Cass County, Nebraska tornado history

53 tornadoes recorded in or across Cass County from 1952 to 2025, 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 Cass County

The Storm Prediction Center records 53 tornadoes whose paths touched Cass County, Nebraska between 1952 and 2025. They killed 1 person and injured 40. The busiest month is May, with 14 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 25 April 1957. The most recent was on 17 April 2025.

  • 53tornadoes
  • 1death
  • 40injuries
  • 951per 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 Cass County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02649%
F1 / EF11732%
F2 / EF2713%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF424%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating12%

Cass County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in 2000s.1950s51960s21970s11980s41990s132000s142010s72020s7

The 2020s only run to 2025, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s5
1960s2
1970s1
1980s4
1990s13
2000s14
2010s7
2020s7
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 14 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar3Apr8May14Jun14Jul5Aug2Sep2Oct1Nov1Dec3
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar3
Apr8
May14
Jun14
Jul5
Aug2
Sep2
Oct1
Nov1
Dec3

Records for Cass County

Notable tornadoes in Cass 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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