Tornado History Map

Buffalo County, Nebraska tornado history

91 tornadoes recorded in or across Buffalo County from 1953 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 Buffalo County

The Storm Prediction Center records 91 tornadoes whose paths touched Buffalo County, Nebraska between 1953 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 28 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 6 June 1956. The most recent was on 26 April 2024.

  • 91tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 13injuries
  • 940per 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 Buffalo County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF04145%
F1 / EF12831%
F2 / EF21213%
F3 / EF3910%
F4 / EF411%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Buffalo County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 18 in 1990s.1950s91960s121970s161980s121990s182000s142010s72020s3

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

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PeriodCount
1950s9
1960s12
1970s16
1980s12
1990s18
2000s14
2010s7
2020s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 28 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar4Apr8May28Jun27Jul13Aug2Sep2Oct4Nov0Dec3
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar4
Apr8
May28
Jun27
Jul13
Aug2
Sep2
Oct4
Nov0
Dec3

Records for Buffalo County

Notable tornadoes in Buffalo County

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

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