68659 Zip Code Natural Disasters and Weather Extremes
Hot Rankings
The chance of earthquake damage in 68659 Zip Code is about the same as Nebraska average and is much lower than the national average. The risk of tornado damage in 68659 Zip Code is higher than Nebraska average and is much higher than the national average.
Earthquake Index, #346
| 68659 Zip Code | 0.01 |
| Nebraska | 0.04 |
| U.S. | 1.81 |
The earthquake index value is calculated based on historical earthquake events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the earthquake level in a region. A higher earthquake index value means a higher chance of an earthquake.
Volcano Index, #1
| 68659 Zip Code | 0.0000 |
| Nebraska | 0.0000 |
| U.S. | 0.0023 |
The volcano index value is calculated based on the currently known volcanoes using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the possibility of a region being affected by a possible volcano eruption. A higher volcano index value means a higher chance of being affected.
Tornado Index, #271
| 68659 Zip Code | 220.34 |
| Nebraska | 205.07 |
| U.S. | 136.45 |
The tornado index value is calculated based on historical tornado events data using USA.com algorithms. It is an indicator of the tornado level in a region. A higher tornado index value means a higher chance of tornado events.
Other Weather Extremes Events
A total of 3,824 other weather extremes events within 50 miles of 68659 Zip Code were recorded from 1950 to 2010. The following is a break down of these events:
| Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count | Type | Count |
| Avalanche: | 0 | Blizzard: | 28 | Cold: | 78 | Dense Fog: | 0 | Drought: | 5 |
| Dust Storm: | 1 | Flood: | 290 | Hail: | 1,701 | Heat: | 13 | Heavy Snow: | 20 |
| High Surf: | 0 | Hurricane: | 0 | Ice Storm: | 16 | Landslide: | 0 | Strong Wind: | 45 |
| Thunderstorm Winds: | 1,371 | Tropical Storm: | 0 | Wildfire: | 0 | Winter Storm: | 112 | Winter Weather: | 28 |
| Other: | 116 | ||||||||
Volcanos Nearby
No volcano is found in or near 68659 Zip Code.
Historical Earthquake Events
No historical earthquake events that had recorded magnitudes of 3.5 or above found in or near 68659 Zip Code.
No historical earthquake events found in or near 68659 Zip Code.
Historical Tornado Events
A total of 67 historical tornado events that had recorded magnitude of 2 or above found in or near 68659 Zip Code.
| Distance (miles) | Date | Magnitude | Start Lat/Log | End Lat/Log | Length | Width | Fatalities | Injuries | Property Damage | Crop Damage | Affected County |
| 4.3 | 1982-05-20 | 2 | 41°34'N / 97°04'W | 41°37'N / 96°55'W | 5.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Colfax |
| 5.4 | 1982-05-20 | 2 | 41°37'N / 96°55'W | 41°37'N / 96°52'W | 2.00 Miles | 30 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Dodge |
| 5.8 | 1963-04-28 | 2 | 41°35'N / 97°01'W | 41°40'N / 96°47'W | 13.10 Miles | 300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Colfax |
| 5.9 | 1998-06-23 | 2 | 41°36'N / 97°04'W | 41°36'N / 96°59'W | 2.70 Miles | 1000 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colfax |
| Brief Description: Debris on highway. | |||||||||||
| 8.3 | 1990-03-13 | 4 | 41°26'N / 97°02'W | 41°27'N / 97°00'W | 4.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Colfax |
| 11.8 | 1953-06-07 | 2 | 41°21'N / 97°04'W | 41°25'N / 96°57'W | 6.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Butler |
| 12.5 | 1977-05-04 | 3 | 41°36'N / 97°08'W | 41°43'N / 97°07'W | 7.60 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Colfax |
| 16.4 | 1965-05-08 | 2 | 41°25'N / 97°21'W | 41°44'N / 97°09'W | 24.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Platte |
| 16.8 | 1998-06-23 | 2 | 41°29'N / 97°18'W | 41°33'N / 97°13'W | 6.00 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 17 | 4.0M | 500K | Platte |
| Brief Description: Two farm houses destroyed. Six farm houses severely damaged. One house blown off foundation. Bar destroyed. Center pivots overturned. Severe crop damage. | |||||||||||
| 16.9 | 1964-05-06 | 2 | 41°19'N / 96°48'W | 41°21'N / 96°45'W | 2.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Saunders |
| 17.6 | 1952-08-13 | 3 | 41°28'N / 97°17'W | 41°26'N / 97°13'W | 3.30 Miles | 1300 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Colfax |
