Tornado History Map

Washington County, Nebraska tornado history

25 tornadoes recorded in or across Washington 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 Washington County

The Storm Prediction Center records 25 tornadoes whose paths touched Washington County, Nebraska between 1953 and 2025. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is June, with 7 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF4 on 26 April 2024. The most recent was on 17 April 2025.

  • 25tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 6injuries
  • 641per 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 Washington County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0936%
F1 / EF11248%
F2 / EF228%
F3 / EF314%
F4 / EF414%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Washington County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 4 in 1950s.1950s41960s21970s31990s42000s42010s42020s4

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

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PeriodCount
1950s4
1960s2
1970s3
1990s4
2000s4
2010s4
2020s4
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 7 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar1Apr5May6Jun7Jul0Aug5Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar1
Apr5
May6
Jun7
Jul0
Aug5
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Washington County

  • Strongest: Yutan, Nebraska tornado26 April 2024, EF4, 4 injuries, 31.9 miles long
  • Longest path: Nebraska tornado15 June 1967, F0, 80.9 miles long
  • Most recent: Nebraska tornado17 April 2025, EF3, 8.1 miles long

Notable tornadoes in Washington 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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