# Tornadoes in Nebraska since 1950: 3,203, #5 in the US (Map + Data) | InstaMaps

> Nebraska has 3,203 tornadoes (4.4% of the US), #5 by count and #3 per person. From NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database. Map to embed, CSV download.

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# Tornadoes in Nebraska since 1950

Nebraska has recorded **3,203 tornadoes since 1950**: 4.4% of the US total of 73,424\. That ranks **#5 by count** and **#3 per person** (159.71 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

## Key takeaways

* Nebraska has recorded 3,203 tornadoes since 1950, 4.4% of the US total of 73,424.
* That ranks #5 of 51 by count and #3 per person (159.71 per 100,000 residents).
* Texas has the most, with 9,610.
* Nebraska’s busiest year was 2004, with 111 tornadoes; it averages 42.1 a year.
* 33 were rated F4/EF4 or stronger.
* Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database, 1950–2025.

#3

national rank (per capita)

3,203

tornadoes

159.71

per 100k residents

## The data

Source: [NOAA Storm Prediction Center Severe Weather Database](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/wcm/), 1950–2025\. Each tornado at its touchdown point, in the state NOAA records for it. The rating is F-scale before February 2007 and EF-scale after. The 2025 figures can still be revised.

Licence: U.S. government data: no copyright, free to reuse

[Nebraska: 3,203 rows (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/nebraska.csv)[All of the US (CSV)](/downloads/tornadoes/us.csv)

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## Nebraska tornado history, 1950–2025

### By decade

1950s297

1960s290

1970s379

1980s346

1990s635

2000s545

2010s414

2020s297

### By strength

| F0/EF0  | 1,661 |
| ------- | ----- |
| F1/EF1  | 963   |
| F2/EF2  | 332   |
| F3/EF3  | 98    |
| F4/EF4  | 32    |
| F5/EF5  | 1     |
| Unrated | 116   |

F-scale before February 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Busiest year: 2004 (111).

### The strongest: every F4/EF4 and F5/EF5 in Nebraska, newest first

2024-04-26 · EF42014-06-16 · EF42014-06-16 · EF42014-06-16 · EF42014-06-16 · EF42013-10-04 · EF42004-05-22 · F42003-06-23 · F42001-06-13 · F41990-06-15 · F41990-03-13 · F41986-07-28 · F41980-06-03 · F41978-04-07 · F41978-04-07 · F41977-07-07 · F41975-06-18 · F41975-05-06 · F41975-05-06 · F41965-05-08 · F41965-05-08 · F41964-05-05 · F41964-05-05 · F51962-05-29 · F41961-05-30 · F41957-04-25 · F41956-10-29 · F41956-06-06 · F41955-06-27 · F41954-05-30 · F41953-06-07 · F41952-08-13 · F41950-07-15 · F4

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