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Tornado Outbreak! March 13, 1990 (click for more)
There were 59 tornadoes in the United States on this day alone, and 26 of the tornadoes were rated F2-F4. In south central Nebraska and north central Kansas, there was one F4 tornado, four F3 tornadoes, three F2 tornadoes, and 10 F1 tornadoes. Many of the tornadoes occurred during daylight and could be seen for miles. Please see the link above for detailed information on the tornadoes, tracks, damage and video.
F2 / EF2:
March 13, 1973
Rooks County: A tornado touched down at approximately 5:10 pm CST and was seen by many people as it moved northward for one mile, and hit the eastern edge of Plainville, KS. The tornado destroyed 15 mobile homes and caused other damage.
Smith County: A tornado touched down at approximately 6 pm CST, 6 miles north northwest of Downs, KS and tracked 18 miles to two miles northwest of Lebanon, KS. At a farm 10.5 miles north northwest of Downs, a house was damaged and all of the outbuildings were blown away.
March 11, 1954
F4 / EF4:
April 25, 1957
Fillmore County: A tornado set down and moved east northeast from two miles north of Geneva, NE to two miles north of Pleasant Dale, NE (Seward County). About 49 homes were destroyed and 99 more were damaged, mostly at Milford. Two homes were leveled, and 17 farms were damaged. An elderly man was killed in Seward County. Debris from Milford was carried 40 miles to the northeast, falling at Wahoo, NE.
F3 / EF3:
April 11, 1991
Rooks County: A strong tornado had a six mile path from 6 miles west of Stockton, KS to 6 miles north of Stockton, KS. The tornado destroyed three farm homes, and one woman was injured when the tornado blew her home off of the foundation and then tossed a pickup truck into the basement. Another vehicle was found 75 yards away from its original position.
April 25, 1984
Howard County: A tornado touched down 0.5 mile southwest of Saint Paul, NE and moved north northeast for 8 miles through the north central portions of town and then lifted 5.5 miles north northeast of Saint Paul, NE. At lease 2 homes were completely destroyed and 67 were damaged. Six farm houses and 23 farm buildings were damaged, and 48 head of livestock were lost. Sixteen buildings on the county fair grounds were also destroyed.
April 20, 1974
Nuckolls County: A tornado moved from four miles southwest of Ruskin, NE, passing just northwest of town, then passing three miles north of Carlton, NE. The tornado lifted southwest of Strang. A half dozen barns were destroyed and at least 16 hogs were killed. A food lot was damaged west of Ruskin.
April 25, 1957
Clay County: A tornado moved east northeast from 8 miles west of Edgar, NE passing three miles west of Geneva, to two miles east of Exeter, NE. A half dozen farms lost barns and over 20 farms had some damage.
F5 / EF5:
A tornado touched down near Hastings, NE and was visible from Harvard, Glitner, Hampton, Bradshaw, Benedict, Stromsburg, Shelby, and Rising City before lifting near Bellwood. There was complete destruction of all farmsites in the direct path. It was a large and intense tornado that completely destroyed at least a dozen of these farms within the first 30 miles. Two people were killed on a farm 3 NW of Bradshaw and 15 were injured at Shelby. As with most long track tornadoes in central Nebraska, this one seemed to be made up of a family of shorter track tornadoes. The width was generally 1/4 mile and sometimes 2-3 separate damaging funnels from the same cloud, which extended the width to 3/4 mile. Severe hail preceded, accompanied, and followed the funnel contact with the ground. After lifting near Bellwood, the tornado briefly touched the ground a few times in the next 40 miles. There was a heavy loss of livestock.
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May 7, 1993
Osborne County: A tornado moved into Osborne County from Russell County, where it had caused significant damage, injuries and one fatality. The tornado dissipated in open country after hitting and destroying one farm house.
