Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall through This Weekend

Severe thunderstorms are expected across portions of the central into southern Plains into Sunday, with large hail and severe gusts the main threats. The threat for heavy to excessive rainfall and possible flash flooding will return to the south-central U.S. Friday into this weekend. Read More >

July Tornadoes

South Central Nebraska and North Central Kansas

(1950-2017)

Tornado Touchdowns	Tornado Tracks

Tornado Descriptions (EF2 and Greater)

F3/EF3:
- July 21, 1962
Polk County: A tornado touched down two or three times from north of Polk, NE to Duncan, NE. The most damage occurred at Duncan. A home, warehouse, and a grain elevator were destroyed.
- July 18, 1958
Buffalo County: A tornado tracked to the northeast, passing three miles north of Shelton, NE. Barns, outbuildings, roofs, and porches were destroyed on four farms. A bus was lifted from a highway, but without injury to the passengers.

F2/EF2
- July 6, 1987
Valley County: The tornado moved northeast from 14 miles west, to 10 miles west northwest of Ord, NE. It destroyed a barn and damaged trees.
- July 27, 1972
Rooks County: The tornado moved south from three miles northwest of Plainville, KS. A jeep was carried, and a trailer was completely destroyed.
- July 20, 1972
Valley County: There is no supplemental information on this tornado.
- July 30, 1968
Polk County: A tornado east southeast from four miles northwest of Stromsburg, NE to three miles southeast of Stromsburg, NE. Two farms and a power substation were destroyed. A couple were injured in the basement.
- July 30, 1968
York County: A tornado tracked east southeast from five miles north northeast of Waco, NE. A home was unroofed, and most of its walls were destroyed.
- July 7, 1959
Dawson County: A small tornado touched down briefly at the west edge of Gothenburg, NE. It destroyed a cement block service station and a warehouse. A hardware store on Highway 30 was unroofed.
- July 18, 1958
Phelps County: A tornado moved northeast and unroofed a church and warehouse in Holdrege, NE. A car was carried 50 ft in the air.
- July 12, 1955
Buffalo County: There is no supplemental information on this tornado.
- July 30, 1954
York County: A tornado tracked east from three miles west of York, NE. Five sets of farm buildings were destroyed. Homes were unroofed and barns were "carried away."

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