Hayes County tornado history

20 tornadoes touched Hayes County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 6, 1967).

20tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 1 injured
40.1 milongest path · 1967
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F013
(E)F14
(E)F21
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 6, 1967F340.1 mi10 yd10
May 18, 2025EF217.8 mi1,000 yd00
Oct 31, 2000F19 mi100 yd00
Jul 28, 1960F10.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 15, 1980F10.1 mi27 yd00
Aug 29, 2019EF10.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 9, 1998F02 mi30 yd00
Aug 29, 2019EF01.3 mi20 yd00
Sep 29, 1977F00.5 mi10 yd00
May 18, 1977F00.2 mi30 yd00
Sep 29, 1977F00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 28, 1989F00.1 mi40 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 18, 2025EF217.8 mi1,000 yd00
May 23, 2024unrated—25 yd00
Aug 29, 2019EF10.1 mi20 yd00
Aug 29, 2019EF01.3 mi20 yd00
Aug 29, 2019EF00.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 4, 2008EF00.1 mi20 yd00
Mar 24, 2007EF00.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F00.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 31, 2000F19 mi100 yd00
Jun 9, 1998F02 mi30 yd00
Jun 9, 1998F00.1 mi30 yd00
May 2, 1991F00.1 mi23 yd00

Nearby counties

Hitchcock County, NE33Frontier County, NE37Chase County, NE31Perkins County, NE41Lincoln County, NE110Red Willow County, NE40Dundy County, NE36Rawlins County, KS52

Questions

How many tornadoes has Hayes County, Nebraska had?

20 tornadoes touched Hayes County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Hayes County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 6, 1967, with a 40.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Hayes County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (6 of 20). 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).