| 18.1 | 1970-06-10 | 2 | 41°17'N / 96°57'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Butler | |||
| 18.9 | 1952-08-13 | 3 | 41°21'N / 97°10'W | 41°15'N / 96°23'W | 41.10 Miles | 1300 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Butler |
| 20.6 | 1967-06-13 | 2 | 41°59'N / 97°23'W | 41°05'N / 97°17'W | 62.30 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Stanton |
| 20.7 | 1970-06-15 | 2 | 41°26'N / 96°57'W | 41°33'N / 96°08'W | 42.90 Miles | 600 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Butler |
| 22.8 | 1962-05-07 | 2 | 41°36'N / 96°30'W | 1.00 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 5 | 25K | 0 | Dodge | |
| 25.1 | 1990-03-13 | 4 | 41°02'N / 97°20'W | 41°26'N / 97°02'W | 30.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Butler |
| 26.8 | 1950-07-15 | 4 | 41°48'N / 96°36'W | 41°44'N / 96°25'W | 10.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 33 | 2.5M | 0 | Burt |
| 27.2 | 1959-05-20 | 2 | 41°14'N / 96°37'W | 12.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Saunders | |
| 28.4 | 1984-06-17 | 2 | 41°53'N / 97°15'W | 1.00 Mile | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Stanton | |
| 30.5 | 1966-05-22 | 2 | 41°07'N / 96°48'W | 41°10'N / 96°36'W | 10.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 0K | 0 | Saunders |
| 30.7 | 1967-08-01 | 2 | 41°59'N / 96°50'W | 2.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Cuming | |
| 34.5 | 1964-05-05 | 5 | 41°03'N / 97°34'W | 41°21'N / 97°16'W | 25.80 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Polk |
| 35.3 | 1960-06-15 | 2 | 41°42'N / 96°17'W | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Burt | |||
| 35.9 | 2006-09-15 | 2 | 41°06'N / 97°19'W | 41°07'N / 97°18'W | 1.00 Mile | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Butler |
| Brief Description: A tornado did extensive tree damage and some structual damage throughout the town of Surprise including destroying a mobile home and tearing the roof off of a bar. The tornado was embedded in a larger downburst area that did damage over a 28 square mile area surrounding Surprise according a NWS storm survey. The tornado was rated an F2 in Surprise, where it initially touched down, and then weakened and lifted a few minutes later 1 mile northeast of town. | |||||||||||
| 37.1 | 1992-06-16 | 2 | 41°52'N / 96°25'W | 41°55'N / 96°21'W | 4.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Burt |
| 37.2 | 1991-05-27 | 3 | 41°53'N / 96°28'W | 41°56'N / 96°20'W | 6.00 Miles | 1760 Yards | 0 | 2 | 2.5M | 0 | Burt |
| 37.6 | 1953-06-07 | 2 | 41°33'N / 96°15'W | 41°34'N / 96°10'W | 4.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Washington |
| 38.2 | 1954-05-30 | 4 | 41°59'N / 97°22'W | 42°03'N / 97°17'W | 5.90 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Stanton |
| 38.3 | 1954-05-30 | 4 | 41°45'N / 97°43'W | 41°59'N / 97°22'W | 24.00 Miles | 167 Yards | 6 | 23 | 2.5M | 0 | Madison |
| 38.3 | 1991-06-04 | 2 | 41°54'N / 97°33'W | 41°54'N / 97°28'W | 3.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
| 38.4 | 1954-06-17 | 3 | 42°05'N / 97°03'W | 42°07'N / 96°42'W | 17.90 Miles | 163 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Stanton |
| 38.4 | 1991-05-28 | 2 | 41°56'N / 96°24'W | 1.00 Mile | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Burt | |
| 38.9 | 1952-08-13 | 4 | 41°13'N / 96°35'W | 41°01'N / 96°19'W | 19.40 Miles | 110 Yards | 0 | 20 | 250K | 0 | Saunders |
| 39.8 | 1975-05-06 | 3 | 41°58'N / 97°12'W | 42°12'N / 97°14'W | 15.90 Miles | 167 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Stanton |
| 40.1 | 1967-06-13 | 2 | 41°45'N / 97°47'W | 41°59'N / 97°23'W | 26.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Madison |
| 40.3 | 1969-06-25 | 2 | 41°45'N / 97°46'W | 41°56'N / 97°27'W | 20.50 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Madison |
| 40.6 | 1988-05-07 | 2 | 41°07'N / 96°28'W | 41°07'N / 96°20'W | 7.00 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Saunders |
| 41.4 | 1990-03-13 | 4 | 41°02'N / 97°22'W | 41°02'N / 97°20'W | 4.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25.0M | 0 | Seward |
| 41.9 | 1962-07-21 | 3 | 41°06'N / 97°47'W | 41°24'N / 97°30'W | 25.20 Miles | 880 Yards | 0 | 1 | 250K | 0 | Polk |
| 42.6 | 1992-06-15 | 2 | 41°10'N / 97°35'W | 2.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Polk | |
