Total Number of Nebraska Tornadoes
And Density of Tornadoes
BY COUNTY, 1950-2006

ALPHABETICAL LISTING OF COUNTIES (non-ranked)

"Area" is in sq. miles,
"Density" is number of tornadoes per 1000 sq.miles.

County
County Seat
Area
1950-2006
tornadoes
Density 
Adams
Hastings
563
45
79.9
Antelope
Neligh
857
36
42.0
Arthur
Arthur
715
7
9.8
Banner
Harrisburg
746
20
26.8
Blaine
Brewster
711
6
8.4
Boone
Albion
687
20
29.1
Box Butte
Alliance
1075
34
31.6
Boyd
Butte
540
10
18.5
Brown
Ainsworth
1221
25
20.5
Buffalo
Kearney
968
73
75.4
Burt
Tekamah
493
13
26.4
Butler
David City
584
29
49.7
Cass
Plattsmouth
559
34
60.8
Cedar
Hartington
740
23
31.1
Chase
Imperial
895
14
15.6
Cherry
Valentine
5961
62
10.4
Cheyenne
Sidney
1196
52
43.5
Clay
Clay Center
573
37
64.6
Colfax
Schuyler
413
24
58.1
Cuming
West Point
572
23
40.2
Custer
Broken Bow
2576
83
32.2
Dakota
Dakota City
264
7
26.5
Dawes
Chadron
1396
33
23.6
Dawson
Lexington
1013
47
46.4
Deuel
Chappell
440
24
54.5
Dixon
Ponca
476
24
50.4
Dodge
Fremont
535
21
39.3
Douglas
Omaha
331
13
39.3
Dundy
Benkelman
920
21
22.8
Filmore
Geneva
577
31
53.7
Franklin
Franklin
576
24
41.7
Frontier
Stockville
975
25
25.6
Furnas
Beaver City
718
25
34.8
Gage
Beatrice
855
45
52.6
Garden
Oshkosh
1705
21
12.3
Garfield
Burwell
570
13
22.8
Gosper
Elwood
458
14
30.6
Grant
Hyannis
776
13
16.8
Greeley
Greeley
570
17
29.8
Hall
Grand Island
546
70
128.2
Hamilton
Aurora
544
47
86.4
Harlan
Alma
553
18
32.5
Hayes
Hayes Center
713
13
18.2
Hitchcock
Trenton
710
25
35.2
Holt
O'Neil
2413
73
30.3
Hooker
Mullen
721
12
16.6
Howard
St. Paul
570
42
73.7
Jefferson
Fairbury
573
21
36.6
Johnson
Tecumseh
376
17
45.2
Kearney
Minden
516
24
46.5
Keith
Ogallala
1061
36
33.9
Keya Paha
Springview
773
12
15.5
Kimball
Kimball
952
39
41.0
Knox
Center
1108
37
33.4
Lancaster
Lincoln
839
34
40.5
Lincoln
North Platte
2564
77
30.0
Logan
Stapleton
571
15
26.3
Loup
Taylor
570
15
26.3
McPherson
Tryon
859
9
10.5
Madison
Madison
573
38
66.3
Merrick
Central City
485
24
49.5
Morrill
Bridgeport
1424
40
28.1
Nance
Fullerton
441
23
52.2
Nemaha
Auburn
409
15
36.7
Nuckolls
Nelson
575
36
62.6
Otoe
Nebraska City
616
25
40.6
Pawnee
Pawnee City
432
15
34.7
Perkins
Grant
883
28
31.7
Phelps
Holdrege
540
26
48.1
Pierce
Pierce
574
26
45.3
Platte
Columbus
678
28
41.3
Polk
Osceola
439
30
68.3
Red Willow
McCook
717
31
43.2
Richardson
Falls City
554
15
27.1
Rock
Bassett
1009
15
14.9
Saline
Wilber
575
25
43.5
Sarpy
Papillion
241
9
37.3
Saunders
Wahoo
754
35
46.4
Scottsbluff
Gering
739
52
70.4
Seward
Seward
575
29
50.4
Sheridan
Rushville
2441
49
20.1
Sherman
Loup City
566
28
49.5
Sioux
Harrison
2067
18
8.7
Stanton
Stanton
430
21
48.8
Thayer
Hebron
575
55
95.7
Thomas
Thedford
713
8
11.2
Thurston
Pender
394
13
33.0
Valley
Ord
568
33
58.1
Washington
Blair
391
14
35.8
Wayne
Wayne
444
16
36.0
Webster
Red Cloud
575
31
53.9
Wheeler
Bartlett
575
11
19.1
York
York
576
38
66.0
ALPHA
   
