Perkins County tornado history

41 tornadoes touched Perkins County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (May 2, 1991).

41tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 1 injured
15.9 milongest path · 2007
(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F020
(E)F111
(E)F23
(E)F31
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated6

By month

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Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 2, 1991F313 mi173 yd00
Mar 28, 2007EF215.9 mi900 yd00
Jun 24, 1969F29.9 mi20 yd00
May 21, 1995F25 mi1,000 yd00
Jun 11, 1984F114 mi20 yd00
Jul 2, 1999F114 mi400 yd10
Mar 28, 2007EF12.5 mi20 yd00
Mar 28, 2007EF12.3 mi30 yd00
Jun 1, 1991F12 mi23 yd00
Jun 1, 1990F10.5 mi23 yd00
May 30, 1988F10.2 mi40 yd00
Apr 22, 1957F10.1 mi10 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 23, 2024unrated6.4 mi25 yd00
May 27, 2022unrated—10 yd00
May 16, 2022unrated—10 yd00
Jul 8, 2020unrated0.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 8, 2020unrated0.1 mi10 yd00
Jul 8, 2020unrated0.1 mi10 yd00
Jun 6, 2018EF00.1 mi10 yd00
May 16, 2017EF00.1 mi20 yd00
Jul 14, 2008EF00.2 mi20 yd00
Mar 28, 2007EF12.5 mi20 yd00
Mar 28, 2007EF00.2 mi20 yd00
Mar 28, 2007EF12.3 mi30 yd00

Nearby counties

Chase County, NE31Keith County, NE55Hayes County, NE20Sedgwick County, CO42Deuel County, NE31Phillips County, CO50Dundy County, NE36Lincoln County, NE110

Questions

How many tornadoes has Perkins County, Nebraska had?

41 tornadoes touched Perkins County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.5 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Perkins County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on May 2, 1991, with a 13-mile path.

When is tornado season in Perkins County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (13 of 41). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

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