| 42.9 | 1954-05-30 | 4 | 41°44'N / 97°44'W | 41°45'N / 97°43'W | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Platte | ||
| 43.2 | 1972-07-20 | 2 | 41°51'N / 97°40'W | 0.30 Mile | 10 Yards | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Madison | |
| 43.6 | 1959-08-30 | 2 | 40°55'N / 96°52'W | 4.00 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Lancaster | |
| 44.0 | 1954-06-17 | 3 | 42°07'N / 96°42'W | 42°12'N / 96°42'W | 5.70 Miles | 163 Yards | 1 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Thurston |
| 44.0 | 1968-07-30 | 2 | 41°10'N / 97°39'W | 41°07'N / 97°32'W | 6.40 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 2 | 250K | 0 | Polk |
| 44.7 | 1984-04-25 | 2 | 41°46'N / 97°45'W | 0.50 Mile | 3 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25K | 0 | Madison | |
| 44.8 | 1975-06-15 | 3 | 41°21'N / 97°57'W | 40°45'N / 97°02'W | 63.20 Miles | 200 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Nance |
| 44.8 | 1988-05-07 | 2 | 41°07'N / 96°20'W | 41°11'N / 96°10'W | 6.70 Miles | 73 Yards | 2 | 1 | 2.5M | 0 | Sarpy |
| 44.9 | 1957-04-25 | 4 | 40°49'N / 96°54'W | 41°11'N / 96°02'W | 51.70 Miles | 333 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Lancaster |
| 44.9 | 2001-06-13 | 4 | 40°51'N / 97°05'W | 40°57'N / 96°59'W | 8.00 Miles | 400 Yards | 0 | 2 | 1.0M | 0 | Seward |
| Brief Description: A slow moving tornado tracked from south of Seward to just east of town with a total track length of 8 miles. The tornado was caught on film by several chasers. The tornado destroyed an entire farmstead and a propane and anhydrous ammonia tank farm and machine shed. Several vehicles were tumbled and tossed into a field across from the farm house. The tornado was at its maximum intensity at the farmstead it destroyed. Northeast of highway 34 the tornado struck several sheds and barns. | |||||||||||
| 46.5 | 1953-06-19 | 2 | 42°13'N / 97°01'W | 0 | 1 | 3K | 0 | Wayne | |||
| 46.6 | 2008-06-08 | 2 | 41°08'N / 96°16'W | 41°11'N / 96°08'W | 8.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Sarpy |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This was the first touchdown of 2 tornadoes that hit the Omaha metro area this night. Tornado number 1 started just southeast of 232ND and West Angus Road about a mile west of Gretna. A garage was demolished at this point, suggesting EF1 damage. The tornado moved east northeast at 45 mph and produced scattered EF0 damage in Gretna with tree and shingle damage noted. From there tornado number 1 continued northeast to near 156th and Giles Road. EF 2 damage was noted just southwest of that point with major roof damage to a home. The tornado then crossed over into the Millard area of Douglas county where it continued for about 3 more miles before merging with tornado number 2. Tornado 1 also caused EF2 damage in Douglas county with much of it concentrated in the vicinity of 137th and Y Streets. The tornadoes spun up on the leading edge of a bow echo that gathered strength as it raced through the Omaha metropolitan area. More than 500 homeowners reported damage from the storm and OPPD reported that 13,800 customers lost power. EPISODE NARRATIVE: As one unseasonably strong upper level system lifted into Canada another one dropped down behind it across the northern Plains. This caused surface low pressure to develop over northeast Kansas along a cold front that was crossing the plains. This in turn caused the front to slow down as it moved into southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa. A small line of thunderstorms that had developed along the front moved ahead of it and encountered a strong low level jet. The combination of the low level jet, and a warm front that extended east of the low, strengthened the line segment just to the southwest of Omaha and causing it to bow out. In turn a few quick moving spin-up circulations and 2 tornadoes developed as the bow echo crossed the Omaha area. Although these tornadoes hit in the middle of the night and caused significant damage in the Omaha area, there were no deaths or serious injuries with the storm. The system also produced areas of heavy rain which caused some flash flooding and then eventual river flooding. | |||||||||||
| 46.7 | 1991-05-16 | 2 | 40°48'N / 97°13'W | 40°58'N / 97°01'W | 11.00 Miles | 100 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Seward |
