NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Waverly, 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 Waverly, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 137 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 10 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 137
- EF3 or stronger
- 10
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
4 deaths in all
What the records show for Waverly
The highest rating among the 137 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on April 26, 2024, came within 22 miles. The deadliest, an F2 on May 7, 1988, killed 2 people. Of the 137, 11 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 73 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 38. The most recent tornado was on April 17, 2025. Waverly has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 74% of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 134 times since 1960, with stones up to 2.75 inches (baseball size). Of the 91 Nebraska cities, 58% have more hail reports within 10 miles than Waverly.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of Waverly
By decade
- 2020s19(2 EF3+)
- 2010s20
- 2000s34(2 EF3+)
- 1990s19(2 EF3+)
- 1980s6
- 1970s8
- 1960s7(1 EF3+)
- 1950s24(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2004 | F4 | 17 mi | 54 mi | 1 / 38 |
| Apr 25, 1957 | F4 | 4 mi | 89.8 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF4 | 22 mi | 31.89 mi | 0 / 4 |
| Jun 13, 2001 | F4 | 24 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Aug 13, 1952 | F4 | 12 mi | 26.7 mi | 0 / 20 |
| Apr 26, 2024 | EF3 | 1 mi | 5.25 mi | 0 / 3 |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F3 | 22 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Apr 26, 1991 | F3 | 17 mi | 14 mi | 0 / 2 |
| Jul 1, 1965 | F3 | 15 mi | 12.8 mi | 0 / 1 |
| Aug 13, 1952 | F3 | 24 mi | 44.4 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 7, 1988 | F2 | 14 mi | 16.2 mi | 2 / 1 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 15 mi | 23.74 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 137, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in Waverly
The Storm Prediction Center has 134 hail reports within 10 miles of Waverly since 1960, made on 86 separate days. Of these, 89 were 1 inch across or larger, and 11 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.75 inches (baseball size), was reported on 6 days, most recently April 17, 2025. The most recent report is from April 17, 2025. June has the most reports, 46.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in Waverly
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Lincoln 8 ENE, NE, 6 miles south of Waverly at 1,189 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 87°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 14°F. May and June are the wettest at 4.8 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.9 inches; the year adds up to 32.4 inches over 57 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 146 nights a year. That 32.4 inches is more than at 58 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (85%). Lincoln, 11 miles southwest, has its own station (Lincoln Municipal Airport, NE): 29.4 inches a year, 3.0 less than here, and a July average high of 89°F against 87°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 14 | 0.9 | 3 |
| Feb | 40 | 18 | 1.2 | 3 |
| Mar | 53 | 28 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Apr | 64 | 38 | 3.0 | 6 |
| May | 74 | 50 | 4.8 | 8 |
| Jun | 83 | 61 | 4.8 | 8 |
| Jul | 87 | 65 | 3.9 | 5 |
| Aug | 85 | 62 | 3.3 | 6 |
| Sep | 79 | 53 | 3.4 | 5 |
| Oct | 66 | 40 | 2.3 | 5 |
| Nov | 51 | 28 | 1.5 | 2 |
| Dec | 39 | 18 | 1.4 | 3 |
| Year | 63 | 39 | 32.4 | 57 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at Lincoln 8 ENE, NE (1,189 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 Waverly
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 117 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Waverly: 94 thunderstorm wind reports, 13 flash floods, 8 floods and 2 heavy rain events. They killed 0 people and injured 2, and the NWS estimated $2.5 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 100 mph, on June 14, 2022. May has had the most flash floods, 6 of 13. Of the 89 Nebraska cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 66 have had fewer than Waverly.
June 14, 2022: thunderstorm wind 7 miles from the centre of Waverly — 1 injured.
June 11, 2026: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of Waverly — 1 injured.
May 9, 2016: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of Waverly — $1.5 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
Flood insurance policyholders in Waverly's ZIP code 68462 have filed 10 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1982, and were paid $107,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 10% 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, 0 have fewer than Waverly.
Lancaster County, which includes Waverly, has been named in 16 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 14 of them major disasters (by incident: 7 severe storms, 5 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 Lancaster County a Relatively Moderate rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Very High for strong wind; Relatively High for tornadoes, hail and lightning; Relatively Moderate for inland flooding; Relatively Low for heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $115.4 million a year, the 2nd highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $42.2 million (37%), is from tornadoes.
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 Waverly
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- Lincoln, NE11 mi
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- Wahoo, NE20 mi
- Louisville, NE20 mi
- Springfield, NE22 mi
- Hickman, NE22 mi
- Yutan, NE23 mi
- Waterloo, NE26 mi
- Syracuse, NE26 mi
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