Frontier County tornado history

37 tornadoes touched Frontier County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Sep 11, 1978).

37tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

0killed · 4 injured

27.4 milongest path · 1978

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

By rating

(E)F015

(E)F111

(E)F25

(E)F36

(E)F40

(E)F50

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Peak month: May.

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Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Sep 11, 1978	F3	22.5 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 18, 1975	F3	21.9 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 20, 2007	EF3	15.7 mi	440 yd	2
Jun 18, 1975	F3	15 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 20, 1954	F3	5.9 mi	1,760 yd	0
May 17, 2019	EF3	2.1 mi	400 yd	0
May 18, 1962	F2	14.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 18, 1960	F2	4.5 mi	10 yd	1
May 30, 1977	F2	1.9 mi	50 yd	0
May 17, 2019	EF2	0.6 mi	178 yd	0
Jul 2, 1957	F2	0.1 mi	880 yd	0
Apr 8, 1978	F1	27.4 mi	10 yd	0

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
May 17, 2019	EF0	3 mi	100 yd	0
May 17, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
May 17, 2019	EF0	0.1 mi	50 yd	0
May 17, 2019	EF0	0.5 mi	315 yd	0
May 17, 2019	EF2	0.6 mi	178 yd	0
May 17, 2019	EF3	2.1 mi	400 yd	0
May 17, 2019	EF0	0.3 mi	40 yd	0
May 17, 2019	EF1	4.7 mi	400 yd	0
May 8, 2016	EF0	—	20 yd	0
May 29, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
May 6, 2008	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Apr 20, 2007	EF3	15.7 mi	440 yd	2

How many tornadoes has Frontier County, Nebraska had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Frontier County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Sep 11, 1978, with a 22.5-mile path.

When is tornado season in Frontier County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (19 of 37). 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).