May 10, 1985
Smith, Franklin, Phillips, Rooks Counties: A massive tornado dropped to the ground near Webster, KS and moved almost due north, finally lifting seven miles southwest of Woodruff. A good deal of damage was done to farm buildings, equipment, trees and power lines. Another large tornado touched down two miles south and two miles west of Agra. Moving to the north northeast, the twister passed just west of Agra, and then tore apart several farms north of town. The most extensive damage occurred 10 miles north northeast of town, where a farm home was leveled. Several farms sustained major damage, and one man was injured. Turning to the northeast, the tornado remained on the ground through the extreme northwest corner of Smith County, and entered Nebraska about 16 miles north of Kensington. The storm track covered 21 miles in Kansas, and another 35 miles after it entered Nebraska, ending just north of Blue Hill, NE. The heaviest damage in Nebraska was along the Republican River east of Franklin, where many trees were uprooted and a number of farmsteads were damaged.
May 8, 1965
Hall and Howard Counties: A family of intense tornadoes formed in the center of Hall County and moved to the north northeast. The 120-mile path was close to Cairo, Dannebrog, St. Libory, St. Paul, Cushing, Wolbach, Petersburg, Elgin, Oakdale, Tilden, Plainview, Osmond, and Wausa. Evidence indicates that it was in contact with the ground for most of the 120 miles, but lifted briefly on several occasions.
May 5, 1964
Greeley County: The tornado destroyed a major portion of Wolbach, and moved toward the northeast. It tracked for 60 miles into Boone and western Madison Counties. Several houses, school houses, and many farm buildings were destroyed.
F3 / EF3:
Clay, Filmore & York Counties: Several tornadoes struck the area on Mother's Day 2014, including 2 EF-3 tornadoes in south-central Nebraska. The first tracked from 4.3 miles northwest of Fairfield to 4.8 miles northeast of Sutton, causing widespread property damage along its path and completely destroying a home north of Sutton. The second EF-3 tracked from near Exeter to near Goehner, leading to widespread damage along its path including complete destruction of one home.
Smith & Jewell Counties: Multiple tornadoes occurred on Memorial Day 2013, including an EF-3 tornado that had a relatively short path from north of Lebanon, KS to near Esbon, KS. This tornado was responsible for heavy damage to 4 homesteads, major tree damage, overturned irrigation pivots, snapped power poles, and destroyed outbuildings.
May 29, 2008
Mitchell County: A tornado moved out of Mitchell County and into Jewell County about 4 miles west of Highway 14. As the tornado moved northeast, and was southwest of the town of Jewell, KS, it hit three farmsteads and severely damaged the homes and outbuildings at these locations. One home was completely destroyed and the other had a machine shed destroyed. The tornado entered the southwest side of Jewell and moved across the west side of town. Several homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. The Jewell Cafe and the Bourbon Trucking Company were destroyed. The town's water tower was also blown down by the tornado. The tornado lifted about two miles northeast of town.
May 7, 1993
Webster County: The tornado touched down four miles south of Blue Hill, NE. Two farm houses and outbuildings were destroyed. The tornado moved north into southeast Adams County, where it damaged 75 to 100 homes in Ayr and Pauline. In southwest Clay County, the tornado derailed 25 cars from a train between Glenvill and Fairfield. A farm house, garage and grain bins were damaged near Glenvill. It moved north and lifted to a funnel cloud over northern Clay and southern Hamilton Counties, but touched down again just north of Interstate 80, where it destroyed three homes and one church. Other homes and outbuildings were damaged. The tornado was last spotted moving into western Polk County, northeast of Hordville.
May 10, 1985
Buffalo County: A tornado touched down at intervals from five miles northeast of Kearney, NE, northeast to a point seven miles north of Shelton. At least 17 farms were hit, 12 farm homes damaged, and two demolished. Two people sustained minor injuries at their homes. Numerous outbuildings were destroyed, trees uprooted, and crops damaged.
May 8, 1965
Thayer County: A tornado skipped northeast from three miles east of Hebron, NE, leveling a barn three miles east of Ohiowa, and ending southwest of Pleasant Dale.
