Significant and potentially significant tornadoes in western Nebraska since 1980

Tornadoes since 1980 in western Nebraska that are:

F2 or greather
path length of 5 miles or greater, or
path width of 400 yards or greater
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Sioux County

6/20/1983

1900

0.3

SIOUX

17 N Mitchell

Dawes County

NE 6/4/1982 1808 0.8 40 F2 0 0 DAWES 20 S Chadron
NE 8/23/1982 1754 11 40 F1 0 0 DAWES 12 SW - 15 S Chadron
SD/NE 6/19/1983 1810 22 40 F2 0 0 FALL RIVER SD/ DAWES in SD 2 N state line along highway 385 - 10 NW Chadron

Box Butte County

none

Sheridan County

NE 8/10/1980 1830 11 30 F2 0 0 SHERIDAN 13 NE Alliance - 4 W Antioch
NE 5/23/1982 1330 0.3 30 F2 0 0 SHERIDAN 6 S Hay Springs
NE 8/29/1989 1735 5 30 F1 0 0 SHERIDAN/ CHERRY 5.5 SE - 7 E Gordon
NE 5/5/1993 1908 13 250 F3 0 0 SHERIDAN 12 S Hay Springs - Hay Springs - just NE of Hay Springs
NE 6/4/1994 1805 12 500 F3 0 0 SHERIDAN 12 SW - 14 SE Hay Springs
NE 6/12/2001 2046 2 440 F0 0 0 SHERIDAN 12 S - 14 SSE Gordon

Scotts Bluff County

NE 6/14/1980 1730 9 60 F1 0 0 SCOTTS BLUFF/ MORRILL 5 NE Minatare - 7 N Bayard
NE 5/27/1985 1608 48 200 F3 0 0 SCOTTS BLUFF/ BANNER/ CHEYENNE 10 SE Scottsbluff - 5 NW Sidney
NE 6/9/1991 1740 4 150 F3 0 0 SCOTTS BLUFF 0.5 W - 3 NE Minatare
NE 7/26/1993 1604 4 100 F2 0 12 SCOTTS BLUFF Scottsbluff (3 NW - 2 N Scottsbluff)
NE 7/25/1996 1528 8 150 F0 0 0 SCOTTS BLUFF 4 N Minatare - 5 SW McGrew
NE 5/21/1998 1003 4 50 F2 0 0 SCOTTS BLUFF 3 SW - 1 ESE Morrill
NE 5/3/2003 1634 8 100 F1 0 0 SCOTTS BLUFF 2 N - 10 N McGrew

Banner County

NE 5/27/1985 1608 48 200 F3 0 0 SCOTTS BLUFF/ BANNER/ CHEYENNE 10 SE Scottsbluff - 5 NW Sidney
NE 8/9/1988 1455 14 40 F1 0 0 BANNER/ MORRILL 8 ENE Harrisburg - 11 W Bridgeport
NE 6/27/2005 1449 17 250 F2 0 0 BANNER 12 NE - 20 SE Harrisburg

Morrill County

NE 6/14/1980 1730 9 60 F1 0 0 SCOTTS BLUFF/ MORRILL 5 NE Minatare - 7 N Bayard
NE 8/9/1988 1455 14 40 F1 0 0 BANNER/ MORRILL 8 ENE Harrisburg - 11 W Bridgeport
NE 7/6/1994 1600 6 150 F2 0 1 MORRILL 4 E - 9 NE Newport

Garden County

NE 10/15/1980 1620 n/a 77 F2 0 0 GARDEN 7 E Oshkosh
NE 6/20/2003 1828 1.5 100 F2 0 0 GARDEN 6 NW - 7 NNW Lewellen

Kimball County

none

Cheyenne County

NE 5/27/1985 1608 48 200 F3 0 0 SCOTTS BLUFF/ BANNER/ CHEYENNE 10 SE Scottsbluff - 5 NW Sidney
NE 6/27/2005 1610 17 250 F0 0 0 CHEYENNE 13 NNW Potter - 12 W Sidney

