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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Through This Weekend

Severe thunderstorms which can bring large hail, damaging winds, and isolated tornadoes will be possible over parts of the central U.S. through this weekend. Thunderstorms with heavy to excessive rainfall moving from Texas into the mid-Mississippi Valley through this weekend may produce areas of flooding. Read More >

Nebraska Tornado Information

 

The chart below shows the annual tornado count in Nebraska since 1950.  Click to enlarge.

 

  

The chart below shows the 30-year average monthly distribution of tornadoes in Nebraska (1983-2012). Click to enlarge.

 

The chart below shows the 63-year average hourly distribution of tornadoes in Nebraska (1950-2012). Click to enlarge.

 

The chart below shows the annual distribution of tornado fatalities in Nebraska 1950-2006.  Click to enlarge.

 

  

NEBRASKA TORNADO OCCURRENCE BY MONTH AND YEAR 1950-2012
  JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL
1950 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 6
1951 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 9
1952 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 9
1953 0 0 0 2 9 24 7 2 0 0 0 0 44
1954 0 0 0 1 2 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 16
1955 0 0 0 1 4 9 10 3 4 0 0 0 31
1956 0 0 0 2 6 10 8 2 1 4 1 0 34
1957 0 0 0 9 16 15 11 2 0 0 0 0 53
1958 0 0 0 2 4 12 25 10 1 0 0 0 54
1959 0 0 0 0 26 9 3 5 1 0 0 0 44
1960 0 0 0 1 10 24 1 7 0 0 0 0 43
1961 0 0 0 0 6 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 12
1962 0 0 0 1 28 9 1 2 0 0 0 0 41
1963 0 0 0 5 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 17
1964 0 0 0 8 13 13 5 2 0 0 0 0 41
1965 0 0 0 0 32 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 46
1966 0 0 0 0 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 10
1967 0 0 1 0 1 35 0 1 1 0 0 0 39
1968 0 0 0 2 2 9 7 1 0 0 0 0 21
1969 0 0 0 0 3 8 7 2 0 0 0 0 20
1970 0 0 0 0 1 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 14
1971 0 0 0 1 18 22 8 0 0 3 0 0 52
1972 0 0 0 0 15 4 10 1 0 0 0 0 30
1973 0 0 0 3 4 2 5 0 3 2 0 0 19
1974 0 0 0 14 7 1 2 6 0 2 0 0 32
1975 0 0 2 10 22 35 5 2 1 0 0 2 79
1976 0 0 1 5 3 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 26
1977 0 0 0 4 35 8 8 8 5 0 0 0 68
1978 0 0 0 8 16 7 7 2 2 0 0 0 42
1979 0 0 0 3 0 8 6 2 0 1 0 0 20
1980 0 0 0 0 10 16 1 3 0 8 0 0 38
1981 0 0 0 3 0 5 6 5 0 0 0 0 19
1982 0 0 0 1 15 13 1 2 0 1 0 0 33
1983 0 0 0 0 2 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 15
1984 0 0 0 4 6 36 4 0 0 0 0 0 50
1985 0 0 4 15 14 4 2 6 7 0 0 0 52
1986 0 0 0 17 6 10 12 3 6 0 0 0 54
1987 0 0 3 0 6 8 5 4 0 0 0 0 26
1988 0 0 0 1 7 5 4 3 0 0 0 0 20
1989 0 0 0 8 4 21 4 4 0 0 0 0 41
1990 0 0 15 1 23 39 6 4 0 0 0 0 88
1991 0 0 0 9 29 23 1 0 1 0 0 0 63
1992 6 0 1 0 17 34 14 1 1 0 0 0 74
1993 0 0 1 0 13 25 23 6 0 1 0 0 69
1994 0 0 0 6 14 14 10 0 1 10 0 0 55
1995 0 0 0 0 21 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 26
1996 0 0 0 0 12 22 15 7 1 3 0 0 60
1997 0 0 0 1 5 11 3 10 0 0 0 0 30
1998 0 0 0 0 17 28 10 0 0 10 0 0 65
1999 0 0 0 17 24 48 4 4 5 0 0 0 102
2000 0 0 0 5 10 21 6 0 0 18 1 0 61
2001 0 0 0 14 6 14 13 1 3 11 0 0 62
2002 0 0 0 2 8 3 8 7 0 0 0 0 28
2003 0 0 0 8 16 43 13 0 0 0 1 0 81
2004 0 0 0 4 76 18 10 2 0 0 0 0 110
2005 0 0 1 3 17 13 1 0 4 0 0 0 39
2006 0 0 4 4 0 8 1 2 3 0 0 0 22
2007 0 0 16 5 14 3 2 5 1 0 0 0 46
2008 0 0 0 2 18 34 3 2 0 0 0 0 59
2009 0 0 8 3 2 24 1 0 1 0 0 0 39
2010 0 0 0 1 9 22 5 0 1 0 0 0 38
2011 0 0 1 0 13 24 3 13 0 0 0 0 55
2012 0 2 6 25 6 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 44
                           
63-yr Total 6 2 64 243 739 917 360 166 58 75 3 2 2636
63-yr Mean 0.1 0.0 1.0 3.9 11.7 14.6 5.7 2.6 0.9 1.2 0.0 0.0 41.8
                           
30-yr Total 6 2 60 155 415 570 187 87 36 53 2 0 1574
30-yr Mean 0.2 0.1 2.0 5.2 13.8 19.0 6.2 2.9 1.2 1.8 0.1 0.0 52.5
                           
Most/Month 6 0 15 25 76 48 25 13 7 18 1 2 111
Year 1992   1990 2012 2004 1999 1958 2011 1985 2000 1956/2003 1975 2004