Nebraska Tornadoes, 1950 through 2008:
Listed by County and Ranked from Highest Density to Lowest Density
"Area"
is in sq. miles,
"Density"
is equivalent number of tornadoes per 1000 sq.miles.
| Density is calculated by taking the total number of tornadoes divided by the area and then multiplying by 1000. For example: Hall County = (70/546) * 1000 = 128.2 tornadoes per 1000 square miles. |
|
County |
County Seat |
Area |
1950-2006 Tornadoes |
1950-2006 Density |
2007 Tornadoes |
2008 Tornadoes |
1950-2008 Tornadoes |
1950-2008 Density |
|
Hall |
Grand Island |
546 |
70 |
128.2 |
0 |
0 |
70 |
128.2 |
|
Thayer |
Hebron |
575 |
55 |
95.7 |
0 |
1 |
56 |
97.4 |
|
Hamilton |
Aurora |
544 |
47 |
86.4 |
0 |
2 |
49 |
90.1 |
|
Adams |
Hastings |
563 |
45 |
79.9 |
1 |
0 |
46 |
81.7 |
|
Buffalo |
Kearney |
968 |
73 |
75.4 |
0 |
2 |
75 |
77.5 |
|
Howard |
St. Paul |
570 |
42 |
73.7 |
0 |
1 |
43 |
75.4 |
|
Scottsbluff |
Gering |
739 |
52 |
70.4 |
0 |
0 |
52 |
70.4 |
|
Polk |
Osceola |
439 |
30 |
68.3 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
68.3 |
|
York |
York |
576 |
38 |
66.0 |
0 |
1 |
39 |
67.7 |
|
Madison |
Madison |
573 |
38 |
66.3 |
0 |
0 |
38 |
66.3 |
|
Clay |
Clay Center |
573 |
37 |
64.6 |
0 |
0 |
37 |
64.6 |
|
Cass |
Plattsmouth |
559 |
34 |
60.8 |
0 |
2 |
36 |
64.4 |
|
Nuckolls |
Nelson |
575 |
36 |
62.6 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
62.6 |
|
Colfax |
Schuyler |
413 |
24 |
58.1 |
1 |
0 |
25 |
60.5 |
|
Deuel |
Chappell |
440 |
24 |
54.5 |
1 |
1 |
26 |
59.1 |
|
Valley |
Ord |
568 |
33 |
58.1 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
58.1 |
|
Seward |
Seward |
575 |
29 |
50.4 |
0 |
2 |
31 |
53.9 |
|
Webster |
Red Cloud |
575 |
31 |
53.9 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
53.9 |
|
Gage |
Beatrice |
855 |
45 |
52.6 |
0 |
1 |
46 |
53.8 |
|
Filmore |
Geneva |
577 |
31 |
53.7 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
53.7 |
|
Butler |
David City |
584 |
29 |
49.7 |
0 |
2 |
31 |
53.1 |
|
Nance |
Fullerton |
441 |
23 |
52.2 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
52.2 |
|
Phelps |
Holdrege |
540 |
26 |
48.1 |
0 |
2 |
28 |
51.9 |
|
Dixon |
Ponca |
476 |
24 |
50.4 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
50.4 |
|
Merrick |
Central City |
485 |
24 |
49.5 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
49.5 |
|
Sherman |
Loup City |
566 |
28 |
49.5 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
49.5 |
|
Saunders |
Wahoo |
754 |
35 |
46.4 |
0 |
2 |
37 |
49.1 |
|
Stanton |
Stanton |
430 |
21 |
48.8 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
48.8 |
|
Dawson |
Lexington |
1013 |
47 |
46.4 |
1 |
1 |
49 |
48.4 |
|
Pierce |
Pierce |
574 |
26 |
45.3 |
1 |
0 |
27 |
47.0 |
|
Kearney |
Minden |
516 |
24 |
46.5 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
46.5 |
|
Nemaha |
Auburn |
409 |
15 |
36.7 |
0 |
4 |
19 |
46.5 |
|
Red Willow |
McCook |
717 |
31 |
43.2 |
0 |
2 |
33 |
46.0 |
|
Douglas |
Omaha |
331 |
13 |
39.3 |
0 |
2 |
15 |
45.3 |
|
Saline |
Wilber |
575 |
25 |
43.5 |
1 |
0 |
26 |
45.2 |
|
Johnson |
Tecumseh |
376 |
17 |
45.2 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
45.2 |
|
Cheyenne |
Sidney |
1196 |
52 |
43.5 |
1 |
0 |
53 |
44.3 |
|
Washington |
Blair |
391 |
14 |
35.8 |
1 |
2 |
17 |
43.5 |
|
Dodge |
Fremont |
535 |
21 |
39.3 |
2 |
0 |
23 |
43.0 |
|
Lancaster |
Lincoln |
839 |
34 |
40.5 |
0 |
2 |
36 |
42.9 |
|
Kimball |
Kimball |
952 |
39 |
41.0 |
0 |
1 |
40 |
42.0 |
|
Antelope |
Neligh |
857 |
36 |
42.0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
42.0 |
|
Jefferson |
Fairbury |
573 |
21 |
36.6 |
1 |
2 |
24 |
41.9 |
|
Franklin |
Franklin |
576 |
24 |
41.7 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
41.7 |
|
Sarpy |
Papillion |
241 |
9 |
37.3 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
41.5 |
|
Platte |
Columbus |
678 |
28 |
41.3 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
41.3 |
|
Otoe |
Nebraska City |
616 |
25 |
40.6 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
40.6 |
|
Cuming |
West Point |
572 |
23 |
40.2 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
40.2 |
