Keya Paha County, Nebraska tornado history

16 tornadoes recorded in or across Keya Paha County from 1956 to 2010, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

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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 Keya Paha County

The Storm Prediction Center records 16 tornadoes whose paths touched Keya Paha County, Nebraska between 1956 and 2010. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 8 tornadoes. The strongest was an F5 on 8 May 1965. The most recent was on 22 May 2010.

  • 16tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 10injuries
  • 207per 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 Keya Paha County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0425%
F1 / EF1425%
F2 / EF2638%
F3 / EF316%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF516%
Unknown rating00%

Keya Paha County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in 1960s.1950s21960s81970s11980s12000s32010s1

The 2010s only run to 2010, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s8
1970s1
1980s1
2000s3
2010s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr0May8Jun6Jul1Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May8
Jun6
Jul1
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec0

Records for Keya Paha County

  • Strongest: Burton, Nebraska tornado8 May 1965, F5, 1 injury, 30.1 miles long
  • Longest path: Nebraska tornado14 May 1962, F3, 8 injuries, 53.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Nebraska tornado22 May 2010, EF2, 9 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Keya Paha 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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