
Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and some hail are expected this afternoon and evening from the Upper Ohio River Valley into the Northeast, and from the Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic States. Excessive rainfall from heavy thunderstorms may produce areas of flash flooding from southern New Mexico into the western and northern Gulf Coast into Wednesday. 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 | |