Nebraska tornadoes

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3,223 confirmed tornadoes since 1950. Most recent: August 10, 2025, EF0. 2026 so far: 54 preliminary reports preliminary

Counties with the most tornadoes

CountyTornadoes since 1950Per 1,000 sq mi
Custer County11143
Lincoln County11043
Cherry County10618
Buffalo County8992
Holt County8134
Hall County79145
Cheyenne County7361
Scotts Bluff County6993
Hamilton County67124
Thayer County67117
Sheridan County6627
Kimball County6164
Adams County59105
Dawson County5958
Gage County5969

When tornadoes hit here

By month

10700 Jan: 6Feb: 2Mar: 67Apr: 303May: 959Jun: 1070Jul: 419Aug: 198Sep: 64Oct: 95Nov: 7Dec: 33JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

June is the peak month, with 1070 of 3223 tornadoes.

By time of day

5070 12 AM: 26: 36: 83 AM: 8: 15: 96 AM: 6: 7: 19 AM: 5: 14: 4612 PM: 53: 108: 1893 PM: 324: 449: 5076 PM: 441: 406: 2639 PM: 157: 91: 5412 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 5:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

1110 1950: 6: 9: 9: 44: 16: 31: 34: 53: 54: 441960: 43: 12: 41: 17: 41: 46: 10: 39: 21: 201970: 14: 52: 30: 19: 32: 78: 26: 68: 42: 201980: 38: 19: 34: 15: 50: 52: 54: 26: 20: 411990: 88: 65: 75: 69: 55: 26: 60: 31: 65: 1022000: 60: 62: 27: 81: 111: 40: 22: 47: 60: 392010: 38: 55: 43: 50: 63: 26: 45: 33: 32: 342020: 22: 44: 26: 64: 100: 4319501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones. This year so far: 54 preliminary reports.

By rating

EF0
1664
EF1
967
EF2
338
EF3
103
EF4
34
EF5
1
Unknown
116

Ratings before February 2007 use the original F scale; the numbers line up with today's EF scale. Unknown means NOAA could not assign a rating.

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F4, June 7, 1953

11 deaths Longest path

176.4 miles, F1

May 24, 1965

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Aug 10, 2025EF02.36 mi10 yd00
Aug 3, 2025EFU0.01 mi10 yd00
Jul 27, 2025EFU0.01 mi10 yd00
Jul 23, 2025EFU0.01 mi10 yd00
Jul 23, 2025EFU0.01 mi10 yd00
Jul 20, 2025EFU0.01 mi10 yd00
Jul 18, 2025EFU0.01 mi10 yd00
Jul 18, 2025EFU0.01 mi10 yd00
Jul 18, 2025EFU0.01 mi10 yd00
Jul 15, 2025EF00.77 mi20 yd00
Jul 6, 2025EFU0.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 24, 2025EFU0.01 mi20 yd00
Jun 17, 2025EFU0.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 17, 2025EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 16, 2025EF23.06 mi50 yd00
Jun 16, 2025EF10.83 mi50 yd00
Jun 13, 2025EFU0.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 13, 2025EFU0.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 13, 2025EFU0.1 mi10 yd00
May 19, 2025EFU2.15 mi50 yd00

Every Nebraska county

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A tornado that crossed a state line counts in each state it touched.