May 9, 1953
Thayer County: The tornado tracked for 50 miles, moving north northeast from Hebron, NE to one mile east of Belvidere, passing near Ohiowa, three miles southeast of Friend, and four miles west of Milford. Homes, airplanes and hangars were destroyed. Five fatalities occurred in downtown Hebron, where 50 homes and 40 businesses were destroyed. The upper part of Hebron High School was torn off.
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June 15, 1992
Mitchell County: A supercell thunderstorm rotated across the county for nearly three hours and dropped numerous (12) tornadoes. In an area 15 miles wide and 25 miles long, 81 different farms sustained damage to buildings. A total of nine farm homes were completely destroyed, and many others had major damage. A farmer living south of Cawker City, KS reported going to the basement in his farm home five different times during the evening, and each time he came out of the basement, his farm had additional damage. He also reported that at one time, he counted three tornadoes on the ground, and four in the air. This supercell also dropped tornadoes across Osborne, Jewell, Ottawa and Cloud Counties.
Hall County: Multiple tornadoes affected the city of Grand Island. Follow the above link for more information.
June 6, 1956
Buffalo County: A tornado tracked southeast, passing three miles north of Pleasanton, NE. Two farms were severely damaged. A house and five buildings were destroyed. Dead chickens were scattered for a half mile. There was one injury.
June 4, 1955
Osborne County: The tornado moved north from two miles north of Downs, KS, passing through 'Dispatch.' Homes were damaged or destroyed on 10 farms, and there were four injuries.
June 7, 1953
Sherman County: A tornado moved northeast from south of Arcadia, NE, passing three miles east of town. Eleven peope were killed and five people were injured. Ten of the fatalities were members of a family killed during a reunion. A car was carried on quarter mile through the air. There was F4 damage to three homes near Arcadia, and one in the Hays Creek area. The tornado was said that it looked like a 'whip lashing the ground.
F3 / EF3:
June 20, 2011 (click for more)
Buffalo County: Several tornadoes occurred across the area, including an EF3 in western Buffalo county. This tornado narrowly missed the town of Amherst by approximately two miles. Shortly after this tornado developed, a home was significantly damaged, and large transmission lines were knocked down as it crossed Highway 40. As it continued northeast, one home was completely destroyed, along with additional outbuildings, trees, and irrigation pivots.
Polk County: A second EF3 tornado tracked from east of Polk, NE to 6 miles west-northwest of Osceola, NE. Residences near Highway 66 suffered significant roof, window and tree damage, and a combine was tossed about 100 yeards into a field. The most significant damage occurred at a farmstead on Highway 92 that took a direct hit. The home and surrounding outbuildings were either destroyed or significantly damaged.
June 3, 1999
Valley County: Late in the evening, a severe thunderstorm produced a large tornado across northwest Valley County. The tornado touched down 12 miles west of Ord, NE, after 11 pm, and snaked its way northeast before lifting after midnight about seven miles north of Ord. The tornado had a damage path almost one half mile wide at one point. It completely destroyed two farmsteads, and damaged two others along its path. The tornado tossed cars and farm equipment up to 300 feet, strewn irrigation pipe across the countryside, and killed livestock.
June 6, 1993
Dawson, Buffalo, Phelps Counties: A family of multiple vortex tornadoes, started four miles north of Bertrand, NE and struck an airstrip. A hangar and plane sustained damage. The tornado moved north and hit a truck stop near Overton. The tornado moved into western Buffalo County and was nearly stationary in the Amherst area for almost 90 minutes. Five funnels were noted with this storm. The tornado moved east northeast across Buffalo County to Ravenna, then into southeast Sherman County, and finally into Howard County near Boelus and Dannebrog. The tornado was last seen to the northeast of St. Paul, near Cushing. Along its 60 mile path, 97 homes were damaged and three were destroyed. Two children received cuts from flying glass as their home was destroyed at Ravenna.
