Tornado History Map

Cherry County, Nebraska tornado history

113 tornadoes recorded in or across Cherry County from 1953 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 Cherry County

The Storm Prediction Center records 113 tornadoes whose paths touched Cherry County, Nebraska between 1953 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 45 tornadoes. The strongest was an F3 on 18 May 1977. The most recent was on 27 July 2025.

  • 113tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 8injuries
  • 190per 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 Cherry County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF06961%
F1 / EF12018%
F2 / EF21211%
F3 / EF333%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating98%

Cherry County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 23 in 2010s.1950s21960s91970s191980s71990s192000s202010s232020s14

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

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PeriodCount
1950s2
1960s9
1970s19
1980s7
1990s19
2000s20
2010s23
2020s14
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 45 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar3Apr12May16Jun45Jul22Aug14Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar3
Apr12
May16
Jun45
Jul22
Aug14
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Cherry County

  • Strongest: Nebraska tornado18 May 1977, F3, 18.8 miles long
  • Longest path: Nebraska tornado8 May 1965, F1, 89.8 miles long
  • Most recent: Nebraska tornado27 July 2025, Unknown rating, 0 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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