Tornadoes · United States · Nebraska

Tornadoes in Sheridan County, Nebraska

66 tornadoes have crossed Sheridan County since 1950, 12th of the 93 counties in Nebraska with a tornado on record, an average of one every 1.2 years. 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
66
Deaths
0
Injuries
8
F4 and above
0
Worst on record
F3, June 4, 1994

The strongest

  1. F3, Sheridan County, NebraskaMay 5, 1993F3, 13.0 mi (21 km)
  2. F3, Sheridan County, NebraskaJune 4, 1994F3, 12.0 mi (19 km)
  3. F2, Sheridan and Cherry counties, NebraskaJune 2, 1953F2, 80.0 mi (129 km)
  4. F2, Box Butte and Sheridan counties, NebraskaJune 15, 1962F2, 21.3 mi (34 km)
  5. EF2, Grant, Garden and Sheridan counties, NebraskaApril 27, 2025EF2, 19.1 mi (31 km)
  6. F2, Box Butte and Sheridan counties, NebraskaJune 25, 1975F2, 16.2 mi (26 km)
  7. F2, Sheridan County, NebraskaAugust 10, 1980F2, 11.3 mi (18 km)
  8. F2, Sheridan County, NebraskaJune 25, 1978F2, 11.1 mi (18 km)
  9. F2, Sheridan County, NebraskaApril 8, 1957F2, 9.8 mi (16 km)
  10. F2, Sheridan County, NebraskaMay 20, 1962F2, 3.6 mi (6 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 34 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Sheridan County. Each year links to every tornado in Nebraska that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20251EF2
20231Unrated
20221Unrated
20211Unrated
20173EF1
20164EF2
20151EF0
20141EF0
20132EF0
20102EF0
20062F1
20041F0
20021F0
20011F0
19997F1
19972F0
19962F0
19941F3
19931F3
19924F0
19903F0
19893F1
19851F1
19824F2
19811F1
19802F2
19791F0
197818F2
19761F1
19752F2
19624F2
19611F1
19572F2
19531F2

Every tornado that crossed Sheridan County

66 tornadoes, newest first.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
April 27, 20255:56 PM MDTEF2Grant19.12,250$750,000
July 18, 20234:37 PM MDTUnratedSheridan1.550
June 5, 20224:03 PM MDTUnratedSheridan0.110
July 3, 20215:16 PM MDTUnratedSheridan0.110
June 12, 201710:40 PM MDTEF1Sheridan9.210$21,000
June 12, 20178:40 PM MDTEF1Sheridan9.210$21,000
June 12, 20178:30 PM MDTEF1Sheridan9.210$21,000
July 26, 20167:39 PM MDTEF0Sheridan0.220
July 26, 20167:00 PM MDTEF2Sheridan1.0100$25,000
July 6, 20164:56 PM MDTEF0Sheridan0.110
July 6, 20163:18 PM MDTEF0Sheridan0.110
May 15, 20158:08 PM MDTEF0Sheridan0.010
June 6, 201412:05 PM MDTEF0Sheridan0.240
July 20, 20135:26 PM MDTEF0Sheridan0.160
June 21, 20135:31 PM MDTEF0Sheridan0.733$100,000
July 3, 20104:40 PM MDTEF0Sheridan0.125
June 22, 20106:20 PM MDTEF0Sheridan0.010
June 20, 20065:09 PM MDTF1Sheridan0.110$150,000
June 10, 20063:52 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.110
August 15, 20045:11 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.120
August 26, 20023:10 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.510$1,000
June 12, 20018:46 PM MDTF0Sheridan2.0440$10,000
June 5, 19995:40 PM MDTF1Sheridan2.0200
June 5, 19995:30 PM MDTF0Sheridan1.050
June 5, 19995:29 PM MDTF0Sheridan1.050
June 5, 19995:11 PM MDTF0Sheridan1.050
June 5, 19995:05 PM MDTF0Sheridan2.050
June 5, 19994:58 PM MDTF0Sheridan1.050
June 5, 19994:58 PM MDTF0Sheridan1.050
August 28, 19976:05 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.120
August 28, 19975:55 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.113
June 18, 19964:20 PM MDTF0Sheridan1.050
June 18, 19963:52 PM MDTF0Sheridan1.550
June 4, 19947:05 PM MDTF3Sheridan12.0500$500 to $5,000
May 5, 19937:08 PM MDTF3Sheridan13.0250$500,000 to $5 million
July 6, 19928:15 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.120
June 30, 19923:42 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.120
June 30, 19923:42 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.120
June 30, 19921:42 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.130
July 20, 19901:45 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.110
May 18, 19906:00 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.110under $50
May 18, 19905:42 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.110$50 to $500
August 29, 19895:35 PM MDTF1Sheridan5.030$5,000 to $50,000
June 29, 19894:43 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.130$50 to $500
June 29, 19891:35 PM MDTF1Sheridan0.240$500 to $5,000
August 8, 19856:00 PM MDTF1Sheridan0.127
August 23, 19826:55 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.130under $50
June 4, 19828:15 PM MDTF1Sheridan0.340$5,000 to $50,000
June 4, 19826:40 PM MDTF1Sheridan0.540$500 to $5,000
May 23, 19821:30 PM MDTF2Sheridan0.330$5,000 to $50,000
July 21, 19818:45 PM MDTF1Sheridan0.320$5,000 to $50,000
August 10, 19806:30 PM MDTF2Sheridan11.330$5,000 to $50,000
June 14, 19806:40 PM MDTF1Sheridan2.050$50,000 to $500,000
June 27, 19797:10 PM MDTF0Sheridan0.110$500 to $5,000
June 25, 19782:30 PM MDTF2Sheridan11.13008$500,000 to $5 million
July 28, 19767:58 PM MDTF1Sheridan0.110
June 25, 19759:15 PM MDTF1Box Butte68.020$5,000 to $50,000
June 25, 19758:00 PM MDTF2Box Butte16.230$50,000 to $500,000
June 15, 19624:50 PM GMT-7F2Box Butte21.310
June 15, 19623:00 PM GMT-7F0Sheridan0.410$5,000 to $50,000
May 21, 19621:00 PM GMT-7F0Sheridan0.110
May 20, 19624:00 PM GMT-7F2Sheridan3.610$5,000 to $50,000
July 1, 19618:15 AM GMT-7F1Sheridan0.110$5,000 to $50,000
April 18, 195710:59 PM GMT-7F1Sheridan0.150$500 to $5,000
April 8, 19574:45 PM GMT-7F2Sheridan9.8880$50,000 to $500,000
June 2, 19533:00 PM GMT-7F2Sheridan80.010

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.