NEBTORCOUNTIES1950-2003

TOTAL NUMBER OF NEBRASKA TORNADOES
BY COUNTY, 1950-2003
RANKED BY CONCENTRATION
(Tornadoes per 1000 sq. miles)

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF COUNTIES

RANKED FROM LARGEST TO SMALLEST TOTALS
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Ranked by Density of Tornadoes (1950-2003)
(number of tornadoes per 1000 square miles)
"Area" is in sq. miles,
"Density" is # tornadoes per 1000 sq.miles. "Area" is in sq. miles,
"Density" is # tornadoes per 1000 sq. miles

County	County Seat	Area	Tornadoes	Density	County
Hall	Grand Island	546	68	124.5	Hall
Hamilton	Aurora	544	46	84.6	Hamilton
Thayer	Hebron	575	46	80.0	Thayer
Adams	Hastings	563	43	76.4	Adams
Buffalo	Kearney	968	68	70.2	Buffalo
Scottsbluff	Gering	739	50	67.7	Scottsbluff
Madison	Madison	573	38	66.3	Madison
Polk	Osceola	439	29	66.1	Polk
Howard	St. Paul	570	37	64.9	Howard
York	York	576	36	62.5	York
Clay	Clay Center	573	35	61.1	Clay
Valley	Ord	568	30	52.8	Valley
Deuel	Chappell	440	23	52.3	Deuel
Seward	Seward	575	29	50.4	Seward
Webster	Red Cloud	575	29	50.4	Webster
Dixon	Ponca	476	24	50.4	Dixon
Cass	Plattsmouth	559	28	50.1	Cass
Nance	Fullerton	441	22	49.9	Nance
Merrick	Central City	485	24	49.5	Merrick
Stanton	Stanton	430	21	48.8	Stanton
Nuckolls	Nelson	575	28	48.7	Nuckolls
Filmore	Geneva	577	28	48.5	Filmore
Colfax	Schuyler	413	20	48.4	Colfax
Sherman	Loup City	566	27	47.7	Sherman
Gage	Beatrice	855	40	46.8	Gage
Phelps	Holdrege	540	25	46.3	Phelps
Butler	David City	584	27	46.2	Butler
Dawson	Lexington	1013	46	45.4	Dawson
Kearney	Minden	516	23	44.6	Kearney
Saunders	Wahoo	754	33	43.8	Saunders
Red Willow	McCook	717	31	43.2	Red Willow
Johnson	Tecumseh	376	16	42.6	Johnson
Antelope	Neligh	857	36	42.0	Antelope
Saline	Wilber	575	24	41.7	Saline
Platte	Columbus	678	28	41.3	Platte
Cuming	West Point	572	23	40.2	Cuming
Pierce	Pierce	574	23	40.1	Pierce
Franklin	Franklin	576	23	39.9	Franklin
Kimball	Kimball	952	38	39.9	Kimball
Cheyenne	Sidney	1196	47	39.3	Cheyenne
Douglas	Omaha	331	13	39.3	Douglas
Dodge	Fremont	535	20	37.4	Dodge
Otoe	Nebraska City	616	23	37.3	Otoe
Lancaster	Lincoln	839	31	36.9	Lancaster
Nemaha	Auburn	409	15	36.7	Nemaha
Washington	Blair	391	14	35.8	Washington
Hitchcock	Trenton	710	24	33.8	Hitchcock
Wayne	Wayne	444	15	33.8	Wayne
Thurston	Pender	394	13	33.0	Thurston
Knox	Center	1108	36	32.5	Knox
Pawnee	Pawnee City	432	14	32.4	Pawnee
Furnas	Beaver City	718	23	32.0	Furnas
Perkins	Grant	883	28	31.7	Perkins
Jefferson	Fairbury	573	18	31.4	Jefferson
Cedar	Hartington	740	23	31.1	Cedar
Gosper	Elwood	458	14	30.6	Gosper
Greeley	Greeley	570	17	29.8	Greeley
Box Butte	Alliance	1075	32	29.8	Box Butte
Keith	Ogallala	1061	31	29.2	Keith
Boone	Albion	687	20	29.1	Boone
Sarpy	Papillion	241	7	29.0	Sarpy
Custer	Broken Bow	2576	74	28.7	Custer
Morrill	Bridgeport	1424	40	28.1	Morrill
Harlan	Alma	553	15	27.1	Harlan
Richardson	Falls City	554	15	27.1	Richardson
Dakota	Dakota City	264	7	26.5	Dakota
Burt	Tekamah	493	13	26.4	Burt
Banner	Harrisburg	746	19	25.5	Banner
Lincoln	North Platte	2564	65	25.4	Lincoln
Holt	O'Neil	2413	61	25.3	Holt
Frontier	Stockville	975	24	24.6	Frontier
Dawes	Chadron	1396	32	22.9	Dawes
Loup	Taylor	570	13	22.8	Loup
Logan	Stapleton	571	13	22.8	Logan
Dundy	Benkelman	920	19	20.7	Dundy
Garfield	Burwell	570	11	19.3	Garfield
Sheridan	Rushville	2441	46	18.8	Sheridan
Brown	Ainsworth	1221	23	18.8	Brown
Boyd	Butte	540	10	18.5	Boyd
Hayes	Hayes Center	713	13	18.2	Hayes
Grant	Hyannis	776	13	16.8	Grant
Chase	Imperial	895	14	15.6	Chase
Keya Paha	Springview	773	12	15.5	Keya Paha
Rock	Bassett	1009	15	14.9	Rock
Wheeler	Bartlett	575	8	13.9	Wheeler
Hooker	Mullen	721	10	13.9	Hooker
Garden	Oshkosh	1705	21	12.3	Garden
Thomas	Thedford	713	8	11.2	Thomas
Cherry	Valentine	5961	58	9.7	Cherry
Blaine	Brewster	711	6	8.4	Blaine
Sioux	Harrison	2067	17	8.2	Sioux
McPherson	Tryon	859	5	5.8	McPherson
Arthur	Arthur	715	3	4.2	Arthur
County	County Seat	Area	Tornadoes	Density	County