TOTALS
DENSITY
County
County Seat
Area
1950-2004
1950-2004
Adams
Hastings
563
45
79.9
Antelope
Neligh
857
36
42.0
Arthur
Arthur
715
5
7.0
Banner
Harrisburg
746
19
25.5
Blaine
Brewster
711
6
8.4
Boone
Albion
687
20
29.1
Box Butte
Alliance
1075
33
30.7
Boyd
Butte
540
10
18.5
Brown
Ainsworth
1221
24
19.7
Buffalo
Kearney
968
68
70.2
Burt
Tekamah
493
13
26.4
Butler
David City
584
27
46.2
Cass
Plattsmouth
559
34
60.8
Cedar
Hartington
740
23
31.1
Chase
Imperial
895
14
15.6
Cherry
Valentine
5961
59
9.9
Cheyenne
Sidney
1196
49
41.0
Clay
Clay Center
573
37
64.6
Colfax
Schuyler
413
23
55.7
Cuming
West Point
572
23
40.2
Custer
Broken Bow
2576
82
31.8
Dakota
Dakota City
264
7
26.5
Dawes
Chadron
1396
33
23.6
Dawson
Lexington
1013
47
46.4
Deuel
Chappell
440
24
54.5
Dixon
Ponca
476
24
50.4
Dodge
Fremont
535
21
39.3
Douglas
Omaha
331
13
39.3
Dundy
Benkelman
920
19
20.7
Filmore
Geneva
577
30
52.0
Franklin
Franklin
576
24
41.7
Frontier
Stockville
975
24
24.6
Furnas
Beaver City
718
25
34.8
Gage
Beatrice
855
42
49.1
Garden
Oshkosh
1705
21
12.3
Garfield
Burwell
570
13
22.8
Gosper
Elwood
458
14
30.6
Grant
Hyannis
776
13
16.8
Greeley
Greeley
570
17
29.8
Hall
Grand Island
546
68
124.5
Hamilton
Aurora
544
46
84.6
Harlan
Alma
553
18
32.5
Hayes
Hayes Center
713
13
18.2
Hitchcock
Trenton
710
24
33.8
Holt
O'Neil
2413
72
29.8
Hooker
Mullen
721
10
13.9
Howard
St. Paul
570
42
73.7
Jefferson
Fairbury
573
21
36.6
Johnson
Tecumseh
376
16
42.6
Kearney
Minden
516
23
44.6
Keith
Ogallala
1061
33
31.1
Keya Paha
Springview
773
12
15.5
Kimball
Kimball
952
39
41.0
Knox
Center
1108
37
33.4
Lancaster
Lincoln
839
34
40.5
Lincoln
North Platte
2564
72
28.1
Logan
Stapleton
571
15
26.3
Loup
Taylor
570
15
26.3
Madison
Madison
573
38
66.3
McPherson
Tryon
859
6
7.0
Merrick
Central City
485
24
49.5
Morrill
Bridgeport
1424
40
28.1
Nance
Fullerton
441
22
49.9
Nemaha
Auburn
409
15
36.7
Nuckolls
Nelson
575
36
62.6
Otoe
Nebraska City
616
24
39.0
Pawnee
Pawnee City
432
15
34.7
Perkins
Grant
883
28
31.7
Phelps
Holdrege
540
25
46.3
Pierce
Pierce
574
26
45.3
Platte
Columbus
678
28
41.3
Polk
Osceola
439
29
66.1
Red Willow
McCook
717
31
43.2
Richardson
Falls City
554
15
27.1
Rock
Bassett
1009
15
14.9
Saline
Wilber
575
25
43.5
Sarpy
Papillion
241
7
29.0
Saunders
Wahoo
754
34
45.1
Scottsbluff
Gering
739
50
67.7
Seward
Seward
575
29
50.4
Sheridan
Rushville
2441
47
19.3
Sherman
Loup City
566
28
49.5
Sioux
Harrison
2067
17
8.2
Stanton
Stanton
430
21
48.8
Thayer
Hebron
575
55
95.7
Thomas
Thedford
713
8
11.2
Thurston
Pender
394
13
33.0
Valley
Ord
568
31
54.6
Washington
Blair
391
14
35.8
Wayne
Wayne
444
16
36.0
Webster
Red Cloud
575
31
53.9
Wheeler
Bartlett
575
11
19.1
York
York
576
37
64.2
County
County Seat
Area
1950-2006
1950-2006
ALPHA
   
TOTALS
DENSITY
 
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
High Plains Regional Climate Center
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