Tornado History Map

Franklin County, Nebraska tornado history

35 tornadoes recorded in or across Franklin County from 1953 to 2023, 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 Franklin County

The Storm Prediction Center records 35 tornadoes whose paths touched Franklin County, Nebraska between 1953 and 2023. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 12 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 10 May 1985. The most recent was on 12 October 2023.

  • 35tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 2injuries
  • 608per 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 Franklin County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01851%
F1 / EF11440%
F2 / EF226%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF413%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Franklin County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in 1990s.1950s21960s31970s41980s41990s122000s22010s62020s2

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s3
1970s4
1980s4
1990s12
2000s2
2010s6
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr2May9Jun12Jul4Aug0Sep2Oct2Nov1Dec1
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr2
May9
Jun12
Jul4
Aug0
Sep2
Oct2
Nov1
Dec1

Records for Franklin County

Notable tornadoes in Franklin County

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

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