July Tornadoes

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."