Tornadoes · United States · Nebraska

Tornadoes in Stanton County, Nebraska

38 tornadoes have crossed Stanton County since 1950, 1 of them surveyed so far this year and still preliminary, 35th of the 93 counties in Nebraska with a tornado on record, an average of one every 2.0 years. They have killed 9 people and injured 45. 4 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
38
Deaths
9
Injuries
45
F4 and above
4
Worst on record
F4, May 30, 1954

The deadliest in Stanton County

  1. F4, Madison, Platte, Stanton and Wayne counties, NebraskaMay 30, 19546 killed, 23 injured
  2. EF4, Stanton, Wayne and Cuming counties, NebraskaJune 16, 20141 killed, 20 injured
  3. EF4, Stanton, Cuming and Wayne counties, NebraskaJune 16, 20141 killed
  4. F3, Stanton, Cuming and Thurston counties, NebraskaJune 17, 19541 killed

The strongest

  1. F4, Madison, Platte, Stanton and Wayne counties, NebraskaMay 30, 1954F4, 29.9 mi (48 km)
  2. EF4, Stanton, Wayne and Cuming counties, NebraskaJune 16, 2014EF4, 23.9 mi (39 km)
  3. EF4, Stanton County, NebraskaJune 16, 2014EF4, 12.1 mi (19 km)
  4. EF4, Stanton, Cuming and Wayne counties, NebraskaJune 16, 2014EF4, 11.5 mi (19 km)
  5. F3, Stanton, Cuming and Thurston counties, NebraskaJune 17, 1954F3, 23.6 mi (38 km)
  6. F3, Stanton and Wayne counties, NebraskaMay 6, 1975F3, 15.9 mi (26 km)
  7. F2, Madison and Stanton counties, NebraskaJune 13, 1967F2, 88.3 mi (142 km)
  8. F2, Madison, Stanton, Wayne and Dixon counties, NebraskaJune 15, 1970F2, 59.1 mi (95 km)
  9. F2, Stanton County, NebraskaJune 17, 1984F2, 1.0 mi (2 km)

Every year with a tornado

The 23 years of the 76 in the record with a tornado in Stanton County. Each year links to every tornado in Nebraska that year.

YearTornadoesDeathsInjuriesStrongest
20261EF0
20244EF1
20235EF1
20181EF0
20171EF1
20144220EF4
20131EF0
20032F1
19991F0
19981F0
19961F0
19941F0
19913F1
19841F2
19831F1
19811F1
19801F1
19771F0
197511F3
19701F2
196721F2
19641F1
19542723F4

Every tornado that crossed Stanton County

38 tornadoes, newest first. The 1 at the top is this year's, from the surveying office rather than SPC's published database, and its rating is marked as preliminary.

DateTimeRatingWherePath (mi)Width (yd)DeathsInjuriesDamage
June 29, 202612:16 AM CDTEF0Stanton1.125
June 15, 20247:06 PM CDTEF1Stanton2.150
June 15, 20246:56 PM CDTEF0Stanton1.125
June 15, 20246:37 PM CDTEF0Stanton0.120
April 26, 20245:16 PM CDTEF1Stanton0.7100
October 3, 20237:39 PM CDTEF1Stanton0.9100
May 12, 20235:39 PM CDTEF1Stanton5.1300
May 12, 20235:34 PM CDTEF1Stanton2.8200
May 12, 20235:17 PM CDTEF1Stanton5.0150
May 12, 20234:53 PM CDTEF1Stanton8.9200
June 18, 20185:38 PM CDTEF0Stanton0.150
June 16, 20175:32 PM CDTEF1Wayne2.1100$350,000
June 16, 20144:13 PM CDTEF4Stanton11.55001$1.1 million
June 16, 20144:00 PM CDTEF4Stanton23.9500120$14 million
June 16, 20143:42 PM CDTEF4Stanton12.1400$2.0 million
June 16, 20143:38 PM CDTEF0Stanton1.3100
October 4, 20134:32 PM CDTEF0Stanton4.7100
July 20, 20035:50 PM CDTF1Stanton2.0400
July 20, 20035:40 PM CDTF0Stanton0.020
June 4, 19992:00 AM CDTF0Stanton0.020
June 23, 19987:30 PM CDTF0Stanton2.050
June 20, 19966:30 PM CDTF0Stanton0.130$30,000
October 17, 19948:50 PM CDTF0Stanton0.320$5,000 to $50,000
June 4, 19915:30 PM CDTF1Stanton2.573$500 to $5,000
June 4, 19915:00 PM CDTF1Stanton0.120
June 4, 19914:36 PM CDTF0Stanton0.110
June 17, 19845:30 PM CDTF2Stanton1.050$50,000 to $500,000
June 13, 19832:00 PM CDTF1Stanton5.020$50,000 to $500,000
July 19, 19819:10 PM CDTF1Stanton3.650$50,000 to $500,000
June 6, 19805:40 AM CDTF1Stanton0.410$500 to $5,000
May 4, 19774:25 PM CDTF0Stanton0.220
May 6, 19752:45 PM CDTF3Stanton15.91671$50,000 to $500,000
June 15, 197011:25 PM CDTF2Madison59.110
June 13, 196710:00 PM GMT-5F0Stanton0.110
June 13, 19677:30 PM GMT-5F2Madison88.3101$50,000 to $500,000
July 2, 196410:15 PM GMT-5F1Stanton0.110$5,000 to $50,000
June 17, 19548:45 PM GMT-5F3Stanton23.61631$50,000 to $500,000
May 30, 19549:00 PM GMT-5F4Madison29.9400623$500,000 to $5 million

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.