Seward County tornado history

39 tornadoes touched Seward County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Apr 25, 1957). Tornadoes here killed 6 and injured 97 people.

39tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

6killed · 97 injured

89.8 milongest path · 1957

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

By rating

(E)F016

(E)F17

(E)F27

(E)F36

(E)F42

(E)F50

unrated1

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 25, 1957	F4	89.8 mi	333 yd	8	1
Jun 13, 2001	F4	8 mi	400 yd	2	0
May 9, 1953	F3	46.9 mi	880 yd	82	5
Jun 15, 1975	F3	63.2 mi	200 yd	0	0
May 8, 1965	F3	40.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 1992	F3	21 mi	500 yd	0	0
May 11, 2014	EF3	19.1 mi	2,640 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 1992	F3	14 mi	500 yd	1	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	23.7 mi	70 yd	0	0
Jun 15, 1957	F2	13.2 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 16, 1991	F2	11 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 11, 2014	EF2	8 mi	500 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
May 24, 2024	EF0	—	20 yd
Apr 12, 2022	unrated	0.5 mi	10 yd
Dec 15, 2021	EF2	23.7 mi	70 yd
May 11, 2014	EF3	19.1 mi	2,640 yd
May 11, 2014	EF0	1.7 mi	100 yd
May 11, 2014	EF2	8 mi	500 yd
May 11, 2014	EF2	4.7 mi	330 yd
May 11, 2014	EF1	5.5 mi	700 yd
Apr 14, 2012	EF1	2.3 mi	50 yd
Jun 4, 2008	EF1	5.6 mi	440 yd
May 29, 2008	EF0	0.8 mi	40 yd
Apr 27, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd

Deadliest: May 9, 1953, F3, 5 killed.

Nearby counties

York County, NE48 Lancaster County, NE57 Butler County, NE37 Saline County, NE31 Polk County, NE38 Fillmore County, NE44 Saunders County, NE47 Hamilton County, NE65

Questions

How many tornadoes has Seward County, Nebraska had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Seward County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Apr 25, 1957, with a 89.8-mile path and 1 deaths.

When is tornado season in Seward County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in May (14 of 39). 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).