Tornado History Map

Nemaha County, Kansas tornado history

44 tornadoes recorded in or across Nemaha County from 1952 to 2024, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Nemaha County

The Storm Prediction Center records 44 tornadoes whose paths touched Nemaha County, Kansas between 1952 and 2024. They killed 2 people and injured 3. The busiest month is June, with 15 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 3 June 2014. The most recent was on 30 April 2024.

  • 44tornadoes
  • 2deaths
  • 3injuries
  • 613per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Nemaha County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02250%
F1 / EF11432%
F2 / EF2511%
F3 / EF337%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Nemaha County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 19 in 1990s.1950s21960s41970s11990s192000s82010s72020s3

The 2020s only run to 2024, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s4
1970s1
1990s19
2000s8
2010s7
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 15 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar2Apr9May10Jun15Jul6Aug0Sep0Oct0Nov1Dec1
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar2
Apr9
May10
Jun15
Jul6
Aug0
Sep0
Oct0
Nov1
Dec1

Records for Nemaha County

  • Deadliest: Kansas tornado11 June 2008, EF2, 2 deaths, 17.3 miles long
  • Strongest: Kansas tornado3 June 2014, EF3, 2 injuries, 6.3 miles long
  • Longest path: Kansas tornado4 May 1959, F2, 24.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Kansas tornado30 April 2024, EF1, 3.2 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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