December Tornadoes

December Tornadoes

South Central Nebraska and North Central Kansas

(1950-2017)

Tornado Touchdowns	Tornado Tracks

Tornado Descriptions

F2/EF2:
- December 13, 1975
Thayer County: A tornado frequently touched down on its path to 1 mile west of Gilead, NE. The tornado uprooted trees, destroyed several barns, haystacks and small outbuildings.
F1/EF1
- December 25, 2016
Phelps County: A tornado touched down just south of the town of Funk. Along its short path, at least 6 power poles and 4 irrigation pivots were damaged.
F0/EF0
- December 25, 2016
Osborne County: This tornado briefly touched down northwest of Alton. Along its short path, it damaged trees, tipped over an empty bulk bin and caused very minor damage to a home.
Kearney County: This tornado briefly touched down in rural portions of Kearney County southeast of Minden. Minor damaged occurred at a farmstead.
Buffalo County: This tornado started just west of Ravenna Road northwest of Gibbon and upset a couple of irrigation pivots before entering the east end of Blue Sky Estates. One outbuilding was destroyed with debris carried one-quarter mile north-northwest of the site. Aside from the building destroyed, the tornado moved through an area of the subdivision generally void of buildings or trees.