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Tornadoes in Hall County, Nebraska

79 tornadoes have crossed Hall County since 1950, 6th of the 93 counties in Nebraska with a tornado on record, an average of 1.0 a year. They have killed 9 people and injured 258. 2 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
79
Deaths
9
Injuries
258
F4 and above
2
Worst on record
F4, May 8, 1965

The deadliest in Hall County

The strongest

Every year with a tornado

The 37 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Hall County. Each year links to every tornado in Nebraska that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20231Unrated
20221EF1
20211EF1
20181EF0
20151EF0
20091EF0
20081EF0
20052F0
19992F1
19972F1
19961F0
19951F0
19934F3
19921F1
19911F0
19904F3
19871F1
19864F1
19852F1
19842F3
19822F1
198095200F4
19777F3
197335F2
19712F0
19682F1
19673F2
19653453F4
19642F1
19612F1
19602F1
19593F1
19571F2
19561F2
19551F1
19541F1
19531F1

Every tornado that crossed Hall County

79 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
October 12, 20235:04 PM CDTUnratedHall0.020
July 3, 202212:51 AM CDTEF1Hall9.6200$500,000
December 15, 20211:53 PM CSTEF1Adams8.6150$400,000
May 1, 20184:50 PM CDTEF0Hall2.025$30,000
May 6, 20155:45 PM CDTEF0Hall0.025
June 17, 20098:38 PM CDTEF0Hall1.920$5,000
May 29, 20086:02 PM CDTEF0Hall9.9100$25,000
May 11, 200510:05 PM CDTF0Hall0.130$120,000
May 7, 20056:30 PM CDTF0Hall0.530
May 2, 19997:17 PM CDTF1Hall1.50$100,000
May 2, 19996:03 PM CDTF1Kearney12.047$200,000
June 11, 19978:50 PM CDTF0Hall0.523
June 11, 19978:25 PM CDTF1Hall6.073$750,000
August 4, 19968:00 PM CDTF0Hall0.120
August 5, 19953:22 PM CDTF0Hall1.023$500 to $5,000
June 12, 19938:22 PM CDTF1Hall0.550
June 6, 19939:45 PM CDTF3Buffalo50.0880
May 7, 19937:25 PM CDTF2Hall2.0150$500,000 to $5 million
May 7, 19936:52 PM CDTF2Franklin40.0200$500,000 to $5 million
June 15, 19927:20 PM CDTF1Hall0.130$5,000 to $50,000
May 29, 199110:42 PM CDTF0Hall0.230
July 25, 19905:25 PM CDTF0Hall1.020
March 13, 19905:44 PM CSTF3Hall27.0200$500,000 to $5 million
March 13, 19905:25 PM CSTF2Adams9.080$50,000 to $500,000
March 13, 19905:00 PM CSTF3Kearney32.0200$500,000 to $5 million
August 17, 19878:10 PM CDTF1Hall0.340$500,000 to $5 million
July 24, 19864:00 PM CDTF1Hall0.340$500 to $5,000
July 11, 198610:10 PM CDTF1Hall0.550$50,000 to $500,000
April 13, 19864:35 PM CSTF1Hall1.520$5,000 to $50,000
April 13, 19864:35 PM CSTF0Hall0.120under $50
September 4, 198510:54 PM CDTF1Hall0.240$5,000 to $50,000
August 5, 19858:50 PM CDTF0Hall0.140
June 11, 19849:20 PM CDTF3Hall14.0200$500,000 to $5 million
June 4, 19848:11 PM CDTF0Hall0.110
June 24, 19825:05 PM CDTF1Hall0.220$500 to $5,000
May 10, 19825:03 PM CDTF1Hall1.020$500 to $5,000
October 16, 19802:30 AM CDTF1Hall6.020$500,000 to $5 million
August 10, 198010:35 PM CDTF1Hall0.120$50,000 to $500,000
June 3, 198011:00 PM CDTF1Hall4.12,0002$500,000 to $5 million
June 3, 198010:25 PM CDTF2Hall3.41,70018$500,000 to $5 million
June 3, 198010:16 PM CDTF4Hall1.11,7003110$50 million to $500 million
June 3, 19809:46 PM CDTF1Hall2.3100$5,000 to $50,000
June 3, 19809:05 PM CDTF3Hall2.3500140$5 million to $50 million
June 3, 19809:00 PM CDTF1Hall0.81505$5,000 to $50,000
June 3, 19808:45 PM CDTF3Hall6.4700125$500,000 to $5 million
September 1, 19779:45 PM CDTF1Hall0.517$50,000 to $500,000
May 19, 19775:30 PM CDTF1Hall0.550$5,000 to $50,000
May 19, 19775:30 PM CDTF0Hall0.230
May 19, 19774:40 PM CDTF0Hall0.230
May 19, 19774:15 PM CDTF2Hall20.850$50,000 to $500,000
May 19, 19773:45 PM CDTF1Hall2.050$500 to $5,000
May 16, 19777:50 PM CDTF3Adams47.350$5,000 to $50,000
October 9, 19736:30 PM CDTF2Hall1.0335$50,000 to $500,000
September 2, 19736:30 PM CDTF0Hall0.110$5,000 to $50,000
July 3, 19739:10 PM CDTF1Hall0.110$500,000 to $5 million
June 6, 19715:15 PM CDTF0Hall0.110$500 to $5,000
June 4, 19719:15 PM CDTF0Hall0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 23, 196810:02 PM GMT-5F1Hall0.110
May 13, 19686:10 PM GMT-5F1Hall58.910$5,000 to $50,000
June 13, 19679:00 PM GMT-5F1Hall1.110
June 13, 19676:40 PM GMT-5F2Buffalo69.710
June 12, 19677:15 PM GMT-5F2Buffalo34.350$5,000 to $50,000
May 25, 19658:35 PM GMT-5F0Hall0.110
May 25, 19656:32 PM GMT-5F0Hall0.110
May 8, 19656:30 PM GMT-5F4Hall125.710453$5 million to $50 million
June 14, 19642:35 AM GMT-5F0Hall0.110
May 23, 19649:00 PM GMT-5F1Hall1.010$500 to $5,000
June 5, 19616:53 PM GMT-5F0Hall0.110
May 13, 19618:20 PM GMT-5F1Hall0.110$5,000 to $50,000
August 23, 19604:00 PM GMT-5F1Hall0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 17, 196012:20 AM GMT-5F1Hall0.110
May 28, 19596:20 PM GMT-5F0Hall0.110$500 to $5,000
May 28, 19595:15 PM GMT-5F1Hall0.110
May 4, 19594:00 PM GMT-5F1Hall18.210$500 to $5,000
May 20, 19576:00 PM GMT-5F2Hall18.210
May 10, 19566:00 PM GMT-5F2Adams12.310$5,000 to $50,000
July 9, 195512:00 AM GMT-5F1Hall5.610$500 to $5,000
June 20, 195412:00 AM GMT-5F1Hall1.010$500 to $5,000
May 29, 195310:30 PM GMT-5F1Hall0.110

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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.