Brown County tornado history

38 tornadoes touched Brown County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jul 7, 1979).

38tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 1 injured
22 milongest path · 2000
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F018
(E)F113
(E)F23
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated4

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 7, 1979F211.1 mi300 yd10
May 8, 1965F29 mi10 yd00
May 8, 1965F24.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 24, 2000F122 mi350 yd00
May 5, 2007EF114.3 mi220 yd00
Jul 6, 1998F110 mi200 yd00
Aug 15, 1956F15.4 mi10 yd00
Jun 16, 1992F14 mi150 yd00
Jun 21, 1978F10.7 mi30 yd00
Jul 10, 1987F10.5 mi30 yd00
Jul 9, 1984F10.3 mi100 yd00
Jul 13, 1958F10.2 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 18, 2025unrated—10 yd00
Jul 18, 2025unrated—10 yd00
Jul 18, 2025unrated—10 yd00
Jul 30, 2024unrated0.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 20, 2024EF10.1 mi25 yd00
Jun 20, 2024EF10.1 mi25 yd00
Aug 13, 2020EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 26, 2015EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 11, 2011EF0—20 yd00
Aug 11, 2011EF0—20 yd00
Aug 11, 2011EF03.6 mi50 yd00
Jun 17, 2008EF00.1 mi20 yd00

Nearby counties

Rock County, NE17Blaine County, NE11Keya Paha County, NE15Loup County, NE21Thomas County, NE12Holt County, NE80Garfield County, NE17Cherry County, NE105

Questions

How many tornadoes has Brown County, Nebraska had?

38 tornadoes touched Brown County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Brown County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jul 7, 1979, with a 11.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Brown County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (18 of 38). 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).