StateNE1950 → 2025
Nebraska
Every recorded Nebraska tornado since 1950: 3,223 tornadoes, 35 rated F4/EF4 or stronger, by year, month and county.
Counts use the part of each tornado inside this state. A tornado that crossed a state line is counted in each state it touched.
3,223
Tornadoes
35
F/EF4 or stronger
56
Tornado deaths
12,298
Miles of track
93
Counties with a tornado
Tornadoes per year
19501960197019801990200020102020
Tornadoes by month
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Strongest
Ranked by rating, then deaths, then path length.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/05/64 | F5 | Hastings to Columbus, Nebraska | NE | 79.7 mi | 880 yd | 4 | 50 |
| 2 | 06/07/53 | F4 | Loup City to Ord, Nebraska | NE | 15.0 mi | 440 yd | 11 | 0 |
| 3 | 05/30/54 | F4 | Newman Grove to Woodland Park, Nebraska | NE | 29.9 mi | 400 yd | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | 05/08/65 | F4 | Wood River to Wausa, Nebraska | NE | 126 mi | 10 yd | 4 | 53 |
| 5 | 05/06/75 | F4 | La Vista to Omaha, Nebraska | NE | 8.0 mi | 267 yd | 3 | 133 |
| 6 | 06/03/80 | F4 | Grand Island, Nebraska | NE | 1.1 mi | 1,700 yd | 3 | 110 |
| 7 | 06/27/55 | F4 | Mitchell to Bayard, Nebraska | NE | 26.0 mi | 10 yd | 2 | 29 |
| 8 | 04/25/57 | F4 | Geneva to Ralston, Nebraska | NE | 89.8 mi | 333 yd | 1 | 8 |
| 9 | 05/22/04 | F4 | Fairbury to Palmyra, Nebraska | NE | 54.0 mi | 4,400 yd | 1 | 38 |
| 10 | 06/16/14 | EF4 | Stanton to Pender, Nebraska | NE | 23.9 mi | 500 yd | 1 | 20 |
Deadliest
Deaths in this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06/07/53 | F4 | Loup City to Ord, Nebraska | NE | 15.0 mi | 440 yd | 11 | 0 |
| 2 | 05/30/54 | F4 | Newman Grove to Woodland Park, Nebraska | NE | 29.9 mi | 400 yd | 6 | 23 |
| 3 | 05/09/53 | F3 | Hebron to Milford, Nebraska | NE | 46.9 mi | 880 yd | 5 | 82 |
| 4 | 05/05/64 | F5 | Hastings to Columbus, Nebraska | NE | 79.7 mi | 880 yd | 4 | 50 |
| 5 | 05/08/65 | F4 | Wood River to Wausa, Nebraska | NE | 126 mi | 10 yd | 4 | 53 |
| 6 | 05/06/75 | F4 | La Vista to Omaha, Nebraska | NE | 8.0 mi | 267 yd | 3 | 133 |
| 7 | 06/03/80 | F4 | Grand Island, Nebraska | NE | 1.1 mi | 1,700 yd | 3 | 110 |
| 8 | 06/27/55 | F4 | Mitchell to Bayard, Nebraska | NE | 26.0 mi | 10 yd | 2 | 29 |
| 9 | 05/07/88 | F2 | Mead to La Vista, Nebraska | NE | 16.2 mi | 73 yd | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | 06/17/54 | F3 | Wisner to Emerson, Nebraska | NE | 23.6 mi | 163 yd | 1 | 0 |
Longest tracks in Nebraska
Length on the ground inside this state.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/24/65 | F1 | Elm Creek to Yankton, Nebraska | NE | 176 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 10/29/56 | F4 | Wauneta to Bassett, Nebraska | NE | 148 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 03/13/90 | F4 | Red Cloud to Schuyler, Nebraska | NE | 131 mi | 440 yd | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 05/08/65 | F4 | Wood River to Wausa, Nebraska | NE | 126 mi | 10 yd | 4 | 53 |
| 5 | 10/29/56 | F1 | Sargent to Creighton, Nebraska | NE | 99.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 04/25/57 | F4 | Geneva to Ralston, Nebraska | NE | 89.8 mi | 333 yd | 1 | 8 |
| 7 | 05/08/65 | F1 | Arnold to Valentine, Nebraska | NE | 89.8 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 06/13/67 | F2 | Newman Grove to Shelby, Nebraska | NE | 88.3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 06/15/67 | F0 | Utica to Tekamah, Nebraska | NE | 80.9 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 06/02/53 | F2 | Rushville to Valentine, Nebraska | NE | 80.0 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
Widest since 1995
Maximum path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 05/22/04 | F4 | Fairbury to Palmyra, Nebraska | NE | 54.0 mi | 4,400 yd | 1 | 38 |
| 2 | 05/11/14 | EF3 | Exeter to Milford, Nebraska | NE | 19.1 mi | 2,640 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 10/04/13 | EF4 | Wayne to Wakefield, Nebraska | NE | 18.3 mi | 2,428 yd | 0 | 15 |
| 4 | 04/27/25 | EF2 | Alliance to Gordon, Nebraska | NE | 19.1 mi | 2,250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 06/17/14 | EF3 | Coleridge, Nebraska | NE | 4.0 mi | 2,059 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 04/26/24 | EF4 | Yutan, NE to Missouri Valley, IA | NE, IA | 26.1 mi | 1,900 yd | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 06/23/98 | F2 | Columbus, Nebraska | NE | 6.0 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 17 |
