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Tornadoes in Keith County, Nebraska

55 tornadoes have crossed Keith County since 1950, 19th of the 93 counties in Nebraska with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.4 years. They have killed 0 people and injured 1. 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
55
Deaths
0
Injuries
1
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
EF2, May 23, 2024

The strongest

  1. EF2, Keith County, NebraskaMay 23, 2024EF2, 0.3 mi (0 km)
  2. F2, Keith County, NebraskaJuly 15, 1983F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)
  3. F2, Keith County, NebraskaJune 25, 1970F2, 0.3 mi (0 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 32 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Keith County. Each year links to every tornado in Nebraska that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20248EF2
20182EF0
20091EF0
20074EF1
20062F0
20051F0
20042F0
20031F0
19992F1
19972F0
19961F1
19941F1
19931F0
19912F1
19901F1
19891F0
19881F0
19873F1
19861F0
19842F0
19831F2
19782F1
197711F1
19762F1
19751F1
19711F1
19701F2
19671F0
19641F0
19621F1
19583F1
19571F1

Every tornado that crossed Keith County

55 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
May 23, 20246:17 PM MDTUnratedKeith6.425
May 23, 20245:44 PM MDTEF0Keith0.125$20,000
May 23, 20245:39 PM MDTEF2Keith0.3200$3.5 million
May 23, 20245:37 PM MDTEF1Keith0.350$5,000
May 23, 20245:36 PM MDTEF1Keith0.125$50,000
May 23, 20245:29 PM MDTEF1Keith5.2430$600,000
May 23, 20245:12 PM MDTUnratedKeith0.125
May 23, 20243:36 PM MDTEF1Keith2.0200$450,000
June 17, 20184:01 PM MDTEF0Keith0.110
June 17, 20182:50 PM MDTEF0Keith0.110
June 5, 20099:53 PM MDTEF0Keith0.120$6,000
March 28, 20078:20 PM MDTEF0Keith0.120$5,000
March 28, 20078:11 PM MDTEF1Keith0.720$100,000
March 28, 20078:00 PM MDTEF0Keith0.120
March 24, 20075:35 PM MDTEF0Keith0.110
June 10, 20065:25 PM MDTF0Keith0.220$1,000
June 10, 20064:50 PM MDTF0Keith0.110
June 4, 200512:30 PM MDTF0Keith4.025
June 10, 20044:05 PM MDTF0Keith0.520
June 10, 20043:40 PM MDTF0Keith0.120$10,000
July 21, 20036:53 PM MDTF0Keith0.110
July 19, 19995:50 PM MDTF1Keith6.0300$500,000
June 27, 19998:30 PM MDTF0Keith1.050
August 28, 19974:25 PM MDTF0Keith0.120
June 25, 19973:25 PM MDTF0Keith0.110
June 5, 19969:25 PM MDTF1Keith2.0200$250,000
October 5, 199410:20 PM MDTF1Keith0.5100$50,000 to $500,000
June 22, 19934:53 PM MDTF0Keith0.140
June 17, 19914:00 PM MDTF1Keith0.123$500 to $5,000
May 16, 19914:00 PM MDTF0Keith0.223
May 18, 19907:15 PM MDTF1Keith1.050$50,000 to $500,000
June 6, 19896:12 PM MDTF0Keith0.130under $50
April 24, 19882:30 PM MDTF0Keith0.470under $50
July 6, 19875:28 PM MDTF0Keith0.120under $50
June 27, 19877:50 PM MDTF1Keith0.110under $50
June 27, 19877:50 PM MDTF0Keith0.110under $50
April 17, 19862:35 PM MSTF0Keith0.117under $50
July 16, 19844:43 PM MDTF0Keith0.117
June 16, 19847:00 PM MDTF0Keith0.120
July 15, 19837:26 PM MDTF2Keith0.3100$50,000 to $500,000
May 27, 19786:15 PM MDTF1Keith1.020$50,000 to $500,000
May 27, 19785:30 PM MDTF0Keith0.110
April 11, 19771:38 PM MSTF1Keith0.5301$5,000 to $50,000
August 15, 19769:35 PM MDTF1Keith0.550$5,000 to $50,000
June 23, 197611:25 AM MDTF0Keith0.230
June 25, 19759:35 PM MDTF1Deuel9.140$5,000 to $50,000
October 17, 197110:20 PM MDTF1Keith11.5300$50,000 to $500,000
June 25, 19701:30 AM MDTF2Keith0.310$5,000 to $50,000
June 7, 19672:20 PM GMT-6F0Keith0.110
May 22, 19645:11 PM GMT-7F0Keith0.110
May 18, 19621:15 PM GMT-7F1Keith0.110
July 18, 19585:10 PM GMT-7F0Keith0.110$500 to $5,000
July 2, 19587:30 PM GMT-7F0Keith0.110$500 to $5,000
June 18, 19585:45 PM GMT-7F1Keith0.110$500 to $5,000
July 3, 19578:00 PM GMT-7F1Keith0.810$500 to $5,000

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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.