NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit York, 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 York, Nebraska since records began in 1851. Since 1950, 174 tornadoes have touched down within 25 miles, 18 of them rated EF3 or stronger.
- Hurricanes
- 0
- Tropical storms
- 0
- Tornadoes
- 174
- EF3 or stronger
- 18
within 75 mi, since 1851
below hurricane strength
within 25 mi, since 1950
5 deaths in all
What the records show for York
The strongest of the 174 tornadoes within 25 miles was an F5 on May 5, 1964; its path came within 13 miles, and it killed 4 people. Of the 174, 12 had paths within 5 miles of the city centre, and 70 have come since 2000. May has had the most tornadoes, 69. The most recent tornado was on July 6, 2024. York has more tornadoes within 25 miles than 90% of the 91 Nebraska cities on this site. Hail has been reported within 10 miles 176 times since 1957, with stones up to 4 inches (softball size). York has more hail reports within 10 miles than 68% of the 91 Nebraska cities.
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Tornadoes within 25 miles of York
By decade
- 2020s16
- 2010s29(3 EF3+)
- 2000s25(1 EF3+)
- 1990s25(4 EF3+)
- 1980s17
- 1970s22(4 EF3+)
- 1960s22(3 EF3+)
- 1950s18(3 EF3+)
| Date | Rating | Distance | Path | Killed / injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 1964 | F5 | 13 mi | 79.7 mi | 4 / 50 |
| Apr 25, 1957 | F4 | 18 mi | 89.8 mi | 1 / 8 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F4 | 2 mi | 131 mi | 0 / 8 |
| Apr 7, 1978 | F4 | 23 mi | 8 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Apr 7, 1978 | F4 | 19 mi | 31.2 mi | 0 / 1 |
| May 11, 2014 | EF3 | 14 mi | 19.14 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 11, 2014 | EF3 | 18 mi | 20.21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 20, 2011 | EF3 | 16 mi | 9.49 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Oct 9, 2001 | F3 | 20 mi | 18 mi | 0 / 0 |
| May 7, 1993 | F3 | 19 mi | 75 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Jun 15, 1992 | F3 | 25 mi | 21 mi | 0 / 0 |
| Mar 13, 1990 | F3 | 20 mi | 25 mi | 0 / 0 |
The strongest 12 of 174, by rating and then by deaths. Ratings before February 2007 are on the original Fujita scale.
Hail in York
The Storm Prediction Center has 176 hail reports within 10 miles of York since 1957, made on 115 separate days. Of these, 136 were 1 inch across or larger, and 19 reached 2 inches. The largest, 4 inches (softball size), fell on July 9, 1960. The most recent report is from April 17, 2025. June has the most reports, 61.
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather reports, data through 2025.
Weather by month in York
The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is York, NE, in York at 1,610 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 88°F and low of 66°F; January is the coolest, at 34°F and 14°F. May is the wettest at 5.0 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 0.7 inches; the year adds up to 28.7 inches over 54 days with at least a tenth of an inch. Highs reach 90°F on about 41 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 140 nights a year. That 28.7 inches is more than at 39 of the 68 Nebraska stations used on this site (57%). Aurora, 22 miles west, has its own station (Aurora, NE): 30.5 inches a year, 1.8 more than here, and a July average high of 87°F against 88°F.
| Month | High °F | Low °F | Precip. in | Days ≥ 0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 34 | 14 | 0.8 | 3 |
| Feb | 39 | 17 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Mar | 51 | 27 | 1.8 | 4 |
| Apr | 63 | 38 | 2.7 | 6 |
| May | 73 | 50 | 5.0 | 8 |
| Jun | 84 | 62 | 4.2 | 6 |
| Jul | 88 | 66 | 3.5 | 6 |
| Aug | 86 | 63 | 3.6 | 6 |
| Sep | 79 | 54 | 2.2 | 4 |
| Oct | 66 | 41 | 1.9 | 4 |
| Nov | 50 | 28 | 1.3 | 3 |
| Dec | 38 | 19 | 1.0 | 2 |
| Year | 62 | 40 | 28.7 | 54 |
Averages for 1991–2020 at York, NE (1,610 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 York
Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 84 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of York: 73 thunderstorm wind reports, 9 heavy rain events and 2 flash floods. They killed 0 people and injured 1, and the NWS estimated $37.4 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 90 mph, on June 20, 1997.
May 15, 1998: thunderstorm wind 3 miles from the centre of York — 1 injured, $600,000 damage.
July 10, 2023: thunderstorm wind 10 miles from the centre of York — $13.8 million damage.
NWS: “Wind gusts estimated to be at least 75 MPH, accompanied by hail up to the size of quarters, resulted in widespread damage mainly focused in the Waco area. Multiple irrigation pivots were overturned, a few grain bins were damaged or destroyed, trees were damaged, and power outages were reported in the area.”
June 14, 2022: thunderstorm wind in York — $10.0 million damage.
NWS: “Wind gusts were estimated to be near 60 MPH. 5 inches in diameter in York.”
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
York County, which includes York, has been named in 20 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1967, 18 of them major disasters (by incident: 10 severe storms, 4 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 York County a Relatively Low rating for natural hazard risk overall; by hazard: Relatively High for hail and strong wind; Relatively Moderate for tornadoes; Relatively Low for lightning; Very Low for inland flooding and heat waves. It models the county's expected loss from all 18 hazards it covers at $25.2 million a year, the 10th highest of 93 Nebraska counties; of the hazards above, the largest share, $9.3 million (37%), is from hail.
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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