| 8 | 05/12/23 | EF2 | Hooper to Oakland, Nebraska | NE | 10.4 mi | 1,600 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 10/09/01 | F3 | Central City to Osceola, Nebraska | NE | 18.0 mi | 1,500 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 04/20/07 | EF2 | Gothenburg, Nebraska | NE | 18.9 mi | 1,320 yd | 0 | 9 |
Widest 1950 to 1994
Mean path width.| # | Date | Rating | Tornado | State | Length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 06/15/90 | F4 | Benkelman to Indianola, Nebraska | NE | 28.0 mi | 2,640 yd | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 05/07/93 | F3 | Blue Hill to Stromsburg, Nebraska | NE | 75.0 mi | 2,633 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 06/03/80 | F1 | Doniphan to Aurora, Nebraska | NE | 4.1 mi | 2,000 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 04/20/54 | F3 | Elwood, Nebraska | NE | 5.9 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 05/14/62 | F3 | Ainsworth, NE to Burke, SD | NE, SD | 45.3 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | 05/28/91 | F3 | Oakland to Lyons, Nebraska | NE | 6.0 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 06/06/93 | F3 | Bertrand to St. Paul, Nebraska | NE | 60.0 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 07/24/93 | F3 | Fairbury to Wilber, Nebraska | NE | 9.0 mi | 1,760 yd | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 06/03/80 | F4 | Grand Island, Nebraska | NE | 1.1 mi | 1,700 yd | 3 | 110 |
| 10 | 06/03/80 | F2 | Grand Island, Nebraska | NE | 3.4 mi | 1,700 yd | 0 | 18 |
Counties
select a column to sort| County | Tornadoes | F/EF4+ | Deaths | Years | Strongest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custer County | 111 | 2 | 2 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Lincoln County | 110 | 1 | 1 | 1956–2025 | F4 |
| Cherry County | 107 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2025 | F3 |
| Buffalo County | 89 | 1 | 0 | 1953–2024 | F4 |
| Holt County | 81 | 1 | 0 | 1952–2023 | F4 |
| Hall County | 79 | 2 | 9 | 1953–2023 | F4 |
| Cheyenne County | 73 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2025 | F3 |
| Scotts Bluff County | 69 | 1 | 2 | 1951–2024 | F4 |
| Hamilton County | 67 | 2 | 4 | 1953–2023 | F5 |
| Thayer County | 67 | 1 | 6 | 1953–2022 | F4 |
| Sheridan County | 66 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2025 | F3 |
| Kimball County | 61 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2025 | F3 |
| Adams County | 59 | 1 | 4 | 1956–2024 | F5 |
| Dawson County | 59 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2023 | F3 |
| Gage County | 59 | 1 | 1 | 1953–2024 | F4 |
| Lancaster County | 58 | 2 | 2 | 1950–2024 | F4 |
| Keith County | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1957–2024 | F2 |
| Morrill County | 55 | 1 | 2 | 1951–2025 | F4 |
| Clay County | 53 | 2 | 4 | 1956–2024 | F5 |
| Cass County | 52 | 1 | 0 | 1952–2025 | F4 |
| Howard County | 50 | 1 | 1 | 1955–2025 | F4 |
| Madison County | 49 | 2 | 10 | 1953–2024 | F4 |
| York County | 49 | 2 | 4 | 1953–2022 | F5 |
| Knox County | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1950–2013 | F3 |
| Nuckolls County | 47 | 1 | 0 | 1950–2024 | F4 |
| Saunders County | 47 | 1 | 2 | 1952–2024 | F4 |
| Fillmore County | 44 | 2 | 6 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Box Butte County | 43 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2019 | F3 |
| Perkins County | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2024 | F3 |
| Polk County | 40 | 3 | 4 | 1955–2024 | F5 |
| Red Willow County | 40 | 1 | 0 | 1950–2024 | F4 |
| Seward County | 40 | 3 | 6 | 1953–2024 | F4 |
| Dawes County | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2020 | F2 |
| Phelps County | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1956–2024 | F3 |
| Antelope County | 38 | 4 | 8 | 1956–2013 | F5 |
| Brown County | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2025 | F2 |
| Butler County | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1952–2024 | F4 |
| Webster County | 38 | 2 | 0 | 1953–2024 | F4 |
| Frontier County | 37 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2019 | F3 |
| Platte County | 37 | 1 | 6 | 1953–2024 | F4 |
| Stanton County | 37 | 4 | 9 | 1954–2024 | F4 |
| Valley County | 37 | 2 | 12 | 1953–2018 | F4 |
| Dundy County | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2025 | F3 |
| Colfax County | 35 | 1 | 0 | 1952–2024 | F4 |
| Kearney County | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1955–2024 | F3 |
| Sherman County | 35 | 1 | 12 | 1953–2024 | F4 |
