Thurston County tornado history

16 tornadoes touched Thurston County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.2 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jul 7, 1977). Tornadoes here killed 1 and injured 2 people.

16tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

1killed · 2 injured

26.6 milongest path · 2013

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

By rating

(E)F06

(E)F16

(E)F22

(E)F31

(E)F41

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: June.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jul 7, 1977	F4	22.6 mi	77 yd	0	0
Jun 17, 1954	F3	23.6 mi	163 yd	0	1
Oct 4, 2013	EF2	26.6 mi	264 yd	2	0
Jun 14, 1967	F2	0.5 mi	10 yd	0	0
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	11.2 mi	20 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1990	F1	1.5 mi	50 yd	0	0
Jun 5, 2014	EF1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Aug 26, 1993	F1	1.2 mi	100 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 1973	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 30, 1977	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 25, 1975	F0	0.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
May 25, 1975	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Dec 15, 2021	EF1	11.2 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 5, 2014	EF1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0
Oct 4, 2013	EF2	26.6 mi	264 yd	2
Jul 25, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	20 yd	0
Jun 23, 1998	F0	0.2 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 26, 1993	F1	1.2 mi	100 yd	0
Mar 13, 1990	F1	1.5 mi	50 yd	0
May 28, 1978	F0	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 30, 1977	F1	0.1 mi	10 yd	0
Jul 7, 1977	F4	22.6 mi	77 yd	0
May 25, 1975	F0	0.2 mi	10 yd	0
May 25, 1975	F0	0.3 mi	10 yd	0

Deadliest: Jun 17, 1954, F3, 1 killed.

Nearby counties

Dakota County, NE9 Cuming County, NE34 Burt County, NE23 Dixon County, NE27 Woodbury County, IA57 Monona County, IA30 Wayne County, NE23 Stanton County, NE37

Questions

How many tornadoes has Thurston County, Nebraska had?

16 tornadoes touched Thurston County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.2 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Thurston County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jul 7, 1977, with a 22.6-mile path.

When is tornado season in Thurston County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (4 of 16). 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).