Listed in Alphabetical Order
Density of Tornadoes (1950-2003)
(number of tornadoes per 1000 square miles)
"Area" is in sq. miles,
"Density" is # tornadoes per 1000 sq.miles. "Area" is in sq. miles,
"Density" is # tornadoes per 1000 sq. miles

County	County Seat	Area	Tornadoes	density	County
Adams	Hastings	563	43	76.4	Adams
Antelope	Neligh	857	36	42.0	Antelope
Arthur	Arthur	715	3	4.2	Arthur
Banner	Harrisburg	746	19	25.5	Banner
Blaine	Brewster	711	6	8.4	Blaine
Boone	Albion	687	20	29.1	Boone
Box Butte	Alliance	1075	32	29.8	Box Butte
Boyd	Butte	540	10	18.5	Boyd
Brown	Ainsworth	1221	23	18.8	Brown
Buffalo	Kearney	968	68	70.2	Buffalo
Burt	Tekamah	493	13	26.4	Burt
Butler	David City	584	27	46.2	Butler
Cass	Plattsmouth	559	28	50.1	Cass
Cedar	Hartington	740	23	31.1	Cedar
Chase	Imperial	895	14	15.6	Chase
Cherry	Valentine	5961	58	9.7	Cherry
Cheyenne	Sidney	1196	47	39.3	Cheyenne
Clay	Clay Center	573	35	61.1	Clay
Colfax	Schuyler	413	20	48.4	Colfax
Cuming	West Point	572	23	40.2	Cuming
Custer	Broken Bow	2576	74	28.7	Custer
Dakota	Dakota City	264	7	26.5	Dakota
Dawes	Chadron	1396	32	22.9	Dawes
Dawson	Lexington	1013	46	45.4	Dawson
Deuel	Chappell	440	23	52.3	Deuel
Dixon	Ponca	476	24	50.4	Dixon
Dodge	Fremont	535	20	37.4	Dodge
Douglas	Omaha	331	13	39.3	Douglas
Dundy	Benkelman	920	19	20.7	Dundy
Filmore	Geneva	577	28	48.5	Filmore
Franklin	Franklin	576	23	39.9	Franklin
Frontier	Stockville	975	24	24.6	Frontier
Furnas	Beaver City	718	23	32.0	Furnas
Gage	Beatrice	855	40	46.8	Gage
Garden	Oshkosh	1705	21	12.3	Garden
Garfield	Burwell	570	11	19.3	Garfield
Gosper	Elwood	458	14	30.6	Gosper
Grant	Hyannis	776	13	16.8	Grant
Greeley	Greeley	570	17	29.8	Greeley
Hall	Grand Island	546	68	124.5	Hall
Hamilton	Aurora	544	46	84.6	Hamilton
Harlan	Alma	553	15	27.1	Harlan
Hayes	Hayes Center	713	13	18.2	Hayes
Hitchcock	Trenton	710	24	33.8	Hitchcock
Holt	O'Neil	2413	61	25.3	Holt
Hooker	Mullen	721	10	13.9	Hooker
Howard	St. Paul	570	37	64.9	Howard
Jefferson	Fairbury	573	18	31.4	Jefferson
Johnson	Tecumseh	376	16	42.6	Johnson
Kearney	Minden	516	23	44.6	Kearney
Keith	Ogallala	1061	31	29.2	Keith
Keya Paha	Springview	773	12	15.5	Keya Paha
Kimball	Kimball	952	38	39.9	Kimball
Knox	Center	1108	36	32.5	Knox
Lancaster	Lincoln	839	31	36.9	Lancaster
Lincoln	North Platte	2564	65	25.4	Lincoln
Logan	Stapleton	571	13	22.8	Logan
Loup	Taylor	570	13	22.8	Loup
McPherson	Tryon	859	5	5.8	McPherson
Madison	Madison	573	38	66.3	Madison
