Tornado History Map

Wayne County, Nebraska tornado history

25 tornadoes recorded in or across Wayne County from 1953 to 2023, 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 Wayne County

The Storm Prediction Center records 25 tornadoes whose paths touched Wayne County, Nebraska between 1953 and 2023. They killed 9 people and injured 66. The busiest month is June, with 11 tornadoes. The strongest was an F4 on 30 May 1954. The most recent was on 12 May 2023.

  • 25tornadoes
  • 9deaths
  • 66injuries
  • 564per 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 Wayne County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF0624%
F1 / EF1624%
F2 / EF2624%
F3 / EF328%
F4 / EF4520%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Wayne County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 8 in 1950s.1950s81960s31970s21990s32000s12010s62020s2

The 2020s only run to 2023, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1950s8
1960s3
1970s2
1990s3
2000s1
2010s6
2020s2
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 11 in Jun.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May10Jun11Jul0Aug0Sep0Oct3Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May10
Jun11
Jul0
Aug0
Sep0
Oct3
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Wayne County

Notable tornadoes in Wayne 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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