Tornado History Map

Chase County, Nebraska tornado history

36 tornadoes recorded in or across Chase County from 1951 to 2022, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Chase County

The Storm Prediction Center records 36 tornadoes whose paths touched Chase County, Nebraska between 1951 and 2022. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 13 tornadoes. The strongest was an F2 on 1 June 1990. The most recent was on 27 May 2022.

  • 36tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 3injuries
  • 403per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Chase County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02261%
F1 / EF1925%
F2 / EF2411%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating13%

Chase County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in 2000s.1950s21960s41970s31980s31990s52000s102010s82020s1

The 2020s only run to 2022, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s4
1970s3
1980s3
1990s5
2000s10
2010s8
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 13 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr2May13Jun13Jul1Aug4Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr2
May13
Jun13
Jul1
Aug4
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Chase County

  • Strongest: Nebraska tornado1 June 1990, F2, 15 miles long
  • Longest path: Nebraska tornado30 May 1971, F0, 22.3 miles long
  • Most recent: Nebraska tornado27 May 2022, Unknown rating, 0 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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