Deuel County

NE 6/10/2004 1341 10 220 F1 0 2 DEUEL 10 ESE Chappell - 8 NW Big Springs

Cherry County

NE 6/21/1980 1730 29 80 F1 0 2 GRANT/ CHERRY just N of Ashby - 17 NNE Whitman
NE 8/29/1989 1735 5 30 F1 0 0 SHERIDAN/ CHERRY 5.5 SE - 7 E Gordon
NE 6/3/1999 1955 17 300 F1 0 0 CHERRY 44 SSW - 42 SSE Merriman
NE 6/4/1999 2005 8 50 F0 0 0 CHERRY 14 SW - 6 SW Brownlee
NE 6/4/1999 2010 23 250 F2 0 0 THOMAS/ CHERRY 3 NNW Thedford - 6 ESE Brownlee
NE 6/4/1999 2035 5 50 F1 0 0 CHERRY 10 SSE - 9 ESE Brownlee
NE 7/24/2000 1847 22 400 F1 0 0 BROWN/ CHERRY 7 NW Johnston - 10 N Elsmere
NE 7/25/2001 1830 5 40 F0 0 0 CHERRY 2 SE Merriman - 7 S Eli

Keya Paha County

none

Brown County

NE 7/6/1998 1312 10 200 F1 0 0 BROWN 9 SW - 9 SSE Johnstown
NE 7/24/2000 1847 22 400 F1 0 0 BROWN/ CHERRY 7 NW Johnston - 10 N Elsmere

Rock County

none

Grant County

NE 6/21/1980 1730 29 80 F1 0 2 GRANT/ CHERRY just N of Ashby - 17 NNE Whitman

Hooker County

none

Thomas County

NE 8/6/1986 1900 19 70 F2 0 0 BLAINE/ THOMAS near Elsmore - 6 E Thedford
NE 6/4/1999 2010 23 250 F2 0 0 THOMAS/ CHERRY 3 NNW Thedford - 6 ESE Brownlee

Blaine County

NE 8/6/1986 1900 19 70 F2 0 0 BLAINE/ THOMAS near Elsmore - 6 E Thedford

Loup County

NE 6/25/1980 2005 10 100 F1 0 0 LOUP 12 NW - 5 W Taylor
NE 10/31/2000 1935 12 250 F1 0 0 CUSTER/ LOUP 2 W Sargent - 4 NE Taylor
NE 7/17/2001 1820 5 50 F0 0 0 LOUP 17 NNE - 16 NE Taylor

Arthur County

none

McPherson County

NE 6/9/2001 2101 5 880 F0 0 0 MCPHERSON 10 WSW - 9 SW Tryon

Logan County

NE 8/24/1981 1900 1 200 F2 0 0 LOGAN 12 E Stapleton

Custer County

NE 4/3/1986 1730 1.5 40 F2 0 0 CUSTER 5 W Oconto > NW
NE 6/1/1990 1902 25 50 F3 0 0 CUSTER 12 SW Broken Bow - 9 NE Sargent
NE 5/15/1992 1745 21 23 F0 0 0 CUSTER 10 S Arnold - 7 W Oconto
NE 6/3/1999 2135 5.5 300 F2 0 0 CUSTER 3 SW - 1 N Comstock
NE 10/31/2000 1812 23 250 F2 0 0 DAWSON/ CUSTER 3 NE Darr - Oconto - 2 N Oconto
NE 10/31/2000 1900 12 250 F2 0 0 CUSTER 7 SE - 7 NE Broken Bow
NE 10/31/2000 1935 12 250 F1 0 0 CUSTER/ LOUP 2 W Sargent - 4 NE Taylor
NE 6/9/2003 1840 4 580 F1 0 0 CUSTER 2 NW - 2 N - 2 NE Comstock

Keith County

NE 7/15/1983 1926 0.3 100 F2 0 0 KEITH Cedar View Point (12 E Lewellen)
NE 7/19/1999 1750 6 300 F1 0 0 KEITH 4 SW Ogallala - Ogallala (intermittent)

Perkins County

NE 6/11/1984 2050 14 20 F1 0 0 PERKINS 4 S Grant - 5 SW Elsie
NE 5/2/1991 1800 13 173 F3 0 0 PERKINS 8 SW Grant - Grant - 2 NE Grant
NE 5/21/1995 1633 5 1000 F2 0 0 PERKINS 1 NE - 4 ESE Madrid
NE 8/21/1997 1721 11 50 F0 0 0 PERKINS/ (CHASE) 3 ESE - 11 S Venango
NE 7/2/1999 1847 14 400 F1 0 1 PERKINS 9 SSW GRANT - 1 S Madrid

