Pawnee County tornado history

22 tornadoes touched Pawnee County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jun 7, 1967).

22tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 2 injured
67.3 milongest path · 1967
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F07
(E)F110
(E)F24
(E)F30
(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
Jun 7, 1967F267.3 mi10 yd00
Jul 3, 1958F232.1 mi10 yd20
Dec 13, 1975F21 mi50 yd00
Apr 16, 1968F20.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 15, 1957F16.2 mi10 yd00
Sep 13, 1978F14.9 mi100 yd00
May 12, 2023EF13 mi80 yd00
Aug 8, 2015EF12.2 mi238 yd00
Sep 3, 1956F12 mi10 yd00
Dec 15, 2021EF10.8 mi100 yd00
Jun 7, 1984F10.3 mi50 yd00
Dec 15, 2021EF10.2 mi20 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 19, 2025unrated2.1 mi50 yd00
May 12, 2023EF13 mi80 yd00
Dec 15, 2021EF10.2 mi20 yd00
Dec 15, 2021EF02.2 mi20 yd00
Dec 15, 2021EF10.8 mi100 yd00
Jun 11, 2018EF0—20 yd00
Aug 8, 2015EF12.2 mi238 yd00
May 29, 2004F00.2 mi100 yd00
Jun 20, 1998F00.2 mi100 yd00
Jul 29, 1992F00.1 mi23 yd00
Jul 29, 1992F00.1 mi23 yd00
Jun 7, 1984F10.3 mi50 yd00

Nearby counties

Johnson County, NE22Gage County, NE59Nemaha County, NE22Nemaha County, KS43Richardson County, NE24Marshall County, KS40Otoe County, NE33Brown County, KS48

Questions

How many tornadoes has Pawnee County, Nebraska had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Pawnee County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jun 7, 1967, with a 67.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in Pawnee County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (6 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).