F3 | 22 mi | 7.5 mi | 2 / 16 |
| May 16, 1999 | F3 | 19 mi | 6.2 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 1992 | F3 | 23 mi | 26 mi | 0 / 3 |
| May 27, 1991 | F3 | 12 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 12, 2023 | EF2 | 16 mi | 11.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 12, 2023 | EF2 | 17 mi | 10.37 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 4, 2013 | EF2 | 22 mi | 26.56 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Mar 23, 2009 | EF2 | 17 mi | 8.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 93, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Tekamah
The Storm Prediction Center has 75 hail reports within 10 miles of Tekamah since 1965, made on 51 separate days. Of these, 54 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 3 inches (tea cup size), was reported on 3 days, most recently June 12, 2024. The most recent report is from June 12, 2024. June has the most reports, 27.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Tekamah
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Tekamah, NE, 1 mile southwest of Tekamah at 1,140 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 33°F and 10°F. June is the wettest at 4.6 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.8 inches; the year adds up to 31.7 inches over 56 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 29 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 148 nights a year. Snowfall averages 24.7 inches a year, most of it in February. That 31.7 inches is more than at 54 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (79%). Oakland, 15 miles west, has its own station (W Pt, NE): 30.7 inches a year, 1.0 less than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 33 | 10 | 0.8 | 2 | 5.7 |
| Feb | 38 | 14 | 0.9 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Mar | 51 | 25 | 1.8 | 4 | 3.8 |
| Apr | 64 | 35 | 3.6 | 6 | 1.4 |
| May | 75 | 48 | 4.5 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jun | 85 | 59 | 4.6 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 88 | 63 | 3.0 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 86 | 60 | 3.9 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 80 | 51 | 3.6 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 67 | 38 | 2.4 | 4 | 0.4 |
| Nov | 50 | 25 | 1.5 | 3 | 1.7 |
| Dec | 37 | 16 | 1.1 | 3 | 5.1 |
| Year | 63 | 37 | 31.7 | 56 | 24.7 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Tekamah, NE (1,140 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 Tekamah
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 154 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Tekamah: 133 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 floods, 4 flash floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 1 person and injured 0, and the NWS estimated $9.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 3, 2014.
June 1, 2011: flood 8 miles from the centre of Tekamah — 1 killed, $550,000 damage.
NWS: “Flooding along the Missouri River gradually worsened during June as record releases from Gavins Point Dam brought widespread flooding along the river. 5 foot flood stage late in May, and then steadily rose into mid to late June climbing to a little over 32 feet during the last week or so of the month.”
August 1, 2011: flood 6 miles from the centre of Tekamah — $7.0 million damage.
NWS: “Flooding along the Missouri River gradually worsened over the area during June and July and continued into August as record releases from Gavins Point Dam brought widespread flooding along the River. 5 feet, before falling slightly during July and a little more in early to mid August.”
July 1, 2011: flood 8 miles from the centre of Tekamah — $500,000 damage.
NWS: “Flooding along the Missouri River gradually worsened during June and continued through July as record releases from Gavins Point Dam brought widespread flooding along the River. 5 foot flood stage late in May, and then steadily rose in June reaching a little over 32 feet during the last week or so of the month.”
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 Tekamah's ZIP code 68061 have filed 52 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1978, and were paid $1.5 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Late spring storms in 2011: 23 claims (44% of all) and $549,000. 60% 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, 22 have fewer than Tekamah.
| Event | Claims | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Late spring storms2011 | 23 | $549,000 |
Burt County, which includes Tekamah, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 17 of them major disasters (by incident: 9 severe storms, 6 floods, 2 biological emergencies, 1 hurricane). The latest major disaster declaration was Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, and Flooding, on October 22, 2025. FEMA's National Risk Index gives Burt 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 $8.7 million a year, the 46th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $2.6 million (30%), 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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