Lancaster County tornado history

57 tornadoes touched Lancaster County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.8 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 25, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 59 people.

57tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 59 injured

89.8 milongest path · 1957

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

By rating

(E)F017

(E)F124

(E)F211

(E)F32

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated1

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
Apr 25, 1957	F4	89.8 mi	333 yd	8	1
May 22, 2004	F4	54 mi	4,400 yd	38	1
Jun 6, 1993	F3	10 mi	880 yd	0	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF3	5.3 mi	700 yd	3	0
May 20, 1957	F2	75.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 20, 1957	F2	23.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	23.7 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jun 12, 1984	F2	20 mi	150 yd	0	0
Oct 3, 2013	EF2	11.2 mi	300 yd	0	0
Apr 3, 1981	F2	8.3 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 30, 1959	F2	4 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 11, 2014	EF2	2.5 mi	300 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 1, 2024	EF1	2.3 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF3	5.3 mi	700 yd	3
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	3 mi	150 yd	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF0	1.9 mi	50 yd	0
Apr 26, 2024	EF1	3.8 mi	50 yd	0
Jul 29, 2023	EF1	0.3 mi	100 yd	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	23.7 mi	70 yd	0
May 5, 2019	unrated	—	50 yd	0
May 5, 2019	EF2	0.6 mi	200 yd	0
Jun 16, 2017	EF0	0.5 mi	20 yd	0
May 9, 2016	EF1	0.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 9, 2016	EF1	0.2 mi	50 yd	0

Deadliest: Apr 25, 1957, F4, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Seward County, NE39 Saline County, NE31 Cass County, NE52 Saunders County, NE47 Otoe County, NE33 Johnson County, NE22 Gage County, NE59 Sarpy County, NE15

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lancaster County, Nebraska had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Lancaster County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 25, 1957, with an 89.8-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Lancaster County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (19 of 57). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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