Nebraska Tornadoes County Data | Lincoln Weather and Climate

Area is in square miles, Density is number of tornadoes per 1,000sq miles
"Density" is equivalent to the total number of tornadoes (1950-2023) per 1000 sq.miles

NOTE: Two Tables:
Alphabetical Listing of County densities AND
Counties ranked from highest to lowest density

County	County Seat	Area	1950- 2013 Total	2014 Total	2015 Total	2016 Total	2017 Total	2018 Total	2019 Total	2020 Total	2021 Total	2022 Total	2023 Total	1950- 2023 Total	1950- 2023 Density
Adams	Hastings	563	48		1	2			1		3		1	56	99.5
Antelope	Neligh	857	38											38	44.3
Arthur	Arthur	715	8			1								9	12.6
Banner	Harrisburg	746	28				2							30	40.2
Blaine	Brewster	711	7							2				9	12.7
Boone	Albion	687	23				1	1				1	1	27	39.3
Box Butte	Alliance	1075	38	2			1		1					42	39.1
Boyd	Butte	540	10						1					11	20.4
Brown	Ainsworth	1221	30		1					1				32	26.2
Buffalo	Kearney	968	84			2					2			88	90.9
Burt	Tekamah	493	15					1					6	22	44.6
Butler	David City	584	32		1									33	56.5
Cass	Plattsmouth	559	42			1		3			3	1		50	89.4
Cedar	Hartington	740	23	6			1				1	1		32	43.2
Chase	Imperial	895	24			1	1		4					30	33.5
Cherry	Valentine	5961	81	6	4	4						1		96	16.1
Cheyenne	Sidney	1196	60			3	1		1				1	66	55.2
Clay	Clay Center	573	43	2		1	1			2	2		1	52	90.8
Colfax	Schuyler	413	25								1	1	1	28	67.8
Cuming	West Point	572	23	2			1				6		1	33	57.7
Custer	Broken Bow	2576	92	1		2			1	3			4	103	40.0
Dakota	Dakota City	264	9	1										10	37.9
Dawes	Chadron	1396	37				1			2				40	28.7
Dawson	Lexington	1013	52						3				2	57	56.3
Deuel	Chappell	440	28					1				1		30	68.2
Dixon	Ponca	476	25	2										27	56.7
Dodge	Fremont	535	26				1						5	32	59.8
Douglas	Omaha	331	15	2		3								20	60.4
Dundy	Benkelman	920	26							1	5	1	1	34	37.0
Filmore	Geneva	577	32	5			1	4						42	72.8
Franklin	Franklin	576	26	2		1			1		1		1	32	55.6
Frontier	Stockville	975	27			1			7					35	35.9
Furnas	Beaver City	718	27		1							2		30	41.8
Gage	Beatrice	855	49		1		2	1		1		2		56	65.5
Garden	Oshkosh	1705	21											21	12.3
Garfield	Burwell	570	13	5										18	31.6
Gosper	Elwood	458	18											18	39.3
Grant	Hyannis	776	14											14	18.0
Greeley	Greeley	570	20	1									1	22	38.6
Hall	Grand Island	546	71		1			1			1	1	1	76	139.2
Hamilton	Aurora	544	54	3				1		2	5		2	67	123.2
Harlan	Alma	553	20		2			1				3		26	47.0
Hayes	Hayes Center	713	15						3					18	25.2
Hitchcock	Trenton	710	26					1			2			29	40.8
Holt	O'Neil	2413	78			1								79	32.7
Hooker	Mullen	721	14	1										15	20.8
Howard	St. Paul	570	45											45	78.9
Jefferson	Fairbury	573	28	1						1				30	52.4
Johnson	Tecumseh	376	20					1						21	55.9
Kearney	Minden	516	24			1					3	1	1	30	58.1
Keith	Ogallala	1061	41					2						43	40.5
Keya Paha	Springview	773	14											14	18.1
Kimball	Kimball	952	50	2			1	1	1				5	60	63.0
Knox	Center	1108	48											48	43.3
Lancaster	Lincoln	839	40	3	2	2	1		2		1		1	52	62.0
Lincoln	North Platte	2564	100		3					1				104	40.6
Logan	Stapleton	571	17			1							1	19	33.3
Loup	Taylor	570	15				5						1	21	36.8
McPherson	Tryon	859	10			2		1						13	15.1
Madison	Madison	573	39				1	1			1		2	44	76.8
Merrick	Central City	485	25							1		1	1	28	57.7
Morrill	Bridgeport	1424	45		1	1	2						2	51	35.8
Nance	Fullerton	441	23											23	52.2
Nemaha	Auburn	409	20						1					21	51.3
Nuckolls	Nelson	575	38		2	2			1	1		2		46	80.0
Otoe	Nebraska City	616	28	1			1				1	3		34	55.2
Pawnee	Pawnee City	432	15		1			1			3		1	21	48.6
Perkins	Grant	883	32				1	1		3		2		39	44.2
Phelps	Holdrege	540	29			1		2					1	33	61.1
Pierce	Pierce	574	28				1							29	50.5
Platte	Columbus	678	29								2		1	32	47.2
Polk	Osceola	439	34	1							1			36	82.0
Red Willow	McCook	717	35		1	1								37	51.6
Richardson	Falls City	554	17		1				2				1	21	37.9
Rock	Bassett	1009	18											18	17.8
Saline	Wilber	575	26	1				3			1			31	53.9
Sarpy	Papillion	241	11				2							13	53.9
Saunders	Wahoo	754	37	2		2					2			43	57.0
Scottsbluff	Gering	739	59	1						1			6	67	90.7
Seward	Seward	575	32	5							1	1		39	67.8
Sheridan	Rushville	2441	53	1	1	4	3				1	1	1	65	26.6
Sherman	Loup City	566	30			1								31	54.8
Sioux	Harrison	2067	22	1			1		1		1			26	12.6
Stanton	Stanton	430	22	4			1	1					4	32	74.4
Thayer	Hebron	575	59		4			1				2		66	114.8
Thomas	Thedford	713	10		1					1				12	16.8
Thurston	Pender	394	14	1							1			16	40.6
Valley	Ord	568	35	1				1						37	65.1
Washington	Blair	391	18			3								21	53.7
Wayne	Wayne	444	18	3			1						2	24	54.1
Webster	Red Cloud	575	31	1		1					2			35	60.9
Wheeler	Bartlett	575	15					1					3	19	33.0
York	York	576	43	4				1				1		49	85.1

