NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit West Point, 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 West Point, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 109 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 8 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 109
- EF3 or stronger
- 8
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
3 deaths in all
What the records show for West Point
The highest rating among the 109 tornadoes within 25 miles is F4 or EF4, reached 5 times; the most recent, on June 16, 2014, came within 19 miles. The deadliest, an EF4 on June 16, 2014, killed 1 person. Of the 109, 9 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 46 have come since 2000. June has had the most tornadoes, 48. The most recent tornado was on June 15, 2024. Of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site, 67% have more tornadoes within 25 miles than West Point. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 62 times since 1958, with stones up to 2.5 inches (tennis ball size). Of the 91 Nebraska cities, 97% have more hail reports within 10 miles than West Point.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of West Point
By decade
- 2020s27
- 2010s12(3 EF3+)
- 2000s7
- 1990s25(1 EF3+)
- 1980s8
- 1970s9(2 EF3+)
- 1960s13
- 1950s8(2 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF4 | 19 mi | 11.5 mi | 1 / 0 |
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF4 | 19 mi | 23.94 mi | 1 / 20 |
| Jun 16, 2014 | EF4 | 21 mi | 15.84 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 7, 1977 | F4 | 20 mi | 22.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jul 15, 1950 | F4 | 7 mi | 10 mi | 0 / 33 |
| Jun 17, 1954 | F3 | 22 mi | 23.6 mi | 1 / 0 |
| May 27, 1991 | F3 | 13 mi | 6 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 4, 1977 | F3 | 22 mi | 7.6 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 2023 | EF2 | 10 mi | 11.3 mi | 0 / 2 |
| May 12, 2023 | EF2 | 11 mi | 10.37 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 12, 2023 | EF2 | 22 mi | 5.5 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Dec 15, 2021 | EF2 | 5 mi | 11.22 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 109, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in West Point
The Storm Prediction Center has 62 hail reports within 10 miles of West Point since 1958, made on 50 separate days. Of these, 45 were 1 inch across or larger, and 7 reached 2 inches. The largest size, 2.5 inches (tennis ball size), was reported on 2 days, most recently June 6, 2018. The most recent report is from April 12, 2022. June has the most reports, 24.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in West Point
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is W Pt, NE, in West Point at 1,310 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 85°F and low of 65°F; January is the coolest, at 30°F and 11°F. June is the wettest at 5.2 inches of precipitation on average and January the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 30.7 inches over 56 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 153 nights a year. Snowfall averages 28.9 inches a year, most of it in February. That 30.7 inches is more than at 49 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (72%). Stanton, 26 miles west, has its own station (Stanton 7NE, NE): 26.3 inches a year, 4.4 less than here, and the same July average high, 85°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" | Snow in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 30 | 11 | 0.7 | 2 | 5.9 |
| Feb | 35 | 15 | 0.9 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Mar | 48 | 26 | 1.7 | 4 | 4.1 |
| Apr | 60 | 37 | 3.4 | 6 | 1.8 |
| May | 71 | 49 | 4.2 | 8 | 0.1 |
| Jun | 81 | 60 | 5.2 | 7 | 0.0 |
| Jul | 85 | 65 | 3.3 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Aug | 83 | 62 | 3.9 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Sep | 76 | 52 | 3.0 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Oct | 64 | 39 | 2.1 | 4 | 0.5 |
| Nov | 48 | 26 | 1.3 | 3 | 2.6 |
| Dec | 35 | 16 | 1.0 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Year | 60 | 38 | 30.7 | 56 | 28.9 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at W Pt, NE (1,310 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 West Point
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 68 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of West Point: 38 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 floods, 14 flash floods and 1 heavy rain event. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $684,000 in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 72 mph, on May 21, 1998. June has had the most flash floods, 7 of 14. Of the 89 Nebraska cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 69 have had fewer than West Point.
March 13, 2019: flash flood 8 miles from the centre of West Point — $300,000 damage.
NWS: “A combination of heavy rain, rapid snow melt and an ice jam 2 miles west of Beemer on the Elkhorn River caused flash flooding in Beemer. Water covered US Highway 275 more than a foot deep and six residences were evacuated in Beemer.”
June 11, 2010: flood 7 miles from the centre of West Point — $200,000 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.”
July 5, 2003: thunderstorm wind 8 miles from the centre of West Point — $100,000 damage.
NWS: “Thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 70 mph downed trees in Beemer, some of which fell on cars and did building damage. A metal pole was also snapped off.”
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 West Point's ZIP code 68788 have filed 17 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1980, and were paid $284,000 for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. 41% 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, 7 have fewer than West Point.
Cuming County, which includes West Point, has been named in 24 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 22 of them major disasters (by incident: 11 severe storms, 8 floods, 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 Cuming County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes and strong wind; Relatively Low for inland flooding and heat waves; Very Low for lightning. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $17.4 million a year, the 15th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $5.7 million (33%), 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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