Richardson County tornado history

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

24tornadoes since 1950
F2strongest rating
0killed · 0 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)F08
(E)F19
(E)F22
(E)F30
(E)F40
(E)F50
unrated5

By month

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak month: May.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Jun 7, 1967F267.3 mi10 yd00
Jun 5, 2008EF218.4 mi880 yd00
Jul 1, 1965F113.5 mi10 yd00
May 10, 1953F19.7 mi10 yd00
May 6, 1993F18 mi73 yd00
Aug 8, 2015EF12.2 mi238 yd00
Jun 14, 1960F11 mi10 yd00
Jun 29, 1960F10.5 mi147 yd00
May 16, 1960F10.1 mi10 yd00
May 19, 1960F10.1 mi10 yd00
Apr 5, 1999F10.1 mi60 yd00
May 12, 2023EF02.3 mi50 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
May 19, 2025unrated2.1 mi50 yd00
Apr 26, 2024unrated—1 yd00
Apr 26, 2024unrated—1 yd00
May 12, 2023EF02.3 mi50 yd00
May 21, 2019unrated—50 yd00
May 21, 2019unrated1.7 mi50 yd00
Aug 8, 2015EF12.2 mi238 yd00
Jun 5, 2008EF01.3 mi100 yd00
Jun 5, 2008EF218.4 mi880 yd00
May 4, 2001F00.1 mi40 yd00
Apr 5, 1999F0—20 yd00
Apr 5, 1999F0—40 yd00

Nearby counties

Nemaha County, NE22Brown County, KS48Atchison County, MO19Holt County, MO15Nemaha County, KS43Pawnee County, NE22Johnson County, NE22Doniphan County, KS20

Questions

How many tornadoes has Richardson County, Nebraska had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Richardson County?

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

When is tornado season in Richardson County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (9 of 24). 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).