Lincoln, Nebraska tornadoes

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26confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Lincoln since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: July 1, 2024, EF1.

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Every tornado path within 10 miles

Tornado paths, 1950 to 2025
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Each path is a straight line from where the tornado started to where it ended, which is all most NOAA records hold. Tap a path for its details.

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The record

At a glance

Total26within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.3average since 1950
Peak monthMay7 of 26
StrongestF4Apr 25, 1957
Deaths1whole paths, see note
Injuries14whole paths, see note

Deaths and injuries are NOAA's totals for each tornado's whole path, which can run well beyond Lincoln.

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

70 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 0Apr: 6May: 7Jun: 6Jul: 4Aug: 1Sep: 1Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

May is the peak month, with 7 of 26 tornadoes.

By time of day

40 12 AM: 0: 0: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 112 PM: 0: 2: 23 PM: 3: 2: 36 PM: 2: 3: 39 PM: 4: 1: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 9:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

30 1950: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 1: 2: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01970: 0: 2: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 1: 0: 01980: 0: 1: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 0: 0: 01990: 0: 0: 0: 3: 0: 0: 1: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 1: 0: 22020: 0: 1: 0: 0: 3: 019501960197019801990200020102020

The line is the five-year average. Tornadoes before about 1953 were under-reported, and better radar since the 1990s finds more weak ones.

By rating

EF0
7
EF1
11
EF2
5
EF3
1
EF4
1
Unknown
1

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.

The record

Notable tornadoes

Deadliest

F4, April 25, 1957

1 deaths, 8 injuries Strongest

F4, April 25, 1957

89.8 mile path Longest path

89.8 miles, F4

April 25, 1957, whole path Widest

700 yards, EF3

April 26, 2024
Every tornado

All 26 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Jul 1, 2024EF12.28 mi300 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF12.96 mi150 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF35.25 mi700 yd03
Dec 15, 2021EF223.74 mi70 yd00
May 5, 2019EF20.55 mi200 yd00
May 5, 2019EFU0.02 mi50 yd00
Jun 16, 2017EF00.5 mi20 yd00
May 9, 2016EF10.19 mi50 yd00
May 9, 2016EF10.53 mi50 yd00
Jun 19, 2008EF00.1 mi40 yd00
May 22, 1996F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 8, 1993F15.5 mi30 yd01
Jul 8, 1993F18 mi30 yd02
Jul 8, 1993F117 mi30 yd00
Jun 12, 1984F220 mi150 yd00
Apr 3, 1981F28.3 mi50 yd00
Aug 15, 1977F10.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 27, 1975F00.6 mi10 yd00
May 27, 1972F00.5 mi10 yd00
Jun 6, 1971F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 6, 1971F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 20, 1957F223.9 mi10 yd00
Apr 25, 1957F489.8 mi333 yd18
Jun 6, 1956F11.5 mi100 yd00
Apr 27, 1955F10.5 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Lincoln and its county

Lincoln is in Lancaster County, where NOAA has recorded 58 tornadoes since 1950. A county's record counts every tornado inside its borders, while this page counts every path within 10 miles of the city, so the two overlap without matching.

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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. City point and population: US Census Bureau, 2024. Each path is a straight line between NOAA's start and end points.