Tornadoes · United States · Nebraska

Tornadoes in Cherry County, Nebraska

106 tornadoes have crossed Cherry County since 1950, 3rd of the 93 counties in Nebraska with a tornado on record, an average of 1.4 a year. They have killed 0 people and injured 8. None was rated F4 or 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
106
Deaths
0
Injuries
8
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF3, August 11, 2011

The strongest

  1. F3, Cherry County, NebraskaMay 18, 1977F3, 18.8 mi (30 km)
  2. EF3, Cherry County, NebraskaAugust 11, 2011EF3, 0.5 mi (1 km)
  3. F3, Cherry County, NebraskaJune 15, 1962F3, 0.1 mi (0 km)
  4. F2, Sheridan and Cherry counties, NebraskaJune 2, 1953F2, 80.0 mi (129 km)
  5. F2, Cherry County, NebraskaJuly 19, 1975F2, 20.9 mi (34 km)
  6. F2, Cherry County, NebraskaMay 18, 1977F2, 19.7 mi (32 km)
  7. F2, Cherry County, NebraskaJune 4, 1999F2, 19.0 mi (31 km)
  8. F2, Bennett and Cherry counties, Nebraska and South DakotaJuly 10, 1977F2, 15.9 mi (26 km)
  9. EF2, Cherry County, NebraskaApril 27, 2025EF2, 11.4 mi (18 km)
  10. EF2, Cherry County, NebraskaJune 28, 2016EF2, 1.0 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 40 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Cherry County. Each year links to every tornado in Nebraska that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
202511EF2
20221Unrated
20164EF2
20154EF0
20146EF0
20131EF0
20121EF0
20115EF3
20102EF0
20093EF2
20083EF0
20074EF1
20062F1
20051F0
20041F0
20032F0
20011F0
20001F1
199913F2
19962F0
19921F0
19892F1
19881F0
19872F1
19851F1
198012F1
19791F0
19782F1
19775F3
19761F0
19755F2
19743F1
19721F2
19711F0
19681F0
19651F1
19631F0
196246F3
19612F0
19532F2

