Lincoln County tornado history

110 tornadoes touched Lincoln County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 1.4 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Oct 29, 1956). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 17 people.

110tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 17 injured

147.7 milongest path · 1956

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

By rating

(E)F074

(E)F119

(E)F28

(E)F38

(E)F41

(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
Oct 29, 1956	F4	147.7 mi	440 yd	2	0
Jun 18, 1975	F3	28.4 mi	10 yd	3	1
Jun 18, 1975	F3	21.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 2007	EF3	15.7 mi	440 yd	2	0
May 17, 2000	F3	11.5 mi	1,000 yd	2	0
Jun 25, 1989	F3	8 mi	123 yd	2	0
Mar 18, 2012	EF3	6.7 mi	100 yd	2	0
Jul 27, 1972	F3	2.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 18, 2012	EF3	1.7 mi	100 yd	2	0
Jun 18, 1975	F2	21.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 18, 1990	F2	20 mi	73 yd	0	0
May 18, 2025	EF2	17.8 mi	1,000 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 16, 2025	EF1	0.8 mi	50 yd
Jun 16, 2025	EF2	3.1 mi	50 yd
May 18, 2025	EF2	17.8 mi	1,000 yd
May 6, 2024	EF0	0.9 mi	10 yd
Jun 8, 2020	EF0	—	10 yd
Aug 2, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Aug 2, 2015	EF0	0.1 mi	10 yd
Jun 14, 2015	EF0	1 mi	25 yd
Mar 29, 2013	EF0	0.3 mi	25 yd
Mar 29, 2013	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF0	0.1 mi	20 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF0	—	10 yd

Deadliest: Jun 18, 1975, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Logan County, NE18 Hayes County, NE20 Frontier County, NE37 McPherson County, NE15 Keith County, NE55 Perkins County, NE41 Dawson County, NE59 Thomas County, NE12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Lincoln County, Nebraska had?

110 tornadoes touched Lincoln County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 1.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Lincoln County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Oct 29, 1956, with a 147.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Lincoln County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (32 of 110). 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).