Tornadoes in Nebraska

Nebraska has recorded 3,223 tornadoes since 1950, 5th among the states; 138 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

  • 3,223tornadoes since 1950
  • 138rated F3/EF3 or stronger
  • 59deaths along their paths
  • 2004most in one year, 111
2025
  • Tornadoes on record, by year

Over time

Tornadoes per year in Nebraska 1950: 6 1951: 9 1952: 9 1953: 44 1954: 16 1955: 31 1956: 34 1957: 53 1958: 54 1959: 44 1960: 43 1961: 12 1962: 41 1963: 17 1964: 41 1965: 46 1966: 10 1967: 39 1968: 21 1969: 20 1970: 14 1971: 52 1972: 30 1973: 19 1974: 32 1975: 78 1976: 26 1977: 68 1978: 42 1979: 20 1980: 38 1981: 19 1982: 34 1983: 15 1984: 50 1985: 52 1986: 54 1987: 26 1988: 20 1989: 41 1990: 88 1991: 65 1992: 75 1993: 69 1994: 55 1995: 26 1996: 60 1997: 31 1998: 65 1999: 102 2000: 60 2001: 62 2002: 27 2003: 81 2004: 111 111 2005: 40 2006: 22 2007: 47 2008: 60 2009: 39 2010: 38 2011: 55 2012: 43 2013: 50 2014: 63 2015: 26 2016: 45 2017: 33 2018: 32 2019: 34 2020: 22 2021: 44 2022: 26 2023: 64 2024: 100 2025: 43 19501960197019801990200020102020

The strongest tornadoes

Every county

Counties with any recorded events, highest first.

Tornadoes by county in Nebraska
Custer County111
Lincoln County110
Cherry County107
Buffalo County89
Holt County81
Hall County79
Cheyenne County73
Scotts Bluff County69
Thayer County67
Hamilton County67
Sheridan County66
Kimball County61
Dawson County59
Adams County59
Gage County59
Lancaster County58
Morrill County55
Keith County55
Clay County53
Cass County52
Howard County50
York County49
Madison County49
Knox County48
Saunders County47
Nuckolls County47
Fillmore County44
Box Butte County43
Perkins County41
Seward County40
Polk County40
Red Willow County40
Dawes County39
Phelps County39
Webster County38
Antelope County38
Butler County38
Brown County38
Platte County37
Frontier County37
Stanton County37
Valley County37
Dundy County36
Colfax County35
Sherman County35
Kearney County35
Otoe County34
Hitchcock County34
Cuming County34
Cedar County33
Dodge County33
Franklin County32
Banner County31
Chase County31
Deuel County31
Saline County31
Merrick County31
Furnas County30
Jefferson County30
Pierce County30
Boone County30
Sioux County29
Garden County27
Dixon County27
Greeley County26
Harlan County26
Washington County25
Douglas County24
Nance County24
Richardson County24
Wayne County23
Burt County23
Nemaha County22
Pawnee County22
Johnson County22
Loup County21
Hayes County20
Logan County19
Gosper County19
Wheeler County19
Garfield County18
Rock County18
Grant County16
Hooker County16
Thurston County16
Sarpy County15
McPherson County15
Keya Paha County14
Thomas County12
Blaine County11
Boyd County11
Arthur County9
Dakota County9