Adams County tornado history

59 tornadoes touched Adams County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 5, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 51 people.

59tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

4killed · 51 injured

79.7 milongest path · 1964

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F027

(E)F118

(E)F210

(E)F33

(E)F40

(E)F51

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 5, 1964	F5	79.7 mi	880 yd	50	4
May 7, 1993	F3	75 mi	2,633 yd	0	0
May 16, 1977	F3	47.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Sep 11, 1977	F3	6.6 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 25, 1965	F2	39.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 2, 1975	F2	35.5 mi	300 yd	0	0
May 22, 2004	F2	23 mi	700 yd	0	0
May 10, 1956	F2	12.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 5, 1978	F2	11 mi	80 yd	0	0
May 2, 1999	F2	10 mi	250 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1990	F2	9 mi	80 yd	0	0
May 7, 1993	F2	2 mi	150 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jul 6, 2024	EF0	2.4 mi	50 yd
Jul 6, 2024	EF0	0.3 mi	100 yd
May 23, 2024	EF1	2.5 mi	80 yd
Oct 12, 2023	EF0	1.3 mi	170 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	13.4 mi	100 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	14.8 mi	180 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	8.6 mi	150 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	7.2 mi	60 yd
Jul 8, 2019	EF0	—	25 yd
Jun 1, 2016	EF0	—	25 yd
May 23, 2016	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd
May 6, 2015	EF1	3.9 mi	300 yd

Deadliest: May 5, 1964, F5, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Webster County, NE38 Kearney County, NE35 Clay County, NE53 Hall County, NE79 Nuckolls County, NE47 Franklin County, NE32 Hamilton County, NE65 Buffalo County, NE89

Questions

How many tornadoes has Adams County, Nebraska had?

59 tornadoes touched Adams County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Adams County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 5, 1964, with a 79.7-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Adams County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (22 of 59). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).