Kimball County tornado history

60 tornadoes touched Kimball County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Jun 20, 1960).

60tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 0 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)F045
(E)F17
(E)F23
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated4

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 20, 1960F326.1 mi750 yd00
Aug 31, 1978F225.9 mi440 yd00
Jun 6, 1954F219.9 mi10 yd00
Jun 29, 1977F20.1 mi50 yd00
Jun 20, 1962F159.9 mi10 yd00
Jun 26, 2023EF11.6 mi100 yd00
Apr 4, 1997F11 mi50 yd00
Jun 12, 2017EF11 mi80 yd00
Jun 20, 1960F10.4 mi10 yd00
May 14, 1977F10.2 mi20 yd00
May 14, 1962F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 25, 1976F011.5 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 17, 2025EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 28, 2023EF06.8 mi425 yd00
Jun 28, 2023unrated0.3 mi50 yd00
Jun 26, 2023EF11.6 mi100 yd00
Jun 26, 2023unrated0.5 mi50 yd00
May 27, 2023unrated0.5 mi50 yd00
Jun 22, 2019unrated0.3 mi30 yd00
Jul 28, 2018EF01 mi75 yd00
Jun 12, 2017EF11 mi80 yd00
Jul 13, 2014EF00.1 mi25 yd00
Jun 6, 2014EF00.9 mi25 yd00
Jun 22, 2013EF00.6 mi40 yd00

Nearby counties

Banner County, NE30Cheyenne County, NE71Scotts Bluff County, NE67Logan County, CO100Laramie County, WY123Morrill County, NE54Weld County, CO285Morgan County, CO93

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kimball County, Nebraska had?

60 tornadoes touched Kimball County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.8 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Kimball County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Jun 20, 1960, with a 26.1-mile path.

When is tornado season in Kimball County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (25 of 60). 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).