Loup County tornado history

21 tornadoes touched Loup County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated EF2 (Aug 19, 2017).

21tornadoes since 1950
EF2strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
28.1 milongest path · 1979
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F012
(E)F18
(E)F21
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 19, 2017EF20.7 mi540 yd00
Jul 7, 1979F128.1 mi100 yd00
Jun 20, 1975F117.6 mi150 yd00
Oct 31, 2000F112 mi250 yd00
Jun 25, 1980F19.5 mi100 yd00
Aug 19, 2017EF12.3 mi840 yd00
Jun 21, 1956F12 mi10 yd00
Aug 19, 2017EF10.7 mi330 yd00
Jul 11, 1986F10.3 mi30 yd00
Jul 25, 2023EF07.5 mi35 yd00
Jul 17, 2001F05 mi50 yd00
Jul 17, 2001F01 mi20 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jul 25, 2023EF07.5 mi35 yd00
Aug 19, 2017EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 19, 2017EF12.3 mi840 yd00
Aug 19, 2017EF10.7 mi330 yd00
Aug 19, 2017EF00.1 mi10 yd00
Aug 19, 2017EF20.7 mi540 yd00
May 29, 2004F00.1 mi10 yd00
May 16, 2004F00.1 mi20 yd00
Jun 24, 2003F00.1 mi10 yd00
Oct 9, 2001F00.5 mi50 yd00
Jul 17, 2001F01 mi20 yd00
Jul 17, 2001F05 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Blaine County, NE11Garfield County, NE17Rock County, NE17Valley County, NE35Custer County, NE110Brown County, NE38Wheeler County, NE19Thomas County, NE12

Questions

How many tornadoes has Loup County, Nebraska had?

21 tornadoes touched Loup County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Loup County?

The strongest rating recorded was EF2 on Aug 19, 2017, with a 0.7-mile path.

When is tornado season in Loup County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (5 of 21). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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