Tornadoes · United States · Nebraska

Tornadoes in Lincoln County, Nebraska

110 tornadoes have crossed Lincoln County since 1950, 2nd of the 93 counties in Nebraska with a tornado on record, an average of 1.4 a year. They have killed 1 person and injured 17. 1 was 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
110
Deaths
1
Injuries
17
F4 and above
1
Worst on record
F4, October 29, 1956

The deadliest in Lincoln County

The strongest

Every year with a tornado

The 43 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Lincoln County. Each year links to every tornado in Nebraska that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20253EF2
20241EF0
20201EF0
20153EF0
20132EF0
2012125EF3
20103EF0
20094EF1
200732EF3
20063F0
20052F0
20047F1
20033F0
20021F0
200042F3
19983F1
19963F0
19932F0
19921F2
19912F0
199031F2
198912F3
19883F0
19871F0
19864F1
19851F1
19845F1
19831F1
19821F0
19812F1
19801F0
19791F0
19772F1
19761F0
1975413F3
19721F3
19713F0
19672F2
19651F0
19641F0
19625F2
19582F0
195612F4

Every tornado that crossed Lincoln County

110 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 16, 20257:20 PM CDTEF2Lincoln3.150$140,000
June 16, 20257:04 PM CDTEF1Lincoln0.850
May 18, 20257:35 PM CDTEF2Hayes17.81,000$1.5 million
May 6, 20241:53 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.910
June 8, 20207:26 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.010
August 2, 20153:35 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.110
August 2, 20153:25 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.110
June 14, 201512:25 PM CDTEF0Lincoln1.025
March 29, 20136:06 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.120
March 29, 20136:02 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.325
April 14, 20126:36 PM CDTEF0Lincoln15.120
April 14, 20125:47 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.010
April 14, 20125:32 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.520
April 14, 20125:28 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.010
April 14, 20125:28 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.020
April 14, 20125:27 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.010
April 14, 20125:18 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.120
March 18, 20129:18 PM CDTEF2Lincoln1.750$200,000
March 18, 20129:14 PM CDTEF3Lincoln1.71002$750,000
March 18, 20129:13 PM CDTEF1Lincoln1.51501$250,000
March 18, 20129:10 PM CDTEF3Lincoln6.71002$500,000
February 28, 20124:13 PM CSTEF0Logan3.020$10,000
July 17, 20108:23 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.15
June 11, 201012:15 AM CDTEF0Lincoln0.110
June 11, 201012:00 AM CDTEF0Lincoln0.110
June 26, 20098:22 PM CDTEF1Lincoln0.120$152,000
June 26, 20098:15 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.120$750
June 15, 20094:32 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.120
May 23, 20093:27 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.110
July 13, 20077:18 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.120
July 12, 20075:15 PM CDTEF0Lincoln0.120
April 20, 20079:16 PM CDTEF3Frontier15.74402$420,000
August 9, 20064:30 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.110
August 9, 20063:40 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.110
July 26, 20065:00 PM CDTF0Lincoln1.520$1,000
May 17, 20054:26 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.120
May 17, 20054:06 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.120
June 10, 20046:55 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.120
May 29, 20048:15 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.120
May 29, 20045:04 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.110
May 29, 20044:55 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.210
May 29, 20044:30 PM CDTF1Lincoln1.040$120,000
May 29, 20044:21 PM CDTF0Lincoln1.020
May 22, 20047:13 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.110
June 24, 20037:10 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.110$50,000
June 24, 20037:00 PM CDTF0Custer2.130$50,000
June 24, 20036:44 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.110
June 7, 20027:55 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.220
May 17, 20005:15 PM CDTF3Lincoln11.51,0002$750,000
May 17, 20004:57 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.10
May 17, 20004:41 PM CDTF0Lincoln2.050
May 17, 20003:45 PM CDTF1Lincoln2.050$100,000
June 13, 19986:02 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.130
June 13, 19985:56 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.130
June 13, 19985:45 PM CDTF1Lincoln4.080$250,000
July 7, 19969:14 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.120
July 7, 19968:50 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.120
July 7, 19968:12 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.120
August 4, 19938:03 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.210
July 8, 19936:15 PM CDTF0Lincoln1.023
July 29, 19928:05 PM CDTF2Lincoln0.450$5,000 to $50,000
May 29, 199110:19 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.223
May 16, 19913:58 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.223
May 18, 19906:47 PM CDTF2Lincoln20.073$50,000 to $500,000
May 18, 19906:28 PM CDTF1Lincoln5.0501$50,000 to $500,000
May 18, 19905:30 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.123
June 25, 19898:20 PM CDTF3Lincoln8.01232$500,000 to $5 million
August 3, 19884:22 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.113$50 to $500
June 29, 19886:10 PM CDTF0Lincoln1.560$5,000 to $50,000
May 18, 19887:37 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.123under $50
May 17, 19874:30 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.120under $50
April 17, 19865:30 PM CSTF0Lincoln0.227under $50
April 3, 19865:53 PM CSTF0Lincoln0.113
April 3, 19864:42 PM CSTF0Lincoln0.117under $50
April 3, 19864:10 PM CSTF1Lincoln2.050$5,000 to $50,000
August 7, 19858:35 PM CDTF1Lincoln0.230
June 15, 19849:45 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.130
June 11, 198411:04 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.120
June 11, 198410:40 PM CDTF1Lincoln1.030$500 to $5,000
May 31, 19848:45 PM CDTF1Lincoln5.040$5,000 to $50,000
April 25, 19849:10 PM CSTF1Lincoln0.210$500 to $5,000
June 12, 19836:45 PM CDTF1Lincoln0.120$500 to $5,000
May 23, 19827:30 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.110under $50
June 20, 19817:00 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.130
June 13, 198111:00 PM CDTF1Lincoln14.430$5,000 to $50,000
October 15, 19808:15 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.227$50,000 to $500,000
July 21, 19798:30 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.110
July 9, 19779:20 PM CDTF1Lincoln1.530$50,000 to $500,000
May 18, 19775:00 PM CDTF1Lincoln0.230$5,000 to $50,000
July 3, 19767:05 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.320under $50
June 18, 19759:00 PM CDTF3Lincoln28.41013$50,000 to $500,000
June 18, 19758:00 PM CDTF2Lincoln21.810$5,000 to $50,000
June 18, 19757:30 PM CDTF3Frontier21.910$500 to $5,000
May 27, 19754:30 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.210
July 27, 19727:28 PM CDTF3Lincoln2.3100$5,000 to $50,000
June 10, 19717:45 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.110
June 9, 19715:20 PM CDTF0Lincoln34.410$5,000 to $50,000
May 30, 19716:55 PM CDTF0Lincoln0.110
June 14, 19678:58 PM GMT-5F2Lincoln7.010
June 6, 19679:07 PM GMT-5F1Lincoln1.050$500 to $5,000
July 3, 19656:53 PM GMT-5F0Lincoln0.110
July 7, 196411:10 PM GMT-5F0Lincoln0.110
May 18, 19624:41 PM GMT-5F0Lincoln0.110
May 18, 19622:55 PM GMT-5F0Lincoln0.110
May 18, 19622:40 PM GMT-5F2Frontier14.210$5,000 to $50,000
May 14, 19627:30 PM GMT-5F1Lincoln0.110
May 14, 19627:30 PM GMT-5F1Lincoln0.510
August 27, 195810:15 PM GMT-5F0Lincoln0.110under $50
July 2, 195810:00 PM GMT-5F0Lincoln0.110under $50
October 29, 19564:45 PM GMT-6F4Lincoln147.74402$50,000 to $500,000

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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.