Density is calculated by taking the total number of tornadoes from 1950 thru 2023, dividing by the area and then multiplying by 1000. This is the total number of tornadoes per 1,000 square miles for the entire time period 1950-2023 (74 years).

Density example >>>>
1950-2023 totals: Hall County had 76 tornadoes; Lincoln County had 104 tornadoes.
Hall County (County Seat Grand Island): (76 tornadoes/546 sq mi) times 1000 = 139.2 tornadoes per 1000 sq miles.
Lincoln County (County Seat North Platte): (104 tornadoes/2564 sq mi) times 1000 = 40.6 tornadoes per 1000 sq miles .

Note in the above example. Lincoln County had more tornadoes from 1950 to 2023 than Hall County (104 vs 76),
however, the density (total number of tornadoes per 1,000 sq. miles) was more than 3 times greater in Hall County

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County Density Ranked from Highest to Lowest Density

County	County Seat	Area	1950-2013 Total	2014 Total	2015 Total	2016 Total	2017 Total	2018 Total	2019 Total	2020 Total	2021 Total	2022 Total	2023 Total	1950-2023 Total	1950-2023 Density
Hall	Grand Island	546	71		1			1			1	1	1	76	139.2
Hamilton	Aurora	544	54	3				1		2	5		2	67	123.2
Thayer	Hebron	575	59		4			1				2		66	114.8
Adams	Hastings	563	48		1	2			1		3		1	56	99.5
Buffalo	Kearney	968	84			2					2			88	90.9
Clay	Clay Center	573	43	2		1	1			2	2		1	52	90.8
Scottsbluff	Gering	739	59	1						1			6	67	90.7
Cass	Plattsmouth	559	42			1		3			3	1		50	89.4
York	York	576	43	4				1				1		49	85.1
Polk	Osceola	439	34	1							1			36	82.0
Nuckolls	Nelson	575	38		2	2			1	1		2		46	80.0
Howard	St. Paul	570	45											45	78.9
Madison	Madison	573	39				1	1			1		2	44	76.8
Stanton	Stanton	430	22	4			1	1					4	32	74.4
Filmore	Geneva	577	32	5			1	4						42	72.8
Deuel	Chappell	440	28					1				1		30	68.2
Seward	Seward	575	32	5							1	1		39	67.8
Colfax	Schuyler	413	25								1	1	1	28	67.8
Gage	Beatrice	855	49		1		2	1		1		2		56	65.5
Valley	Ord	568	35	1				1						37	65.1
Kimball	Kimball	952	50	2			1	1	1				5	60	63.0
Lancaster	Lincoln	839	40	3	2	2	1		2		1		1	52	62.0
Phelps	Holdrege	540	29			1		2					1	33	61.1
Webster	Red Cloud	575	31	1		1					2			35	60.9
Douglas	Omaha	331	15	2		3								20	60.4
Dodge	Fremont	535	26				1						5	32	59.8
Kearney	Minden	516	24			1					3	1	1	30	58.1
Merrick	Central City	485	25							1		1	1	28	57.7
Cuming	West Point	572	23	2			1				6		1	33	57.7
Saunders	Wahoo	754	37	2		2					2			43	57.0
Dixon	Ponca	476	25	2										27	56.7
Butler	David City	584	32		1									33	56.5
Dawson	Lexington	1013	52						3				2	57	56.3
Johnson	Tecumseh	376	20					1						21	55.9
