Gage County tornado history

59 tornadoes touched Gage County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 22, 2004). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 102 people.

59tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

4killed · 102 injured

169.7 milongest path · 1973

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

By rating

(E)F023

(E)F114

(E)F216

(E)F33

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated2

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 22, 2004	F4	54 mi	4,400 yd	38	1
Sep 25, 1973	F3	169.7 mi	100 yd	42	3
Apr 28, 1956	F3	39.3 mi	10 yd	1	0
Apr 26, 1991	F3	24 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1967	F2	67.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 9, 1967	F2	48.5 mi	10 yd	2	0
Apr 15, 2006	F2	34 mi	880 yd	0	0
Jul 3, 1958	F2	32.1 mi	10 yd	2	0
May 20, 1957	F2	23.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 6, 2006	F2	17.3 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jun 8, 1964	F2	12.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 29, 2008	EF2	10.8 mi	440 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 6, 2024	EF0	1 mi	30 yd
May 6, 2024	EF0	0.2 mi	20 yd
Jun 11, 2022	unrated	0.1 mi	20 yd
Jun 11, 2022	EF1	4.2 mi	150 yd
May 22, 2020	unrated	—	50 yd
May 1, 2018	EF0	0.3 mi	75 yd
Jun 16, 2017	EF0	0.9 mi	40 yd
Apr 9, 2017	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 6, 2015	EF1	7.7 mi	500 yd
May 27, 2013	EF0	1.4 mi	100 yd
Jun 17, 2009	EF0	0.5 mi	25 yd
Apr 4, 2009	EF0	2.5 mi	75 yd

Deadliest: Sep 25, 1973, F3, 3 killed.

Nearby counties

Johnson County, NE22 Pawnee County, NE22 Jefferson County, NE30 Saline County, NE31 Marshall County, KS40 Lancaster County, NE57 Otoe County, NE33 Washington County, KS42

Questions

How many tornadoes has Gage County, Nebraska had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Gage County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 22, 2004, with a 54-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Gage County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (24 of 59). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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