June 12, 1984
Thayer County: A tornado touched down three miles south of Davenport, NE and moved east for 13 miles to two miles south of Bruning. Five farms were heavily damaged southwest and south of Bruning, injuring five people. Many power lines, trees, fences, and outbuildings were heavily damaged on other farmsteads along the path.
June 11, 1984
Hall County: The tornado touched down near Cairo, NE and tracked northeast for 14 miles through St. Libory. The tornado caused extensive damage to outbuildings, power lines and trees. St. Libory was the hardest hit, with several homes and buildings receiving major damage. Railroad cars were blown off of the tracks. Many trees were downed and some buildings were damaged at Cairo.
June 18, 1975
Dawson County: A severe thunderstorm moving almost due north at 20-30 mph, spawned eight tornadoes and numerous funnels over a 10 county area of south central Nebraska. At times there were as many as three tornadoes on the ground at the same time. The path was nearly continuous, being broken only where one tornado spun off and another developed. In Dawson County, the tornado tracked along the county line, leveling barns and killing livestock as it passed just west of Gothenburg.
June 15, 1975
Nance County: The tornado had a 65 mile path, beginning two and a half miles south of Fullerton, NE, tracking southeast. It passed five miles southwest of Osceola, near Gresham, five miles north of Utica, and ended just southeast of Milford. It damaged a considerable amount of farm equipment, grain bins, fences, trees, gasoline storage tanks, signs, and windows.
June 21, 1957
York County: A tornado moved east northeast from two miles northeast of Waco, NE to northeast of Utica. Sixteen farms lost barns or other outbuildings in the three mile wide tornado and thunderstorm downburst damage area.
June 15, 1957
​Phillips/Smith County line: The tornado moved north northeast from four miles south southwest of Kensington, KS, cutting across the west side of town, and ending 10 miles north northeast of town. a few homes were totally destroyed and and dozens of homes were unroofed.
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."
F3 / EF3:
August 5, 1960
Valley County: A tornado touched down six miles southwest of Burwell, NE. The tornado demolished all of the buildings on a farmsite, killing one person, and destroyed another farm 10 miles to the southeast.
F2 / EF2:
August 1, 1980
Harlan County: A tornado touched down at approximately 9 pm, three miles north and 4 miles west of Huntley, NE. A tornado upset a 14 ton semi-trailer, overturned feeders and a wagon, demolished a horse barn and stripped corn.
August 27, 1963
Valley County: Around 5:30 pm, a tornado touched down and had an 8 mile path in Valley County. The tornado hit a farmstead about 10 miles southwest of Ord, NE causing property damage.
August 23, 1960
Adams County: A tornado set down 5 to 6 miles south of Hastings, NE. The tornado had a one mile, narrow path and destroyed a shop, office buildings and damaged a house.
F3 / EF3:
September 22, 2001 (click for more)
Clay County: A tornado generally followed Highway 74 from north of Edgar, NE to northwest of Shickley, NE. Along its nine mile path, 14 pivots were destroyed, at least 15 grain bins were lost, and two farms sustained extensive damage. Over ten thousand acres of corn and soybeans suffered an average yield loss of 30 percent.
September 18, 1986
Jewell and Nuckolls Counties: A tornado dropped to the ground seven miles west Republic, KS and traveled north across the state line into Hardy, NE. Seven people in Hardy, NE were injured, one seriously. Ten homes and businesses in Hardy were destroyed and another 100 buildings sustained minor damage. Trees were uprooted and utility lines were destroyed.
F2 / EF2:
September 18, 1986
Webster County: A tornado touched down six miles south of Inavale, NE and moved northeast for two miles. The tornado destroyed a barn, downed power lines and trees, and damaged several outbuildings.
Clay County: A tornado dipped down just southwest of Trumbull, NE and moved northeast for about one mile. Windows were sucked out of a house, power lines were downed and numerous monuments toppled in a cemetary. In addition, many trees were destroyed.