Lincoln County

NE 6/13/1981 2200 14 30 F1 0 0 LINCOLN 5 NE Sutherland - 3 NE North Platte
NE 5/31/1984 1945 5 40 F1 0 0 LINCOLN 10 S Maxwell - 5 SW Brady
NE 6/25/1989 1920 8 123 F3 0 2 LINCOLN North Platte (north; near Cody Park) - 9 NE North Platte
NE 5/18/1990 1728 5 50 F1 0 1 LINCOLN 8 SW - 4 SE Hershey
NE 5/18/1990 1747 20 73 F2 0 0 LINCOLN 10 SW - 15 NW North Platte
NE 7/29/1992 1905 0.4 50 F2 0 0 LINCOLN 1 NW Farnam
NE 5/17/2000 1615 11.5 1000 F3 0 2 LINCOLN 6 S Brady - 4 S Maxwell

Dawson County

NE 6/6/1993 1925 60 1760 F3 0 2 PHELPS/ DAWSON/ BUFFALO/ SHERMAN/ HOWARD just N of Bertrand - Amherst - Ravenna - near Cushing
NE 6/6/1993 2123 10 880 F3 0 0 DAWSON/ BUFFALO 5 W Elm Creek - just SW of Amherst
NE 5/30/1999 1813 5 100 F1 0 0 DAWSON 7 NW - 2 NW Lexington
NE 10/31/2000 1812 23 250 F2 0 0 DAWSON/ CUSTER 3 NE Darr - Oconto - 2 N Oconto

Chase County

NE 6/11/1984 1455 2 30 F2 0 0 CHASE 9 S Imperial
NE 6/1/1990 1830 15 100 F2 0 0 CHASE 7 N - 15 NE Imperial
NE 8/21/1997 1721 11 50 F0 0 0 PERKINS/ (CHASE) 3 ESE - 11 S Venango

Hayes County

NE 10/31/2000 1700 9 100 F1 0 0 HAYES 1 W - 9 N Hamlet

Frontier County

NE 10/31/2000 1738 9 150 F1 0 0 FRONTIER 10 S - 1 S Eustis

Gosper County

NE 6/13/1998 1640 7 75 F1 0 4 GOSPER 1 SW - 5 NE Elwood
NE 5/2/1999 1437 5 60 F1 0 0 GOSPER 16 S - 12 S Elwood

Phelps County

NE 6/6/1993 1925 60 1760 F3 0 2 PHELPS/ DAWSON/ BUFFALO/ SHERMAN/ HOWARD just N of Bertrand - Amherst - Ravenna - near Cushing
NE 10/17/1994 1455 4 73 F2 0 0 PHELPS 1 W - 1 N Holdrege
NE 10/16/1998 1712 24 500 F2 0 0 PHELPS/ BUFFALO 4 SW Loomis - 2.5 NW Elm Creek
NE 5/7/2005 1556 9 60 F0 0 0 PHELPS 5 S - 3.5 NE Holdrege

Dundy County

NE 6/11/1984 1430 1 30 F2 0 0 DUNDY 15 NNW Haigler

Hitchcock County

NE 6/15/1990 1800 28 2640 F4 0 1 HITCHCOCK/ RED WILLOW Stratton (NW) - 5 NE McCook

Red Willow County

NE 6/15/1990 1800 28 2640 F4 0 1 HITCHCOCK/ RED WILLOW Stratton (NW) - 5 NE McCook
NE 8/10/1996 1925 6 300 F2 0 0 RED WILLOW 2 N Indianola - Indianola - 3.5 S Indianola
NE 5/26/2002 1706 5 100 F0 0 0 RED WILLOW 6 N - 3 NE Indianola
NE 5/26/2002 1730 6 100 F0 0 0 RED WILLOW/ FURNAS 5 SE Bartley - 3 W Wilsonville

Furnas County

NE 5/26/2002 1730 6 100 F0 0 0 RED WILLOW/ FURNAS 5 SE Bartley - 3 W Wilsonville
NE 5/22/2004 1635 3 400 F1 0 0 FURNAS 5 SE Beaver City - 4.5 S Hollinger

Harlan County

NE 8/1/1980 2100 0.1 30 F2 0 0 HARLAN 5 NW Huntley
NE 6/16/1990 1615 15 100 F1 0 0 HARLAN 5 SW Alma - 2 E Harlan County Dam
NE 5/30/1991 1850 1 50 F2 0 0 HARLAN Stamford (N)

