Merrick County tornado history

31 tornadoes touched Merrick County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Mar 13, 1990).

31tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 0 injured
69.7 milongest path · 1967
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F010
(E)F114
(E)F25
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated1

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Mar 13, 1990F327 mi200 yd00
Jun 13, 1967F269.7 mi10 yd00
Mar 13, 1990F213 mi100 yd00
May 2, 1999F211 mi—00
Oct 9, 2001F25 mi350 yd00
May 10, 1982F20.3 mi20 yd00
Jul 20, 1972F114 mi10 yd00
Jul 3, 2022EF19.6 mi200 yd00
May 23, 2024EF17 mi95 yd00
Jun 12, 1990F15 mi100 yd00
Oct 9, 2001F15 mi400 yd00
Oct 9, 2001F14 mi200 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 24, 2025unrated—20 yd00
May 23, 2024EF17 mi95 yd00
Jun 2, 2023EF04.2 mi40 yd00
Jul 3, 2022EF19.6 mi200 yd00
Jul 8, 2020EF04.2 mi130 yd00
Jun 14, 2011EF00.5 mi25 yd00
Oct 9, 2001F14 mi200 yd00
Oct 9, 2001F25 mi350 yd00
Oct 9, 2001F15 mi400 yd00
May 9, 2001F01 mi50 yd00
Oct 29, 2000F07 mi40 yd00
May 2, 1999F211 mi—00

Nearby counties

Nance County, NE24Hamilton County, NE65Polk County, NE38Howard County, NE50York County, NE48Hall County, NE79Boone County, NE30Greeley County, NE26

Questions

How many tornadoes has Merrick County, Nebraska had?

31 tornadoes touched Merrick County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Merrick County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Mar 13, 1990, with a 27-mile path.

When is tornado season in Merrick County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (9 of 31). 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).