Tornado History Map

Red Willow County, Nebraska tornado history

43 tornadoes recorded in or across Red Willow County from 1950 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 Red Willow County

The Storm Prediction Center records 43 tornadoes whose paths touched Red Willow County, Nebraska between 1950 and 2024. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 18 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 15 June 1990. The most recent was on 23 May 2024.

  • 43tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 1injury
  • 600per 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 Red Willow County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF02558%
F1 / EF11330%
F2 / EF249%
F3 / EF300%
F4 / EF412%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Red Willow County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 12 in 1990s.1950s31960s21970s61980s61990s122000s82010s52020s1

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

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PeriodCount
1950s3
1960s2
1970s6
1980s6
1990s12
2000s8
2010s5
2020s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 18 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr2May16Jun18Jul1Aug4Sep0Oct2Nov0Dec0
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PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr2
May16
Jun18
Jul1
Aug4
Sep0
Oct2
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Red Willow County

  • Strongest: Stratton, Nebraska tornado15 June 1990, F4, 1 injury, 28 miles long
  • Longest path: Kansas tornado22 May 2008, EF1, 34 miles long
  • Most recent: Nebraska tornado23 May 2024, EF0, 0.4 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Red Willow 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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