Garden County tornado history

27 tornadoes touched Garden County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Apr 27, 2025).

27tornadoes since 1950
EF2strongest rating
0killed · 1 injured
59.9 milongest path · 1962
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F016
(E)F14
(E)F24
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated3

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 27, 2025EF219.1 mi2,250 yd00
Jun 20, 2003F21.5 mi100 yd00
Aug 16, 1960F20.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 15, 1980F20.1 mi77 yd00
Jun 20, 1962F159.9 mi10 yd00
Jul 7, 1953F110.8 mi10 yd10
Apr 12, 1960F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 31, 1980F10.1 mi20 yd00
Jul 19, 1999F01 mi50 yd00
Aug 17, 1999F01 mi100 yd00
Aug 17, 1999F01 mi100 yd00
Aug 17, 1999F01 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 27, 2025unrated2.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 27, 2025unrated0.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 27, 2025EF219.1 mi2,250 yd00
May 23, 2024unrated—50 yd00
Jun 20, 2003F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 20, 2003F21.5 mi100 yd00
Jun 20, 2003F00.2 mi20 yd00
Jun 20, 2003F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 3, 2003F00.3 mi10 yd00
Jun 29, 2001F01 mi110 yd00
Aug 17, 1999F01 mi100 yd00
Aug 17, 1999F01 mi100 yd00

Nearby counties

Arthur County, NE9Grant County, NE16Deuel County, NE31Morrill County, NE54Keith County, NE55Cheyenne County, NE71Sedgwick County, CO42Box Butte County, NE43

Questions

How many tornadoes has Garden County, Nebraska had?

27 tornadoes touched Garden County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Garden County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Apr 27, 2025, with a 19.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Garden County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 of 27). 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).