Tornado History Map

Cheyenne County, Nebraska tornado history

77 tornadoes recorded in or across Cheyenne County from 1951 to 2025, 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 Cheyenne County

The Storm Prediction Center records 77 tornadoes whose paths touched Cheyenne County, Nebraska between 1951 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 40 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 27 May 1985. The most recent was on 6 July 2025.

  • 77tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 644per 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 Cheyenne County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF05166%
F1 / EF11114%
F2 / EF256%
F3 / EF334%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating79%

Cheyenne County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 17 in 1950s.1950s171960s91970s71980s41990s122000s102010s122020s6

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s17
1960s9
1970s7
1980s4
1990s12
2000s10
2010s12
2020s6
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 40 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May14Jun40Jul19Aug3Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May14
Jun40
Jul19
Aug3
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Cheyenne County

  • Strongest: Nebraska tornado27 May 1985, F3, 48 miles long
  • Longest path: Nebraska tornado20 June 1962, F1, 59.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Nebraska tornado6 July 2025, Unknown rating, 0.1 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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