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Tornadoes in Antelope County, Nebraska

36 tornadoes have crossed Antelope County since 1950, 44th of the 93 counties in Nebraska with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.1 years. They have killed 4 people and injured 71. 3 were rated F4 or EF4 and above.

The rating scale

Tracks are drawn in the color of the rating. The United States rated tornadoes on Ted Fujita’s F scale until 31 January 2007 and on the Enhanced Fujita scale after it. Both run from 0 to 5, and both rate the damage rather than measure the wind: the speeds are what that damage is taken to imply.

  1. F0 / EF040 to 72 mph on the F scale, 65 to 85 mph on the EF scale

    Light damage. Surface peeled off some roofs, gutters and siding damaged, branches broken, shallow-rooted trees pushed over.

  2. F1 / EF173 to 112 mph on the F scale, 86 to 110 mph on the EF scale

    Moderate damage. Roofs badly stripped, mobile homes overturned or badly damaged, exterior doors lost, windows broken.

  3. F2 / EF2113 to 157 mph on the F scale, 111 to 135 mph on the EF scale

    Considerable damage. Roofs torn off well-built houses, frame homes shifted on their foundations, mobile homes destroyed, large trees snapped or uprooted, cars lifted off the ground.

  4. F3 / EF3158 to 206 mph on the F scale, 136 to 165 mph on the EF scale

    Severe damage. Whole stories of well-built houses destroyed, large buildings badly damaged, trains overturned, trees debarked, heavy cars lifted and thrown.

  5. F4 / EF4207 to 260 mph on the F scale, 166 to 200 mph on the EF scale

    Devastating damage. Well-built houses leveled, structures with weak foundations moved some distance, cars thrown and large missiles generated.

  6. F5 / EF5261 to 318 mph on the F scale, over 200 mph on the EF scale

    Incredible damage. Strong frame houses swept off their foundations, car-sized missiles thrown more than 100 meters, steel-reinforced concrete badly damaged, high-rise buildings deformed.

  7. Unrated

    The survey recorded a tornado but could not put a number on it, most often because it crossed open country and damaged nothing a rating can be read from.

Now

Tornadoes
36
Deaths
4
Injuries
71
F4 and above
3
Worst on record
F4, May 8, 1965

The deadliest in Antelope County

  1. F4, Hall, Greeley, Boone and Antelope counties, NebraskaMay 8, 19654 killed, 53 injured

The strongest

  1. F4, Hall, Greeley, Boone and Antelope counties, NebraskaMay 8, 1965F4, 125.7 mi (202 km)
  2. F4, Howard, Greeley, Wheeler and Antelope counties, NebraskaMay 8, 1965F4, 78.9 mi (127 km)
  3. F4, Greeley, Boone and Antelope counties, NebraskaMay 5, 1964F4, 51.2 mi (82 km)
  4. F3, Madison, Antelope, Pierce and Cedar counties, NebraskaMay 21, 1962F3, 71.7 mi (115 km)
  5. F2, Antelope County, NebraskaApril 26, 1964F2, 26.4 mi (42 km)
  6. F2, Antelope and Pierce counties, NebraskaJune 15, 1960F2, 11.5 mi (19 km)
  7. EF2, Antelope County, NebraskaOctober 4, 2013EF2, 6.6 mi (11 km)
  8. F2, Antelope County, NebraskaOctober 16, 1980F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 23 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Antelope County. Each year links to every tornado in Nebraska that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20131EF2
20111EF0
20032F0
20012F0
20003F0
19992F0
19961F0
19943F0
19921F0
19861F1
19841F0
19803F2
19791F1
19772F1
19751F0
19731F1
19671F0
19652453F4
1964311F4
196217F3
19601F2
19591F1
19571F1

Every tornado that crossed Antelope County

36 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
October 4, 20134:48 PM CDTEF2Antelope6.6264
August 18, 20115:46 PM CDTEF0Antelope1.2100
June 23, 20039:00 PM CDTF0Antelope0.020
June 9, 20038:43 PM CDTF0Antelope5.0100
July 16, 20018:50 PM CDTF0Antelope0.225
July 16, 20017:15 PM CDTF0Antelope3.040
June 3, 20009:50 PM CDTF0Antelope0.110
June 3, 20008:58 PM CDTF0Antelope0.110
April 26, 20007:05 PM CDTF0Antelope4.550$2,000
June 3, 199912:18 AM CDTF0Antelope0.120
May 3, 19998:27 PM CDTF0Antelope3.040$10,000
June 19, 19963:40 PM CDTF0Antelope6.020$30,000
October 17, 19943:24 PM CDTF0Antelope0.110
April 25, 19945:00 PM CDTF0Antelope0.150
April 25, 19944:45 PM CDTF0Antelope0.150
July 9, 19925:43 PM CDTF0Antelope0.130
July 29, 19867:25 PM CDTF1Antelope3.020$5,000 to $50,000
June 17, 19844:45 PM CDTF0Antelope0.140
October 16, 19801:40 PM CDTF1Antelope3.440$50,000 to $500,000
October 16, 19801:30 PM CDTF2Antelope0.360$5,000 to $50,000
May 26, 19801:45 PM CDTF1Antelope6.430$50,000 to $500,000
June 19, 19795:05 PM CDTF1Antelope0.517$50,000 to $500,000
June 22, 19779:30 PM CDTF0Antelope0.230$50 to $500
May 18, 197711:25 PM CDTF1Antelope0.530$500 to $5,000
June 19, 19758:50 PM CDTF0Antelope1.067$500 to $5,000
July 24, 19734:00 PM CDTF1Boone10.5200$50,000 to $500,000
June 14, 196710:00 PM GMT-5F0Antelope0.110
May 8, 19656:30 PM GMT-5F4Hall125.710453$5 million to $50 million
May 8, 19655:25 PM GMT-5F4Howard78.910
May 5, 19644:25 PM GMT-5F4Greeley51.21011$5,000 to $50,000
May 5, 19644:20 PM GMT-5F1Antelope0.110$5,000 to $50,000
April 26, 19643:00 PM GMT-5F2Antelope26.410$50,000 to $500,000
May 21, 19627:50 PM GMT-5F3Madison71.75007$500,000 to $5 million
June 15, 19609:00 PM GMT-5F2Antelope11.5100$5,000 to $50,000
August 21, 19595:15 PM GMT-5F1Antelope0.110$5,000 to $50,000
April 19, 19577:00 PM GMT-6F1Antelope10.750$500 to $5,000

Nearby

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What this means

Ratings are the survey's, read off the damage rather than measured; the rating scale is above. Tornado counts rise through the record as reporting improved, so a year in the 1950s is not comparable with one today except for the strongest tornadoes, which were always noticed.

Sources

NOAA Storm Prediction Center tornado database, 1950-2025, the official record kept by NOAA's Storm Prediction Center.