Hamilton County tornado history

65 tornadoes touched Hamilton County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.9 a year. The strongest was rated F5 (May 5, 1964). Tornadoes here killed 4 and injured 53 people.

65tornadoes since 1950

F5strongest rating

4killed · 53 injured

79.7 milongest path · 1964

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

By rating

(E)F029

(E)F118

(E)F29

(E)F34

(E)F41

(E)F51

unrated3

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 5, 1964	F5	79.7 mi	880 yd	50	4
Apr 7, 1978	F4	31.2 mi	77 yd	1	0
May 7, 1993	F3	75 mi	2,633 yd	0	0
May 16, 1977	F3	47.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Oct 9, 2001	F3	18 mi	1,500 yd	0	0
Jul 19, 1957	F3	13.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1967	F2	18.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 20, 1957	F2	18.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 1982	F2	10 mi	30 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 2011	EF2	9.4 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 29, 2008	EF2	7.6 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1953	F2	6.6 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 2, 2023	unrated	4.9 mi	40 yd
Jun 2, 2023	unrated	1.4 mi	40 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF0	7.2 mi	60 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	12.9 mi	400 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	12 mi	400 yd
May 2, 2021	unrated	—	40 yd
May 2, 2021	EF0	0.9 mi	150 yd
Aug 14, 2020	EF0	2.1 mi	30 yd
Aug 14, 2020	EF0	0.8 mi	35 yd
May 1, 2018	EF0	—	50 yd
Jun 14, 2014	EF0	—	25 yd
Jun 3, 2014	EF1	4.1 mi	700 yd

Deadliest: May 5, 1964, F5, 4 killed.

Nearby counties

Merrick County, NE31 York County, NE48 Clay County, NE53 Hall County, NE79 Polk County, NE38 Fillmore County, NE44 Adams County, NE59 Howard County, NE50

Questions

How many tornadoes has Hamilton County, Nebraska had?

65 tornadoes touched Hamilton County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.9 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Hamilton County?

The strongest rating recorded was F5 on May 5, 1964, with a 79.7-mile path and 4 deaths.

When is tornado season in Hamilton County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (27 of 65). 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).