|
Knox |
Center |
1108 |
37 |
33.4 |
7 |
0 |
44 |
39.7 |
|
Keith |
Ogallala |
1061 |
36 |
33.9 |
4 |
0 |
40 |
37.7 |
|
Gosper |
Elwood |
458 |
14 |
30.6 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
37.1 |
|
Perkins |
Grant |
883 |
28 |
31.7 |
3 |
1 |
32 |
36.2 |
|
Wayne |
Wayne |
444 |
16 |
36.0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
36.0 |
|
Hitchcock |
Trenton |
710 |
25 |
35.2 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
35.2 |
|
Furnas |
Beaver City |
718 |
25 |
34.8 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
34.8 |
|
Pawnee |
Pawnee City |
432 |
15 |
34.7 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
34.7 |
|
Custer |
Broken Bow |
2576 |
83 |
32.2 |
3 |
0 |
86 |
33.4 |
|
Thurston |
Pender |
394 |
13 |
33.0 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
33.0 |
|
Harlan |
Alma |
553 |
18 |
32.5 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
32.5 |
|
Box Butte |
Alliance |
1075 |
34 |
31.6 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
31.6 |
|
Lincoln |
North Platte |
2564 |
77 |
30.0 |
3 |
0 |
80 |
31.2 |
|
Cedar |
Hartington |
740 |
23 |
31.1 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
31.1 |
|
Richardson |
Falls City |
554 |
15 |
27.1 |
0 |
2 |
17 |
30.7 |
|
Boone |
Albion |
687 |
20 |
29.1 |
1 |
0 |
21 |
30.6 |
|
Holt |
O'Neil |
2413 |
73 |
30.3 |
0 |
0 |
73 |
30.3 |
|
Greeley |
Greeley |
570 |
17 |
29.8 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
29.8 |
|
Morrill |
Bridgeport |
1424 |
40 |
28.1 |
0 |
1 |
41 |
28.8 |
|
Burt |
Tekamah |
493 |
13 |
26.4 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
28.4 |
|
Frontier |
Stockville |
975 |
25 |
25.6 |
0 |
2 |
27 |
27.7 |
|
Banner |
Harrisburg |
746 |
20 |
26.8 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
26.8 |
|
Dakota |
Dakota City |
264 |
7 |
26.5 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
26.5 |
|
Loup |
Taylor |
570 |
15 |
26.3 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
26.3 |
|
Logan |
Stapleton |
571 |
15 |
26.3 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
26.3 |
|
Chase |
Imperial |
895 |
14 |
15.6 |
4 |
5 |
23 |
25.7 |
|
Dundy |
Benkelman |
920 |
21 |
22.8 |
1 |
0 |
22 |
23.9 |
|
Dawes |
Chadron |
1396 |
33 |
23.6 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
23.6 |
|
Garfield |
Burwell |
570 |
13 |
22.8 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
22.8 |
|
Brown |
Ainsworth |
1221 |
25 |
20.5 |
0 |
2 |
27 |
22.1 |
|
Hayes |
Hayes Center |
713 |
13 |
18.2 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
21.0 |
|
Wheeler |
Bartlett |
575 |
11 |
19.1 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
20.9 |
|
Sheridan |
Rushville |
2441 |
49 |
20.1 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
20.1 |
|
Boyd |
Butte |
540 |
10 |
18.5 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
18.5 |
|
Grant |
Hyannis |
776 |
13 |
16.8 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
18.0 |
|
Hooker |
Mullen |
721 |
12 |
16.6 |
0 |
1 |
13 |
18.0 |
|
Keya Paha |
Springview |
773 |
12 |
15.5 |
1 |
0 |
13 |
16.8 |
|
Rock |
Bassett |
1009 |
15 |
14.9 |
0 |
1 |
16 |
15.9 |
|
Garden |
Oshkosh |
1705 |
21 |
12.3 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
12.3 |
|
Cherry |
Valentine |
5961 |
62 |
10.4 |
4 |
3 |
69 |
11.6 |
|
Thomas |
Thedford |
713 |
8 |
11.2 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
11.2 |
|
Arthur |
Arthur |
715 |
7 |
9.8 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
11.2 |
|
McPherson |
Tryon |
859 |
9 |
10.5 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
10.5 |
|
Sioux |
Harrison |
2067 |
18 |
8.7 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
8.7 |
|
Blaine |
Brewster |
711 |
6 |
8.4 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
8.4 |
The 1950-2006 data are listed along with the
1950-2008 data in the table and the 2007 and 2008 tornado county
occurrences are also noted. This allows a quick look at the recent
activity compared to the long term data.
|
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Applied Climate Sciences, School of Natural Resources |