Merrick	Central City	485	24	49.5	Merrick
Morrill	Bridgeport	1424	40	28.1	Morrill
Nance	Fullerton	441	22	49.9	Nance
Nemaha	Auburn	409	15	36.7	Nemaha
Nuckolls	Nelson	575	28	48.7	Nuckolls
Otoe	Nebraska City	616	23	37.3	Otoe
Pawnee	Pawnee City	432	14	32.4	Pawnee
Perkins	Grant	883	28	31.7	Perkins
Phelps	Holdrege	540	25	46.3	Phelps
Pierce	Pierce	574	23	40.1	Pierce
Platte	Columbus	678	28	41.3	Platte
Polk	Osceola	439	29	66.1	Polk
Red Willow	McCook	717	31	43.2	Red Willow
Richardson	Falls City	554	15	27.1	Richardson
Rock	Bassett	1009	15	14.9	Rock
Saline	Wilber	575	24	41.7	Saline
Sarpy	Papillion	241	7	29.0	Sarpy
Saunders	Wahoo	754	33	43.8	Saunders
Scottsbluff	Gering	739	50	67.7	Scottsbluff
Seward	Seward	575	29	50.4	Seward
Sheridan	Rushville	2441	46	18.8	Sheridan
Sherman	Loup City	566	27	47.7	Sherman
Sioux	Harrison	2067	17	8.2	Sioux
Stanton	Stanton	430	21	48.8	Stanton
Thayer	Hebron	575	46	80.0	Thayer
Thomas	Thedford	713	8	11.2	Thomas
Thurston	Pender	394	13	33.0	Thurston
Valley	Ord	568	30	52.8	Valley
Washington	Blair	391	14	35.8	Washington
Wayne	Wayne	444	15	33.8	Wayne
Webster	Red Cloud	575	29	50.4	Webster
Wheeler	Bartlett	575	8	13.9	Wheeler
York	York	576	36	62.5	York
County	County Seat	Area	Tornadoes	Density	County

Ranked by Total Number of Tornadoes (1950-2003)
"Area" is in sq. miles,
"Density" is # tornadoes per 1000 sq.mile

County	County Seat	Area	Tornadoes	Density	County
Custer	Broken Bow	2576	74	28.7	Custer
Buffalo	Kearney	968	68	70.2	Buffalo
Hall	Grand Island	546	68	124.5	Hall
Lincoln	North Platte	2564	65	25.4	Lincoln
Holt	O'Neil	2413	61	25.3	Holt
Cherry	Valentine	5961	58	9.7	Cherry
Scottsbluff	Gering	739	50	67.7	Scottsbluff
Cheyenne	Sidney	1196	47	39.3	Cheyenne
Sheridan	Rushville	2441	46	18.8	Sheridan
Thayer	Hebron	575	46	80.0	Thayer
Dawson	Lexington	1013	46	45.4	Dawson
Hamilton	Aurora	544	46	84.6	Hamilton
Adams	Hastings	563	43	76.4	Adams
Gage	Beatrice	855	40	46.8	Gage
Morrill	Bridgeport	1424	40	28.1	Morrill
Madison	Madison	573	38	66.3	Madison
Kimball	Kimball	952	38	39.9	Kimball
Howard	St. Paul	570	37	64.9	Howard
York	York	576	36	62.5	York
Antelope	Neligh	857	36	42.0	Antelope
Knox	Center	1108	36	32.5	Knox
Clay	Clay Center	573	35	61.1	Clay
Saunders	Wahoo	754	33	43.8	Saunders
Dawes	Chadron	1396	32	22.9	Dawes
Box Butte	Alliance	1075	32	29.8	Box Butte
Red Willow	McCook	717	31	43.2	Red Willow
Lancaster	Lincoln	839	31	36.9	Lancaster
Keith	Ogallala	1061