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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 | |