Nemaha County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Nemaha County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 28, 1963). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 9 people.

22tornadoes since 1950

F3strongest rating

1killed · 9 injured

18.2 milongest path · 1975

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

By rating

(E)F010

(E)F17

(E)F24

(E)F31

(E)F40

(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
Apr 28, 1963	F3	4.9 mi	300 yd	8	1
May 8, 1950	F2	8.8 mi	467 yd	1	0
Apr 2, 1956	F2	2.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 8, 1995	F2	1.5 mi	400 yd	0	0
Apr 16, 1968	F2	1.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 18, 1975	F1	18.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2008	EF1	6.5 mi	220 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2008	EF1	2.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 8, 1995	F1	1 mi	200 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2008	EF1	0.7 mi	100 yd	0	0
Apr 24, 2008	EF1	0.3 mi	100 yd	0	0
Sep 21, 1959	F1	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 21, 2019	EF0	0.8 mi	50 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF0	3.8 mi	100 yd
Jun 5, 2008	EF1	2.6 mi	100 yd
Jun 5, 2008	EF1	6.5 mi	220 yd
Jun 5, 2008	EF1	0.7 mi	100 yd
Apr 24, 2008	EF1	0.3 mi	100 yd
May 4, 2001	F0	0.1 mi	40 yd
Oct 31, 2000	F0	2 mi	40 yd
Jun 4, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 8, 1995	F2	1.5 mi	400 yd
May 8, 1995	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd
May 8, 1995	F1	1 mi	200 yd

Deadliest: Apr 28, 1963, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Richardson County, NE24 Johnson County, NE22 Atchison County, MO19 Otoe County, NE33 Pawnee County, NE22 Fremont County, IA37 Holt County, MO15 Cass County, NE52

Questions

How many tornadoes has Nemaha County, Nebraska had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Nemaha County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 28, 1963, with a 4.9-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Nemaha County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (7 of 22). 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).