Douglas County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Douglas County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 6, 1975). Tornadoes here killed 5 and injured 168 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

5killed · 168 injured

31.9 milongest path · 2024

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

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F19

(E)F23

(E)F33

(E)F42

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
May 6, 1975	F4	8 mi	267 yd	133	3
Apr 26, 2024	EF4	31.9 mi	1,900 yd	4	0
Aug 18, 1968	F3	21.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF3	19.1 mi	550 yd	0	0
Apr 17, 2025	EF3	8.1 mi	170 yd	0	0
May 7, 1988	F2	16.2 mi	73 yd	1	2
Jun 8, 2008	EF2	10.8 mi	440 yd	3	0
Mar 27, 1975	F2	0.5 mi	300 yd	4	0
Jun 15, 1957	F1	22.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 11, 2014	EF1	10.7 mi	800 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 2008	EF1	8.1 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 11, 2014	EF1	5.2 mi	200 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Apr 17, 2025	EF3	8.1 mi	170 yd	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF4	31.9 mi	1,900 yd	4
Apr 26, 2024	EF3	19.1 mi	550 yd	0
Apr 27, 2016	EF1	0.7 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 27, 2016	EF0	—	25 yd	0
Apr 27, 2016	EF0	0.2 mi	25 yd	0
May 11, 2014	EF1	10.7 mi	800 yd	0
May 11, 2014	EF1	5.2 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 11, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	40 yd	0
Jun 8, 2008	EF2	10.8 mi	440 yd	3
Jun 8, 2008	EF1	8.1 mi	440 yd	0
Apr 29, 1991	F0	0.1 mi	33 yd	0

Deadliest: May 6, 1975, F4, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Sarpy County, NE15 Washington County, NE25 Saunders County, NE47 Cass County, NE52 Pottawattamie County, IA56 Harrison County, IA35 Dodge County, NE33 Mills County, IA25

Questions

How many tornadoes has Douglas County, Nebraska had?

24 tornadoes touched Douglas County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Douglas County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 6, 1975, with a 8-mile path and 3 deaths.

When is tornado season in Douglas County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (8 of 24). 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).