Tornado History Map

Dakota County, Nebraska tornado history

12 tornadoes recorded in or across Dakota County from 1955 to 2014, 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 Dakota County

The Storm Prediction Center records 12 tornadoes whose paths touched Dakota County, Nebraska between 1955 and 2014. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is May, with 3 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 28 July 1986. The most recent was on 16 June 2014.

  • 12tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 5injuries
  • 454per 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 Dakota County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0650%
F1 / EF1325%
F2 / EF2217%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF418%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Dakota County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in 2010s.1950s11960s11970s11980s21990s22000s22010s3

The 2010s only run to 2014, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s1
1960s1
1970s1
1980s2
1990s2
2000s2
2010s3
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 3 in May.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May3Jun3Jul2Aug1Sep0Oct2Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May3
Jun3
Jul2
Aug1
Sep0
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Dakota County

  • Strongest: Maskell, Nebraska tornado28 July 1986, F4, 2 injuries, 52.5 miles long
  • Longest path: Nebraska tornado15 June 1970, F2, 59.1 miles long
  • Most recent: Nebraska tornado16 June 2014, EF0, 0.3 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Dakota 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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