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Omaha storms: live alerts, hail & tornado history

Live watches and warnings for Omaha, NE, the 48-hour thunderstorm outlook, and every hail, damaging-wind and tornado report within 25 miles since 2016.

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    Severe weather in Omaha by the numbers

    13.7severe-weather days a year (avg 2016–2025)
    7.1hail days a year
    56storm reports in the last 12 months
    4.50″biggest hail since 2016 (Jun 25, 2024)
    39tornado reports since 2016 · strongest EF4

    Omaha gets regular severe thunderstorms: since 2016, spotters and emergency managers have filed 808 severe-weather reports within 25 miles of the city — 386 hail reports, 383 damaging-wind reports and 39 tornado reports. On average that is 13.7 days a year with at least one report.

    Storm season here peaks in April, June, July, when 65% of all reports were filed.

    In the last 12 months there were 19 hail reports, 34 wind reports and 3 tornado reports around Omaha; the largest hail was 1.75″ (golf ball) on Apr 23, 2026.

    Latest storm reports near Omaha

    DateReportWhere
    Sep 14, 2026Damaging wind11 mi N · Washington Co.
    Jul 8, 2026Damaging wind7 mi SW · Sarpy Co.
    Jul 3, 2026Damaging wind2 mi W · Douglas Co.
    Jul 3, 2026Hail 1.00″16 mi SW · Sarpy Co.
    Jun 30, 2026Damaging wind24 mi E · Pottawattamie Co.
    Jun 13, 2026Hail 1.00″7 mi SE · Pottawattamie Co.
    Jun 13, 2026Damaging wind12 mi W · Douglas Co.
    Jun 10, 2026Damaging wind17 mi SE · Pottawattamie Co.
    Jun 10, 2026Tornado24 mi SE · Mills Co.
    Jun 5, 2026Damaging wind15 mi W · Douglas Co.

    One line per day and type — the closest report that day. Distance and direction from the city centre. The latest SPC reports are preliminary until NOAA finalises them.

    Storm reports by year

    030609012016: 37 hail16: 18 damaging wind16: 8 tornado1617: 75 hail17: 43 damaging wind17: 2 tornado1718: 14 hail18: 28 damaging wind18: 4 tornado1819: 20 hail19: 11 damaging wind1920: 8 hail20: 22 damaging wind2021: 12 hail21: 59 damaging wind21: 4 tornado2122: 28 hail22: 22 damaging wind22: 2 tornado2223: 59 hail23: 43 damaging wind23: 1 tornado2324: 42 hail24: 57 damaging wind24: 14 tornado2425: 72 hail25: 46 damaging wind25: 1 tornado2526: 19 hail26: 34 damaging wind26: 3 tornado26
    HailDamaging windTornado

    Storm season in Omaha

    058117176234Jan: 0JanFeb: 2FebMar: 24MarApr: 160AprMay: 131MayJun: 234JunJul: 134JulAug: 64AugSep: 30SepOct: 9OctNov: 0NovDec: 20Dec

    All hail, wind and tornado reports within 25 miles, 2016–2026, by month.

    Hail in Omaha

    Omaha averages 7.1 days a year with hail reported nearby. The biggest stone on record since 2016 was 4.50 inches — about the size of a grapefruit — reported 6 miles from the city centre on Jun 25, 2024. Hail of 1 inch (quarter size) or larger is what makes a thunderstorm severe; see the hail size chart.

    Tornadoes near Omaha

    There have been 39 tornado reports within 25 miles of Omaha since 2016; the strongest was rated EF4 (Apr 26, 2024, 21 miles from the city centre). A tornado warning means a tornado is occurring or imminent — take shelter immediately.

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    Storm trackers near Omaha

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    Questions about storms in Omaha

    Does Omaha get a lot of severe storms?

    Omaha averages 13.7 days a year with at least one hail, damaging-wind or tornado report within 25 miles, based on NOAA Storm Prediction Center reports 2016–2025.

    When is storm season in Omaha?

    Most severe-weather reports around Omaha come in April, June, July.

    What is the biggest hail recorded near Omaha?

    4.50 inches (grapefruit size) on Jun 25, 2024, 6 miles from the city centre.

    Have tornadoes hit near Omaha?

    Yes — 39 tornado reports within 25 miles since 2016, the strongest rated EF4 on Apr 26, 2024.

    How do I get storm alerts for Omaha?

    The live panel on this page shows every active National Weather Service watch and warning for Omaha, NE. For alerts on your phone, Lightning Tracker for iPhone shows storm risk and warnings for your location.

    How this page works: storm reports are NOAA Storm Prediction Center local storm reports (final database 2016–2025, preliminary daily reports after that) within 25 miles of Omaha, NE. They are reports of hail, damaging wind and tornadoes — not lightning strike counts, which no free public dataset provides at city level. Live alerts come from the National Weather Service API, the outlook from Open-Meteo forecast models. Updated Sep 29, 2026.