Every tornado that crossed Cherry County

106 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
July 27, 20256:33 PM MDTUnratedCherry0.010
July 20, 20257:15 PM MDTUnratedCherry0.010
July 15, 20253:18 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.820$10,000
April 27, 20259:27 PM MDTEF2Cherry0.020
April 27, 20259:27 PM MDTEF2Cherry11.4880
April 27, 20259:17 PM MDTEF1Cherry6.610
April 27, 20258:53 PM MDTUnratedCherry4.910
April 27, 20257:50 PM MDTUnratedCherry0.010
April 27, 20257:42 PM MDTUnratedCherry0.010
April 27, 20257:12 PM MDTUnratedCherry5.510
April 27, 20257:04 PM MDTUnratedCherry1.210
June 6, 20221:47 PM MDTUnratedCherry0.110
July 6, 20165:30 PM MDTEF1Cherry0.550
July 6, 20165:25 PM MDTEF1Cherry4.675$45,000
June 28, 20166:52 PM MDTEF2Cherry1.0150$50,000
June 28, 20166:32 PM MDTEF0Cherry1.060
July 26, 20155:37 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.110
May 24, 20154:45 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.120
May 24, 20154:45 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.120
May 15, 20157:34 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.120
June 17, 20147:39 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.220
June 17, 20146:00 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.740$10,000
June 17, 20145:28 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.740$60,000
June 17, 20144:40 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.240
June 17, 20144:40 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.440
June 6, 20141:00 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.240
June 16, 20132:41 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.235
March 18, 20129:19 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.120
August 18, 20116:40 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.020
August 11, 20117:05 PM MDTEF3Cherry0.5900$15,000
August 11, 20117:00 PM MDTEF1Cherry1.475$3,000
August 11, 20116:49 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.020
June 13, 20115:31 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.750
June 25, 20105:00 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.920
May 22, 20107:45 PM MDTEF0Cherry1.020$42,000
July 13, 20098:20 PM MDTEF2Cherry0.120$25,000
June 9, 20093:15 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.110
March 23, 200912:45 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.110$500
August 11, 20086:05 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.110
June 26, 20086:15 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.220$3,000
June 1, 20085:45 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.120
August 3, 20076:02 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.110
June 21, 20077:15 PM MDTEF1Cherry3.050$75,000
June 21, 20077:05 PM MDTEF0Cherry0.120
March 28, 20076:12 PM MDTEF0Cherry3.0150$250
June 10, 20064:30 PM MDTF0Cherry0.110
June 10, 20063:35 PM MDTF1Cherry1.030$100,000
April 19, 20056:30 PM MDTF0Cherry0.320
August 2, 20049:03 PM MDTF0Cherry0.120
May 23, 20036:28 PM MDTF0Cherry1.015
May 23, 20035:45 PM MDTF0Cherry0.515
July 25, 20017:30 PM MDTF0Cherry5.040$120,000
July 24, 20007:47 PM CDTF1Brown22.0350$80,000
June 29, 19993:50 PM MDTF0Cherry2.050$10,000
June 29, 19993:45 PM MDTF0Cherry1.050
June 29, 19993:35 PM MDTF0Cherry1.050
June 29, 19993:10 PM MDTF0Cherry1.050
June 4, 19998:55 PM MDTF0Cherry2.050
June 4, 19998:35 PM MDTF1Cherry5.050$50,000
June 4, 19998:30 PM MDTF0Cherry2.050$10,000
June 4, 19998:22 PM MDTF2Cherry19.0250$50,000
June 4, 19998:05 PM MDTF0Cherry8.050
June 4, 19991:08 AM MDTF0Cherry1.050
June 4, 199912:44 AM MDTF0Cherry1.050
June 3, 19998:50 PM MDTF0Cherry2.050
June 3, 19997:55 PM MDTF1Cherry17.0300$50,000
July 7, 19964:30 PM MDTF0Cherry0.120
July 7, 19964:05 PM MDTF0Cherry0.120
August 4, 19924:50 PM MDTF0Cherry0.510
August 29, 19896:30 PM MDTF0Cherry0.120under $50
August 29, 19895:35 PM MDTF1Sheridan5.030$5,000 to $50,000
June 13, 19885:35 PM MDTF0Cherry0.130$50 to $500
July 6, 19876:30 PM MDTF1Cherry0.330$5,000 to $50,000
May 29, 19871:25 PM MDTF0Cherry0.120under $50
August 16, 19854:45 PM MDTF1Cherry0.230
June 21, 19805:30 PM MDTF1Grant29.1802$5,000 to $50,000
July 31, 19793:45 PM MDTF0Cherry0.110
June 25, 19784:50 PM MDTF1Cherry0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 16, 19788:30 PM MDTF0Cherry0.717
July 23, 19773:30 PM MDTF1Cherry0.110$5,000 to $50,000
July 10, 19775:15 PM MDTF0Cherry0.530
July 10, 19776:00 PM CDTF2Bennett to SD15.930$50,000 to $500,000
May 18, 19774:30 PM MDTF3Cherry18.850$5,000 to $50,000
May 18, 19774:30 PM MDTF2Cherry19.750$5,000 to $50,000
September 25, 19763:00 PM MDTF0Cherry0.520
August 20, 19758:00 PM MDTF1Cherry0.170$5,000 to $50,000
July 19, 19753:30 PM MDTF2Cherry20.910$500,000 to $5 million
May 10, 19755:40 PM MDTF0Cherry0.210
April 27, 19757:30 PM MDTF0Cherry0.810$50 to $500
April 27, 19757:15 PM MDTF0Cherry0.910$500 to $5,000
August 19, 19743:20 PM MDTF0Cherry0.110$5,000 to $50,000
July 3, 197410:30 PM MDTF1Cherry11.310$50,000 to $500,000
May 19, 19746:45 PM MDTF0Cherry0.110$500 to $5,000
July 27, 19723:00 PM MDTF2Cherry1.0440$500 to $5,000
July 4, 19717:30 PM MDTF0Cherry0.110
June 29, 196810:48 PM GMT-6F0Cherry0.110
May 8, 19656:00 PM GMT-5F1Logan89.810
June 5, 19633:00 PM GMT-7F0Cherry0.110
June 30, 19624:40 PM GMT-7F0Cherry0.110
June 15, 19626:25 PM GMT-7F0Cherry0.110
June 15, 19626:00 PM GMT-7F3Cherry0.1106$50,000 to $500,000
May 15, 19624:00 PM GMT-7F2Cherry0.110$5,000 to $50,000
May 30, 19615:45 PM GMT-7F0Cherry0.110$50,000 to $500,000
May 30, 19615:45 PM GMT-7F0Cherry0.110
June 2, 19533:00 PM GMT-7F2Sheridan80.010
May 17, 19531:35 PM GMT-7F0Cherry4.510

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.