Tornado History Map

Kearney County, Nebraska tornado history

38 tornadoes recorded in or across Kearney County from 1953 to 2024, 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 Kearney County

The Storm Prediction Center records 38 tornadoes whose paths touched Kearney County, Nebraska between 1953 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 15 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 29 October 1956. The most recent was on 6 July 2024.

  • 38tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 0injuries
  • 736per 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 Kearney County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF01847%
F1 / EF11026%
F2 / EF2616%
F3 / EF325%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating25%

Kearney County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 10 in 1990s.1950s31960s31970s21980s71990s102000s22010s12020s10

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s3
1970s2
1980s7
1990s10
2000s2
2010s1
2020s10
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 15 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr4May15Jun7Jul5Aug0Sep0Oct2Nov0Dec3
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr4
May15
Jun7
Jul5
Aug0
Sep0
Oct2
Nov0
Dec3

Records for Kearney County

  • Strongest and Longest path: Nebraska tornado29 October 1956, F3, 65.5 miles long
  • Most recent: Nebraska tornado6 July 2024, EF1, 4.3 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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