Hall County tornado history

79 tornadoes touched Hall County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.0 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (May 8, 1965). Tornadoes here killed 9 and injured 258 people.

79tornadoes since 1950
F4strongest rating
9killed · 258 injured
125.7 milongest path · 1965
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F024
(E)F135
(E)F210
(E)F37
(E)F42
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 8, 1965F4125.7 mi10 yd534
Jun 3, 1980F41.1 mi1,700 yd1103
Jun 3, 1980F36.4 mi700 yd251
Jun 3, 1980F32.3 mi500 yd401
Jun 6, 1993F350 mi880 yd00
May 16, 1977F347.3 mi50 yd00
Mar 13, 1990F332 mi200 yd00
Mar 13, 1990F327 mi200 yd00
Jun 11, 1984F314 mi200 yd00
Jun 13, 1967F269.7 mi10 yd00
May 7, 1993F240 mi200 yd00
Jun 12, 1967F234.3 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Oct 12, 2023unrated—20 yd00
Jul 3, 2022EF19.6 mi200 yd00
Dec 15, 2021EF18.6 mi150 yd00
May 1, 2018EF02 mi25 yd00
May 6, 2015EF0—25 yd00
Jun 17, 2009EF01.9 mi20 yd00
May 29, 2008EF09.9 mi100 yd00
May 11, 2005F00.1 mi30 yd00
May 7, 2005F00.5 mi30 yd00
May 2, 1999F112 mi47 yd00
May 2, 1999F11.5 mi—00
Jun 11, 1997F16 mi73 yd00

Deadliest: May 8, 1965, F4, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Adams County, NE59Howard County, NE50Hamilton County, NE65Buffalo County, NE89Merrick County, NE31Clay County, NE53Kearney County, NE35Sherman County, NE35

Questions

How many tornadoes has Hall County, Nebraska had?

79 tornadoes touched Hall County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.0 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Hall County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on May 8, 1965, with a 125.7-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Hall County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (29 of 79). 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).