Tornado History Map

Sheridan County, Nebraska tornado history

66 tornadoes recorded in or across Sheridan County from 1953 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 Sheridan County

The Storm Prediction Center records 66 tornadoes whose paths touched Sheridan County, Nebraska between 1953 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 35 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 5 May 1993. The most recent was on 27 April 2025.

  • 66tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 8injuries
  • 270per 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 Sheridan County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF03553%
F1 / EF11624%
F2 / EF21015%
F3 / EF323%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating35%

Sheridan County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 20 in 1990s.1950s31960s51970s51980s111990s202000s52010s132020s4

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

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s5
1970s5
1980s11
1990s20
2000s5
2010s13
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 35 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr3May7Jun35Jul13Aug8Sep0Oct0Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr3
May7
Jun35
Jul13
Aug8
Sep0
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Sheridan County

  • Strongest: Nebraska tornado5 May 1993, F3, 13 miles long
  • Longest path: Nebraska tornado2 June 1953, F2, 80 miles long
  • Most recent: Nebraska tornado27 April 2025, EF2, 19.1 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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