NE	6/4/1982	1808	0.8	40	F2	DAWES	20 S Chadron
NE	8/23/1982	1754	11	40	F1	DAWES	12 SW - 15 S Chadron
SD/NE	6/19/1983	1810	22	40	F2	FALL RIVER SD/ DAWES	in SD 2 N state line along highway 385 - 10 NW Chadron

NE	8/10/1980	1830	11	30	F2	SHERIDAN	13 NE Alliance - 4 W Antioch
NE	5/23/1982	1330	0.3	30	F2	SHERIDAN	6 S Hay Springs
NE	8/29/1989	1735	5	30	F1	SHERIDAN/ CHERRY	5.5 SE - 7 E Gordon
NE	5/5/1993	1908	13	250	F3	SHERIDAN	12 S Hay Springs - Hay Springs - just NE of Hay Springs
NE	6/4/1994	1805	12	500	F3	SHERIDAN	12 SW - 14 SE Hay Springs
NE	6/12/2001	2046	2	440	F0	SHERIDAN	12 S - 14 SSE Gordon

NE	6/14/1980	1730	9	60	F1	0	SCOTTS BLUFF/ MORRILL	5 NE Minatare - 7 N Bayard
NE	5/27/1985	1608	48	200	F3	0	SCOTTS BLUFF/ BANNER/ CHEYENNE	10 SE Scottsbluff - 5 NW Sidney
NE	6/9/1991	1740	4	150	F3	0	SCOTTS BLUFF	0.5 W - 3 NE Minatare
NE	7/26/1993	1604	4	100	F2	12	SCOTTS BLUFF	Scottsbluff (3 NW - 2 N Scottsbluff)
NE	7/25/1996	1528	8	150	F0	0	SCOTTS BLUFF	4 N Minatare - 5 SW McGrew
NE	5/21/1998	1003	4	50	F2	0	SCOTTS BLUFF	3 SW - 1 ESE Morrill
NE	5/3/2003	1634	8	100	F1	0	SCOTTS BLUFF	2 N - 10 N McGrew

NE	10/15/1980	1620	n/a	77	F2	0	0	GARDEN	7 E Oshkosh
NE	6/20/2003	1828	1.5	100	F2	0	0	GARDEN	6 NW - 7 NNW Lewellen

NE	6/21/1980	1730	29	80	F1	2	GRANT/ CHERRY	just N of Ashby - 17 NNE Whitman
NE	8/29/1989	1735	5	30	F1	0	SHERIDAN/ CHERRY	5.5 SE - 7 E Gordon
NE	6/3/1999	1955	17	300	F1	0	CHERRY	44 SSW - 42 SSE Merriman
NE	6/4/1999	2005	8	50	F0	0	CHERRY	14 SW - 6 SW Brownlee
NE	6/4/1999	2010	23	250	F2	0	THOMAS/ CHERRY	3 NNW Thedford - 6 ESE Brownlee
NE	6/4/1999	2035	5	50	F1	0	CHERRY	10 SSE - 9 ESE Brownlee
NE	7/24/2000	1847	22	400	F1	0	BROWN/ CHERRY	7 NW Johnston - 10 N Elsmere
NE	7/25/2001	1830	5	40	F0	0	CHERRY	2 SE Merriman - 7 S Eli

NE	7/6/1998	1312	10	200	F1	0	0	BROWN	9 SW - 9 SSE Johnstown
NE	7/24/2000	1847	22	400	F1	0	0	BROWN/ CHERRY	7 NW Johnston - 10 N Elsmere

NE	8/6/1986	1900	19	70	F2	0	0	BLAINE/ THOMAS	near Elsmore - 6 E Thedford
NE	6/4/1999	2010	23	250	F2	0	0	THOMAS/ CHERRY	3 NNW Thedford - 6 ESE Brownlee

NE	6/25/1980	2005	10	100	F1	LOUP	12 NW - 5 W Taylor
NE	10/31/2000	1935	12	250	F1	CUSTER/ LOUP	2 W Sargent - 4 NE Taylor
NE	7/17/2001	1820	5	50	F0	LOUP	17 NNE - 16 NE Taylor

