Kearney County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Kearney County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 13, 1990).

35tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
40 milongest path · 1993
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F018
(E)F19
(E)F25
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated2

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 13, 1990F332 mi200 yd00
May 7, 1993F240 mi200 yd00
Jun 24, 1969F215.7 mi10 yd00
Mar 13, 1990F28 mi100 yd00
Jun 2, 1955F26.5 mi10 yd00
Apr 13, 1986F25 mi40 yd00
May 25, 1965F135.2 mi10 yd00
Jun 13, 1967F123.9 mi10 yd00
Jun 12, 1990F112 mi100 yd00
May 2, 1999F112 mi47 yd00
Oct 12, 2023EF16.3 mi75 yd00
Jul 6, 2024EF14.3 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 6, 2024EF11.1 mi200 yd00
Jul 6, 2024EF14.3 mi50 yd00
Jul 1, 2024unrated—10 yd00
May 23, 2024EF04.3 mi75 yd00
May 23, 2024EF08.4 mi60 yd00
Oct 12, 2023EF16.3 mi75 yd00
Apr 29, 2022unrated1.3 mi20 yd00
Dec 15, 2021EF011 mi150 yd00
Dec 15, 2021EF07.1 mi120 yd00
May 2, 2021EF01.7 mi150 yd00
Dec 25, 2016EF00.5 mi50 yd00
May 7, 2005F00.1 mi30 yd00

Nearby counties

Franklin County, NE32Adams County, NE59Phelps County, NE39Buffalo County, NE89Webster County, NE38Harlan County, NE26Hall County, NE79Gosper County, NE18

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kearney County, Nebraska had?

35 tornadoes touched Kearney County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Kearney County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 13, 1990, with a 32-mile path.

When is tornado season in Kearney County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (13 of 35). 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).