Knox County tornado history

46 tornadoes touched Knox County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.6 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 6, 1975). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 107 people.

46tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 107 injured

44.8 milongest path · 1975

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

By rating

(E)F025

(E)F114

(E)F25

(E)F32

(E)F40

(E)F50

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 6, 1975	F3	44.8 mi	90 yd	0	0
Oct 4, 2013	EF3	6.4 mi	590 yd	0	0
May 30, 1959	F2	26.8 mi	10 yd	2	1
Apr 20, 1985	F2	35 mi	440 yd	0	0
May 5, 2007	EF2	5.5 mi	500 yd	3	0
Jun 13, 1950	F2	4.1 mi	10 yd	101	0
Jun 21, 1975	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
May 5, 2007	EF1	8.9 mi	440 yd	0	0
Apr 25, 1994	F1	7 mi	200 yd	1	0
Oct 16, 1980	F1	3.4 mi	40 yd	0	0
May 30, 1959	F1	2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1977	F1	2 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Oct 4, 2013	EF3	6.4 mi	590 yd	0
Apr 15, 2012	EF0	0.4 mi	40 yd	0
Apr 15, 2012	EF0	0.5 mi	25 yd	0
Mar 23, 2009	EF1	1.8 mi	75 yd	0
May 5, 2007	EF0	11.4 mi	100 yd	0
May 5, 2007	EF0	1.5 mi	200 yd	0
May 5, 2007	EF0	3 mi	100 yd	0
May 5, 2007	EF0	5.3 mi	150 yd	0
May 5, 2007	EF1	8.9 mi	440 yd	0
May 5, 2007	EF2	5.5 mi	500 yd	3
May 5, 2007	EF0	3.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 15, 2004	F0	0.1 mi	80 yd	0

Deadliest: May 30, 1959, F2, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Bon Homme County, SD26 Pierce County, NE29 Antelope County, NE36 Cedar County, NE32 Yankton County, SD28 Holt County, NE80 Boyd County, NE10 Wayne County, NE23

Questions

How many tornadoes has Knox County, Nebraska had?

46 tornadoes touched Knox County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.6 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Knox County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 6, 1975, with a 44.8-mile path.

When is tornado season in Knox County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (20 of 46). 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).