NE	4/3/1986	1730	1.5	40	F2	CUSTER	5 W Oconto > NW
NE	6/1/1990	1902	25	50	F3	CUSTER	12 SW Broken Bow - 9 NE Sargent
NE	5/15/1992	1745	21	23	F0	CUSTER	10 S Arnold - 7 W Oconto
NE	6/3/1999	2135	5.5	300	F2	CUSTER	3 SW - 1 N Comstock
NE	10/31/2000	1812	23	250	F2	DAWSON/ CUSTER	3 NE Darr - Oconto - 2 N Oconto
NE	10/31/2000	1900	12	250	F2	CUSTER	7 SE - 7 NE Broken Bow
NE	10/31/2000	1935	12	250	F1	CUSTER/ LOUP	2 W Sargent - 4 NE Taylor
NE	6/9/2003	1840	4	580	F1	CUSTER	2 NW - 2 N - 2 NE Comstock

NE	7/15/1983	1926	0.3	100	F2	0	0	KEITH	Cedar View Point (12 E Lewellen)
NE	7/19/1999	1750	6	300	F1	0	0	KEITH	4 SW Ogallala - Ogallala (intermittent)

NE	6/11/1984	2050	14	20	F1	0	PERKINS	4 S Grant - 5 SW Elsie
NE	5/2/1991	1800	13	173	F3	0	PERKINS	8 SW Grant - Grant - 2 NE Grant
NE	5/21/1995	1633	5	1000	F2	0	PERKINS	1 NE - 4 ESE Madrid
NE	8/21/1997	1721	11	50	F0	0	PERKINS/ (CHASE)	3 ESE - 11 S Venango
NE	7/2/1999	1847	14	400	F1	1	PERKINS	9 SSW GRANT - 1 S Madrid

NE	6/13/1981	2200	14	30	F1	0	LINCOLN	5 NE Sutherland - 3 NE North Platte
NE	5/31/1984	1945	5	40	F1	0	LINCOLN	10 S Maxwell - 5 SW Brady
NE	6/25/1989	1920	8	123	F3	2	LINCOLN	North Platte (north; near Cody Park) - 9 NE North Platte
NE	5/18/1990	1728	5	50	F1	1	LINCOLN	8 SW - 4 SE Hershey
NE	5/18/1990	1747	20	73	F2	0	LINCOLN	10 SW - 15 NW North Platte
NE	7/29/1992	1905	0.4	50	F2	0	LINCOLN	1 NW Farnam
NE	5/17/2000	1615	11.5	1000	F3	2	LINCOLN	6 S Brady - 4 S Maxwell

NE	6/6/1993	1925	60	1760	F3	2	PHELPS/ DAWSON/ BUFFALO/ SHERMAN/ HOWARD	just N of Bertrand - Amherst - Ravenna - near Cushing
NE	6/6/1993	2123	10	880	F3	0	DAWSON/ BUFFALO	5 W Elm Creek - just SW of Amherst
NE	5/30/1999	1813	5	100	F1	0	DAWSON	7 NW - 2 NW Lexington
NE	10/31/2000	1812	23	250	F2	0	DAWSON/ CUSTER	3 NE Darr - Oconto - 2 N Oconto

NE	6/11/1984	1455	2	30	F2	CHASE	9 S Imperial
NE	6/1/1990	1830	15	100	F2	CHASE	7 N - 15 NE Imperial
NE	8/21/1997	1721	11	50	F0	PERKINS/ (CHASE)	3 ESE - 11 S Venango

NE	6/13/1998	1640	7	75	F1	0	4	GOSPER	1 SW - 5 NE Elwood
NE	5/2/1999	1437	5	60	F1	0	0	GOSPER	16 S - 12 S Elwood

NE	6/15/1990	1800	28	2640	F4	1	HITCHCOCK/ RED WILLOW	Stratton (NW) - 5 NE McCook
NE	8/10/1996	1925	6	300	F2	0	RED WILLOW	2 N Indianola - Indianola - 3.5 S Indianola
NE	5/26/2002	1706	5	100	F0	0	RED WILLOW	6 N - 3 NE Indianola
NE	5/26/2002	1730	6	100	F0	0	RED WILLOW/ FURNAS	5 SE Bartley - 3 W Wilsonville

NE	8/1/1980	2100	0.1	30	F2	HARLAN	5 NW Huntley
NE	6/16/1990	1615	15	100	F1	HARLAN	5 SW Alma - 2 E Harlan County Dam
NE	5/30/1991	1850	1	50	F2	HARLAN	Stamford (N)