| 46.7 | 1984-06-12 | 2 | 40°54'N / 96°50'W | 40°54'N / 96°30'W | 20.00 Miles | 150 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Lancaster |
| 46.9 | 1992-06-15 | 3 | 40°46'N / 96°57'W | 40°58'N / 96°57'W | 14.00 Miles | 500 Yards | 0 | 1 | 25.0M | 0 | Seward |
| 47.0 | 1981-04-03 | 2 | 40°52'N / 96°52'W | 40°53'N / 96°42'W | 8.30 Miles | 50 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Lancaster |
| 47.6 | 1964-04-20 | 2 | 42°14'N / 97°01'W | 0 | 0 | 3K | 0 | Wayne | |||
| 47.8 | 1967-06-14 | 2 | 42°09'N / 96°29'W | 0.50 Mile | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 250K | 0 | Thurston | |
| 47.9 | 1988-05-07 | 2 | 41°11'N / 96°10'W | 41°12'N / 96°07'W | 2.50 Miles | 73 Yards | 0 | 0 | 2.5M | 0 | Douglas |
| 48.3 | 2008-06-08 | 2 | 41°11'N / 96°08'W | 41°13'N / 96°07'W | 3.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 3 | 0K | 0K | Douglas |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This is the continuation of tornado number 1 (of 2) to hit the Omaha metro area this night. Tornado number 1 crossed over from Sarpy county near 144th and Harrison Streets before merging with tornado number 2 just east of 132nd and Westwood Lane. From there the merged tornado continued northeast to near 114th and Shirley Streets. Tornado number 1 traveled at about 50 mph in Douglas county. Tornado number 1 produced EF2 damage in both Douglas and Sarpy counties. Although tree and roof damage was noted along most of the track, the area hardest hit in Douglas county was around 137th and Y Streets. A few homes had their roofs completely blown off in this area, while others had significant roof and siding damage. The tornado then hit a Walmart, Sams Club and Home Depot causing damage to each of those businesses after it crossed L Street. Tornado number 1 first set down just southeast of 232nd and West Angus Road about a mile west of Gretna in Sarpy county. It traveled about 8 miles in Sarpy county before crossing into Douglas county. The tornadoes spun up on the leading edge of a bow echo that gathered strength and raced through the Omaha metropolitan region. OPPD reported that 13,800 customers lost power from the storm. In total, more than 500 homeowners reported damage from the storm and according to FEMA, 7 homes were destroyed and 21 others sustained major damage. EPISODE NARRATIVE: As one unseasonably strong upper level system lifted into Canada another one dropped down behind it across the northern Plains. This caused surface low pressure to develop over northeast Kansas along a cold front that was crossing the plains. This in turn caused the front to slow down as it moved into southeast Nebraska and southwest Iowa. A small line of thunderstorms that had developed along the front moved ahead of it and encountered a strong low level jet. The combination of the low level jet, and a warm front that extended east of the low, strengthened the line segment just to the southwest of Omaha and causing it to bow out. In turn a few quick moving spin-up circulations and 2 tornadoes developed as the bow echo crossed the Omaha area. Although these tornadoes hit in the middle of the night and caused significant damage in the Omaha area, there were no deaths or serious injuries with the storm. The system also produced areas of heavy rain which caused some flash flooding and then eventual river flooding. | |||||||||||
| 48.6 | 1970-06-15 | 2 | 42°02'N / 97°25'W | 42°28'N / 96°25'W | 59.10 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Madison |
| 48.8 | 1957-06-15 | 2 | 40°47'N / 97°14'W | 40°56'N / 97°04'W | 13.20 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 25K | 0 | Seward |
| 48.9 | 1953-06-07 | 2 | 41°57'N / 97°40'W | 42°10'N / 97°31'W | 16.60 Miles | 33 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0 | Madison |
| 49.2 | 2008-06-11 | 2 | 41°48'N / 96°06'W | 41°51'N / 96°01'W | 5.00 Miles | 440 Yards | 0 | 0 | 0K | 0K | Harrison |
