Tornado events in Dawes County, Nebraska The tornado events on record, by date and by year

This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).

NCEI has 36 tornado events on record for Dawes County, Nebraska, from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.

The newest tornado event on record is on 2 Jul 2020.

From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 3 tornado events on record for the county.

The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

Date of the data: NCEI storm events through 30 Jun 2026. Event types on this page: Tornado.

Newest tornado events on record

Jul 2 2020

TornadoEF2

3 miles E of MARSLAND

TornadoEF2

3 miles ESE of MARSLAND

Jun 12 2017

TornadoEF unrated

7 miles SW of WAYSIDE

Jun 11 2013

TornadoEF0

12 miles NNE of BOX BUTTE RESERVOIR

TornadoEF1

8 miles N of BOX BUTTE RESERVOIR

May 17 2013

TornadoEF0

7 miles N of CRAWFORD

Aug 29 2011

TornadoEF0

6 miles S of CHADRON

Jul 8 2004

TornadoF0

15 miles N of CRAWFORD

May 23 2003

TornadoF0

10 miles NE of CHADRON

Aug 24 2002

TornadoF0

10 miles S of WHITNEY

Jun 12 2001

TornadoF0

12 miles NW of CHADRON

Jun 4 1999

TornadoF0

At WHITNEY

Jul 8 1998

TornadoF0

20 miles SW of CHADRON

Jun 8 1994

TornadoF0

At Chadron

May 5 1993

TornadoF0

At Chadron

Jun 30 1992

TornadoF0

No place on record

TornadoF0

No place on record

Jul 14 1989

TornadoF0

No place on record. Damage estimate: $30

Jul 31 1985

TornadoF1

No place on record. Damage estimate: $3 thousand

Jun 19 1983

TornadoF0

No place on record. Damage estimate: $30

TornadoF2

No place on record. Damage estimate: $250 thousand

Aug 23 1982

TornadoF1

No place on record. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

Jun 4 1982

TornadoF0

No place on record. Damage estimate: $30

TornadoF2

No place on record. Damage estimate: $25 thousand

TornadoF0

No place on record. Damage estimate: $30

A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. A tornado before February 2007 has a rating on the Fujita scale (F). A later tornado has a rating on the Enhanced Fujita scale (EF).

Tornado events by year

Tornado events on record for Dawes County by year, 1950 to 2026
Decade	Year that ends in 0	Year that ends in 1	Year that ends in 2	Year that ends in 3	Year that ends in 4	Year that ends in 5	Year that ends in 6	Year that ends in 7	Year that ends in 8	Year that ends in 9	All
1950s	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3
1960s	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	5
1970s	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	3
1980s	0	0	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	8
1990s	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	6
2000s	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	4
2010s	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	5
2020s	2	0	0	0	0	0	0 (part of the year)				2

A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.

Tornado events are on record from 1950. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.

By month, all years

Jan0 events
Feb0 events
Mar0 events
Apr1 event
May7 events
Jun17 events
Jul8 events
Aug3 events
Sep0 events
Oct0 events
Nov0 events
Dec0 events

Magnitudes on record

Tornado events on record for Dawes County by rating
Rating	Wind estimate of the scale	Events
EF0 or F0	65 to 85 mph (EF0)	21
EF1 or F1	86 to 110 mph (EF1)	8
EF2 or F2	111 to 135 mph (EF2)	5
EF3 or F3	136 to 165 mph (EF3)	0
EF4 or F4	166 to 200 mph (EF4)	0
EF5 or F5	more than 200 mph (EF5)	0
Unrated	no rating on record	2

Tornadoes may contain multiple segments. A tornado that crosses a county line or state line is considered a separate segment.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The Enhanced F-scale still is a set of wind estimates (not measurements) based on damage.

The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NWS Storm Prediction Center, Enhanced Fujita Tornado Damage Scale, copied on 2 Oct 2026.

The wind estimates are those of the Enhanced Fujita scale.

Beside the other counties

Tornado events on record: Dawes County beside the total of the counties of Nebraska and of the United States
Measure	Dawes	All counties of Nebraska	All counties of the United States
Tornado events, 1950 to 2026	36	3,400	81,254
Events for each 100 square miles	2.6	4.4	2.3
Events for each 10,000 residents	44.2	17.3	2.4

The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.

More tornado events on record

Tornado events on record for Dawes County, newest first, without the 25 newest events above
Date	Event type	Magnitude	Damage estimate	On record for
26 Jun 1979	Tornado	F0	none	County
28 Jul 1976	Tornado	F1	none	County
27 Apr 1975	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	County
24 May 1965	Tornado	F1	none	County
15 May 1963	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	County
27 Jun 1960	Tornado	F2	$250 thousand	County
27 Jun 1960	Tornado	F0	$250 thousand	County
20 Jun 1960	Tornado	F1	$3 thousand	County
1 Jul 1958	Tornado	F0	$3 thousand	County
30 May 1958	Tornado	F0	$250	County
22 May 1954	Tornado	not recorded	none	County

The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.

Official channels

NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
National Weather Service: Cheyenne, WY (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.

These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on 2 Oct 2026.

Cite this page

County Hazards. "Tornado events on record for Dawes County, Nebraska". https://countyhazards.com/county/ne/dawes/tornado/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on 2 Oct 2026.

Questions

Which month has the most tornado events on record for Dawes County?: June has 17 of the 36 tornado events on record from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026.
How many tornado events are on record for Nebraska?: NCEI has 3,400 tornado events on record for Nebraska from 1950 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
How does Dawes County compare with the other counties of Nebraska?: The counties of Nebraska have 4.4 tornado events for each 100 square miles. Dawes County has 2.6.
Which tornado ratings are on record for Dawes County?: 29 tornado events have a rating of EF0, F0, EF1 or F1. 5 events have a higher rating. 2 events have no rating.