| Cuming County | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1954–2024 | EF4 |
| Hitchcock County | 34 | 1 | 0 | 1954–2025 | F4 |
| Otoe County | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1953–2025 | F4 |
| Cedar County | 33 | 2 | 6 | 1953–2022 | F4 |
| Dodge County | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2025 | F2 |
| Franklin County | 32 | 1 | 0 | 1953–2023 | F4 |
| Banner County | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2017 | F3 |
| Chase County | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2019 | F2 |
| Deuel County | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2022 | F2 |
| Merrick County | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2025 | F3 |
| Saline County | 31 | 2 | 7 | 1952–2024 | F4 |
| Boone County | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1953–2024 | F4 |
| Furnas County | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1952–2024 | F3 |
| Jefferson County | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1956–2020 | F4 |
| Pierce County | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1953–2017 | F4 |
| Sioux County | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1951–2021 | F3 |
| Dixon County | 27 | 3 | 0 | 1953–2014 | F4 |
| Garden County | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2025 | EF2 |
| Greeley County | 26 | 3 | 4 | 1953–2024 | F4 |
| Harlan County | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1965–2024 | F2 |
| Washington County | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1953–2025 | EF4 |
| Douglas County | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1956–2025 | F4 |
| Nance County | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1959–2024 | F3 |
| Richardson County | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2025 | F2 |
| Burt County | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1950–2024 | F4 |
| Wayne County | 23 | 5 | 8 | 1953–2023 | F4 |
| Johnson County | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1954–2024 | F2 |
| Nemaha County | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1950–2019 | F3 |
| Pawnee County | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2025 | F2 |
| Loup County | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2023 | EF2 |
| Hayes County | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1960–2025 | F3 |
| Gosper County | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2010 | F3 |
| Logan County | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1956–2023 | F4 |
| Wheeler County | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1956–2023 | F4 |
| Garfield County | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2014 | F3 |
| Rock County | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1956–2011 | F4 |
| Grant County | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2025 | EF3 |
| Hooker County | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1953–2024 | EF3 |
| Thurston County | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1954–2021 | F4 |
| McPherson County | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1977–2025 | EF3 |
| Sarpy County | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1957–2024 | F4 |
| Keya Paha County | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1956–2010 | F2 |
| Thomas County | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1956–2020 | F4 |
| Blaine County | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1955–2020 | F4 |
| Boyd County | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1960–2019 | F3 |
| Arthur County | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1977–2016 | F3 |
| Dakota County | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1955–2014 | F4 |
- Reporting changed over time. Tornado counts rose from the 1990s on as Doppler radar, spotter networks and cameras caught more weak tornadoes. Counts from different decades are not directly comparable, especially for the weakest ratings.
- F and EF ratings. The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale replaced the Fujita (F) Scale on 02/01/07. Both estimate wind speed from damage, but they use different damage indicators, so each rating is shown with its own scale.
- Ratings before the mid 1970s. The F Scale came into use in the early 1970s. Tornadoes from 1950 until then were rated afterward from newspaper accounts, photos and records, which tends to make those ratings less certain.
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Data: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database · updated 10/03/26