Omaha, Nebraska tornadoes

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32confirmed tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Omaha since NOAA records began in 1950. Most recent: April 17, 2025, EF3.

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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

Total32within 10 miles, 1950 to 2025
Per year0.4average since 1950
Peak monthApril10 of 32
StrongestF4May 6, 1975
Deaths6whole paths, see note
Injuries266whole paths, see note

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

Seasons

When tornadoes hit here

By month

100 Jan: 0Feb: 0Mar: 2Apr: 10May: 9Jun: 6Jul: 3Aug: 1Sep: 0Oct: 0Nov: 0Dec: 1JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

April is the peak month, with 10 of 32 tornadoes.

By time of day

50 12 AM: 0: 3: 03 AM: 0: 0: 06 AM: 0: 0: 09 AM: 0: 0: 012 PM: 2: 0: 43 PM: 5: 5: 36 PM: 4: 1: 09 PM: 3: 2: 012 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM

Most often around 3:00 PM. Times as recorded by NOAA, mostly Central Standard Time.

By year, 1950 to 2025

50 1950: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 4: 0: 01960: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 01970: 0: 1: 1: 0: 0: 2: 1: 0: 0: 01980: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 5: 11990: 0: 2: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 02000: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 0: 1: 0: 2: 02010: 0: 0: 0: 0: 2: 0: 3: 0: 0: 02020: 0: 1: 0: 0: 3: 119501960197019801990200020102020

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
9
EF1
11
EF2
5
EF3
4
EF4
3

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, May 6, 1975

3 deaths, 133 injuries Strongest

F4, May 6, 1975

8 mile path Longest path

89.8 miles, F4

April 25, 1957, whole path Widest

1,900 yards, EF4

April 26, 2024
Every tornado

All 32 tornadoes, newest first

DateRatingPath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 17, 2025EF38.12 mi170 yd00
May 24, 2024EF00.48 mi60 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF319.06 mi550 yd00
Apr 26, 2024EF431.89 mi1,900 yd04
Dec 15, 2021EF00.9 mi30 yd00
Apr 27, 2016EF00.18 mi25 yd00
Apr 27, 2016EF00.02 mi25 yd00
Apr 27, 2016EF10.66 mi50 yd00
May 11, 2014EF15.16 mi200 yd00
May 11, 2014EF110.69 mi800 yd00
Jun 8, 2008EF18.07 mi440 yd00
Jun 8, 2008EF210.82 mi440 yd03
Mar 30, 2006F03 mi150 yd00
Apr 29, 1991F120 mi40 yd00
Apr 29, 1991F00.1 mi33 yd00
Apr 27, 1989F03.8 mi60 yd02
Jul 15, 1988F13 mi73 yd012
Jul 15, 1988F32.8 mi73 yd034
Jul 15, 1988F22.3 mi100 yd042
May 7, 1988F27.2 mi73 yd00
May 7, 1988F216.2 mi73 yd21
Jun 26, 1976F11 mi50 yd023
May 6, 1975F48 mi267 yd3133
Mar 27, 1975F20.5 mi300 yd04
Jun 7, 1972F00.1 mi10 yd00
Nearby

Omaha and its county

Omaha is in Douglas County, where NOAA has recorded 24 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.