Morrill County tornado history

54 tornadoes touched Morrill County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.7 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 27, 1955). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 30 people.

54tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

2killed · 30 injured

59.9 milongest path · 1962

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

By rating

(E)F027

(E)F117

(E)F26

(E)F30

(E)F41

(E)F50

unrated3

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jun 27, 1955	F4	26 mi	10 yd	29	2
Jun 12, 2017	EF2	31.6 mi	300 yd	0	0
Aug 31, 1978	F2	25.9 mi	440 yd	0	0
Jun 13, 1965	F2	8.7 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 1994	F2	6 mi	150 yd	1	0
Jun 9, 1977	F2	2.3 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jun 1, 1958	F2	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 20, 1962	F1	59.9 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 9, 1988	F1	14 mi	40 yd	0	0
Jun 14, 1980	F1	9 mi	60 yd	0	0
May 3, 2003	F1	4 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jun 22, 1993	F1	2 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 17, 2025	unrated	0.1 mi	10 yd
Aug 8, 2023	unrated	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jun 23, 2023	unrated	0.5 mi	50 yd
Jun 12, 2017	EF1	0.2 mi	50 yd
Jun 12, 2017	EF2	31.6 mi	300 yd
Jul 29, 2016	EF0	1.3 mi	30 yd
Jun 25, 2015	EF0	1.9 mi	50 yd
May 18, 2013	EF0	1 mi	50 yd
Jun 7, 2010	EF1	2 mi	100 yd
Jun 7, 2010	EF0	1 mi	100 yd
Jun 10, 2009	EF0	3.7 mi	30 yd
Apr 23, 2008	EF1	1.5 mi	350 yd

Deadliest: Jun 27, 1955, F4, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Box Butte County, NE43 Cheyenne County, NE71 Garden County, NE27 Scotts Bluff County, NE67 Banner County, NE30 Kimball County, NE60 Deuel County, NE31 Sheridan County, NE66

Questions

How many tornadoes has Morrill County, Nebraska had?

54 tornadoes touched Morrill County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.7 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Morrill County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 27, 1955, with a 26-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Morrill County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (25 of 54). 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).