September 25, 1973
Smith County: A tornado briefly touched down one mile west of Athol, KS, causing out building damage on two farmsteads.
F3 / EF3:
October 9, 2001 (click for more)
Hamilton/Polk Counties: Just before 6 pm CDT, the most damaging tornado of the day developed near the Polk/Hamilton county line, and tracked northeast across western Polk County, leaving a path of destructions in its wake. Storm chaser reports reveal that the tornado frequently became multi-vortex in nature. A home was completely ripped from its foundation and blown into nearby trees three miles north of Polk, NE. Along its 18 mile path it damaged 20 pivots, and every farm in its path sustained damage to homes, outbuildings and grain bins. The tornado lifted southwest of Silver Creek.
October 29, 1956
Hamilton/Polk Counties: Just before 6 pm CDT, the most damaging tornado of the day developed near the Polk/Hamilton county line, and tracked northeast across western Polk County, leaving a path of destructions in its wake. Storm chaser reports reveal that the tornado frequently became multi-vortex in nature. A home was completely ripped from its foundation and blown into nearby trees three miles north of Polk, NE. Along its 18 mile path it damaged 20 pivots, and every farm in its path sustained damage to homes, outbuildings and grain bins. The tornado lifted southwest of Silver Creek.
F2 / EF2:
October 9, 2001 (click for more)
Merrick County: A tornado ripped up a farmstead in northern Merrick county. It tore a roof from a home, destroyed two large metal outbuildings and damaged a half-dozen vhicles. The tornado moved north and destroyed a barn on the Nance and Merrick county line, and narrowly missed a home.
October 31, 2000
Dawson County: A Halloween tornado moved across central and northern Dawson County and crossed into southern Custer County. The tornado, which was spawned by a large supercell thunderstorm, was on the ground in Dawson County for about 14 miles and had a max width of 200 yards. Most of the tornado's path was over open country, but one farm in northern Dawson County did receive extensive damage. Part of the roof of the house was blown away and a barn was flattened. Pivots and buildings along the path were damaged.
October 16, 1998
Phelps County: An unusual October severe weather outbreak spawned a tornado which tore across parts of Phelps and western Buffalo Counties. The tornado set down a few miles southwest of Loomis, NE and rapidly moved northeast. Along its path in Phelps County, grain bins were damaged, power poles snapped and a roof was torn from a storage building. One farm northeast of Loomis sustained major damage. Both the house and barn were a total loss. Once the storm crossed the Platte River, the tornado hit a trailer house just west of Elm Creek, NE and deposited the shattered remains about 200 feet north of its original location. The tornado continued to move to the north and shortly dissipated.
October 17, 1994
Phelps County: A tornado moved across the western and northern parts of Holdrege, NE. The roof of one business was removed. One residence was destroyed, and three others were damaged. At the golf course, the clubhouse roof damaged, while the maintenance building and two golf cart sheds were destroyed. Sixty golf carts were damaged.
October 9, 1973
Hall County: A tornado went through Alda, NE on a path tracking from southwest to northeast. The tornado damaged 30 to 35 homes, and campers and mobile homes were destroyed. Damage was also done to trees, automobiles, businesses, and utilities were disrupted.
F1 / EF1:
November 16, 2015 (click for more)
Furnas County: A tornado crossed into Nebraska southeast of Beaver City and traveled north-northeast across rural areas of Furnas County south of Hollinger. Damage along the path was primarily to trees, power poles, some signs, outbuildings and small farm machinery.
November 27, 2016 (click for more)
Webster County: A tornado uprooted trees, destroyed an outbuilding, upset 2 irrigation pivots and caused other minor damage along its path east of Red Cloud.
F0 / EF0:
November 5, 2000
Adams County: A brief tornado was sighted southwest of Ayr (Adams County) by an off-duty National Weather Service employee. No damage was reported.
November 27, 2016 (click for more)
Nuckolls County: This tornado caused very minor damage along its short path through rural areas of northern Nuckolls County.
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 (click for more)
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.
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