Valley County tornado history

35 tornadoes touched Valley County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.5 a year. The strongest was rated F4 (Jun 7, 1953). Tornadoes here killed 12 and injured 4 people.

35tornadoes since 1950

F4strongest rating

12killed · 4 injured

99.8 milongest path · 1956

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

By rating

(E)F014

(E)F17

(E)F28

(E)F34

(E)F42

(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
Jun 7, 1953	F4	15 mi	440 yd	0	11
May 30, 1961	F4	48.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 5, 1960	F3	10.3 mi	150 yd	2	1
May 30, 1961	F3	48.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 20, 1972	F3	32.8 mi	150 yd	0	0
Jun 3, 1999	F3	14 mi	1,000 yd	0	0
Apr 20, 1974	F2	46.8 mi	10 yd	0	0
Aug 27, 1963	F2	7.3 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jun 7, 1953	F2	6.6 mi	100 yd	0	0
May 28, 1959	F2	6.4 mi	250 yd	2	0
Jun 9, 1963	F2	4.1 mi	10 yd	0	0
Jul 6, 1987	F2	4 mi	50 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width
Jun 1, 2018	EF0	—	40 yd
Jun 3, 2014	EF0	1.1 mi	50 yd
Apr 15, 2012	EF0	—	25 yd
Jun 20, 2011	EF1	1 mi	100 yd
Sep 12, 2005	F0	0.2 mi	15 yd
Sep 12, 2005	F0	0.4 mi	50 yd
Jul 2, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	20 yd
Jun 9, 2003	F1	3 mi	300 yd
Jun 9, 2003	F0	0.2 mi	25 yd
Apr 18, 2003	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jul 24, 2002	F0	0.1 mi	25 yd
Jul 21, 2000	F0	2 mi	30 yd

Deadliest: Jun 7, 1953, F4, 11 killed.

Nearby counties

Greeley County, NE26 Garfield County, NE17 Sherman County, NE35 Howard County, NE50 Wheeler County, NE19 Loup County, NE21 Custer County, NE110 Boone County, NE30

Questions

How many tornadoes has Valley County, Nebraska had?

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

What was the strongest tornado in Valley County?

The strongest rating recorded was F4 on Jun 7, 1953, with a 15-mile path and 11 deaths.

When is tornado season in Valley County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in June (12 of 35). 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).