Franklin	Franklin	576	26	2		1			1		1		1	32	55.6
Otoe	Nebraska City	616	28	1			1				1	3		34	55.2
Cheyenne	Sidney	1196	60			3	1		1				1	66	55.2
Sherman	Loup City	566	30			1								31	54.8
Wayne	Wayne	444	18	3			1						2	24	54.1
Sarpy	Papillion	241	11				2							13	53.9
Saline	Wilber	575	26	1				3			1			31	53.9
Washington	Blair	391	18			3								21	53.7
Jefferson	Fairbury	573	28	1						1				30	52.4
Nance	Fullerton	441	23											23	52.2
Red Willow	McCook	717	35		1	1								37	51.6
Nemaha	Auburn	409	20						1					21	51.3
Pierce	Pierce	574	28				1							29	50.5
Pawnee	Pawnee City	432	15		1			1			3		1	21	48.6
Platte	Columbus	678	29								2		1	32	47.2
Harlan	Alma	553	20		2			1				3		26	47.0
Burt	Tekamah	493	15					1					6	22	44.6
Antelope	Neligh	857	38											38	44.3
Perkins	Grant	883	32				1	1		3		2		39	44.2
Knox	Center	1108	48											48	43.3
Cedar	Hartington	740	23	6			1				1	1		32	43.2
Furnas	Beaver City	718	27		1							2		30	41.8
Hitchcock	Trenton	710	26					1			2			29	40.8
Thurston	Pender	394	14	1							1			16	40.6
Lincoln	North Platte	2564	100		3					1				104	40.6
Keith	Ogallala	1061	41					2						43	40.5
Banner	Harrisburg	746	28				2							30	40.2
Custer	Broken Bow	2576	92	1		2			1	3			4	103	40.0
Boone	Albion	687	23				1	1				1	1	27	39.3
Gosper	Elwood	458	18											18	39.3
Box Butte	Alliance	1075	38	2			1		1					42	39.1
Greeley	Greeley	570	20	1									1	22	38.6
Richardson	Falls City	554	17		1				2				1	21	37.9
Dakota	Dakota City	264	9	1										10	37.9
Dundy	Benkelman	920	26							1	5	1	1	34	37.0
Loup	Taylor	570	15				5						1	21	36.8
Frontier	Stockville	975	27			1			7					35	35.9
Morrill	Bridgeport	1424	45		1	1	2						2	51	35.8
Chase	Imperial	895	24			1	1		4					30	33.5
Logan	Stapleton	571	17			1							1	19	33.3
Wheeler	Bartlett	575	15					1					3	19	33.0
Holt	O'Neil	2413	78			1								79	32.7
Garfield	Burwell	570	13	5										18	31.6
Dawes	Chadron	1396	37				1			2				40	28.7
Sheridan	Rushville	2441	53	1	1	4	3				1	1	1	65	26.6
Brown	Ainsworth	1221	30		1					1				32	26.2
Hayes	Hayes Center	713	15						3					18	25.2
Hooker	Mullen	721	14	1										15	20.8
Boyd	Butte	540	10						1					11	20.4
Keya Paha	Springview	773	14											14	18.1
Grant	Hyannis	776	14											14	18.0
Rock	Bassett	1009	18											18	17.8
Thomas	Thedford	713	10		1					1				12	16.8
Cherry	Valentine	5961	81	6	4	4						1		96	16.1
McPherson	Tryon	859	10			2		1						13	15.1
Blaine	Brewster	711	7							2				9	12.7
Arthur	Arthur	715	8			1								9	12.6
Sioux	Harrison	2067	22	1			1		1		1			26	12.6
Garden	Oshkosh	1705	21											21	12.3