| Brief Description: EVENT NARRATIVE: This is a continuation of the tornado that initially touched down in Burt county Nebraska, about 4.5 miles west of Little Sioux Iowa. The tornado eventually reached EF3 strength in Monona county when it hit a boyscout camp where 4 fatalities and 48 injuries occurred. The tornado crossed into Harrison county near mile marker 97 on Interstate 29 where a semi-truck was flipped. The tornado snapped power poles northeast of there with an estimated strength of EF2 in Harrison county. The tornado then crossed into Monona county Iowa about 4 miles north of Little Sioux. EPISODE NARRATIVE: A very strong and unseasonably cold upper level low pressure system that was tracking across the northern plains brought a strong low level jet to the region during the early morning hours of June 11th. The warm and unstable air that worked north into the region helped spawn early morning severe thunderstorms across eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. Later that day as the upper level system worked into the central Dakotas, a cold front pushed across the region. This helped set off another round of thunderstorms that developed over east central Nebraska by late afternoon. Isolated small supercell thunderstorms initially developed ahead of the cold front over eastern Nebraska, but they were quickly overtaken by a broken line of larger supercell thunderstorms, some of the heavy precipitation type, that developed along the cold front. Cell mergers and training were observed well into the evening hours as the activity quickly spread across southwest Iowa. The storms produced a total of 8 confirmed tornadoes in the Omaha/Valley warning area which covers eastern Nebraska and southwest Iowa. | |||||||||||
| 49.3 | 2001-10-09 | 3 | 41°05'N / 97°50'W | 41°15'N / 97°39'W | 16.00 Miles | 1500 Yards | 0 | 0 | 1.8M | 800K | Polk |
| Brief Description: A strong tornado entered Polk County from Hamilton County. A powerful upper level low pressure system plowing into an unstable airmass triggered widespread severe weather across south-central Nebraska during the late afternoon and evening hours. As many as nine tornadoes were confirmed and many reports of hail were received. The tornado damage was confined to an area located north and east of Grand Island, which included Merrick, Nance, Polk, Greeley, and Hamilton counties. The tornadoes got going west of Marquette. One twister set down in Hamilton county and crossed the Platte River southeast of Chapman. Damage to outbuildings was of most significance. Other tornadoes were reported in the Marquette area, with one tornado on the ground for 12 miles from south of Marquette to southeast of Hordville. This tornado was rated an F1 and produced minor structural damage to buildings and grain bins at several farms. Power lines were lost and several trees were blown over. Numerous center pivot irrigation systems were damaged. Just before 6 pm CDT, the most damaging tornado of the day developed near the Polk and Hamilton county line, and proceeded northeast across western Polk county, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. Storm chaser reports indicated this tornado frequently became multi-vortex in nature and produced a wide swath of damage. Three miles north of Polk, a home was completely ripped from its foundation and blown into some nearby trees. The tornado was rated an F3 at this point. Along its 18 mile path, the tornado damaged over 20 center pivots, and nearly every farmstead in the path of the tornado sustained damage to the home, outbuildings, machinery or grain bins. This tornado lifted southwest of Silver Creek. Just prior to the F3 tornado in Polk county, an F2 tornado was ripping up a farmstead in northern Merrick county. This tornado was responsible for tearing the roof from a home, destroying two large metal outbuildings and damage to a half-dozen vehicles. The tornado moved north and destroyed a barn on the Nance and Merrick county line, but narrowly missed the home. Window and siding damage was noted at the home. Later that evening, one final tornado was reported. This tornado moved from south of Silver Creek to northeast of Silver Creek just before sunset. The tornado clipped the southeast side of town, resulting in damage to the post office, several cars, trees, and 13 residences in town. Fortunately, most of the damage was minor. | |||||||||||
| 49.4 | 1975-03-27 | 2 | 41°15'N / 96°04'W | 0.50 Mile | 300 Yards | 0 | 4 | 250K | 0 | Douglas | |
* The information on this page is based on the global volcano database, the U.S. earthquake database of 1638-1985, and the U.S. Tornado and Weather Extremes database of 1950-2010.