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Tornado history in Nebraska

Nebraska has 42 county-level tornado declarations across 33 counties. Douglas County leads with 3 declarations. Total tracked FEMA obligations for tornado events in this state: $15.8M.

This page shows every Nebraska county in Nebraska that has at least one FEMA tornado declaration on record, ranked by how many times that hazard type triggered federal aid. Counties near the top of this list have recurring exposure to tornado events — useful context for anyone evaluating property risk, insurance needs, or emergency planning in the area.

For the full national view of tornado declarations across all states, see the tornado disaster type page. For all hazard types in Nebraska, see the Nebraska state page.

Tornado in Nebraska

Counties ranked by tornado declaration count

#CountyDeclarationsTracked aid
1Douglas County3$6.4M
2Howard County3$704K
3Cedar County2$0
4Fillmore County2$0
5Saline County2$0
6Saunders County2$32K
7Washington County2$309K
8Boone County1$0
9Burt County1$0
10Cass County1$0
11Clay County1$240K
12Colfax County1$0
13Cuming County1$0
14Dixon County1$0
15Dodge County1$0
16Gage County1$0
17Greeley County1$0
18Hall County1$0
19Hamilton County1$0
20Hayes County1$0
21Jefferson County1$0
22Merrick County1$0
23Nemaha County1$0
24Otoe County1$0
25Richardson County1$0
26Sarpy County1$0
27Seward County1$2.1M
28Sherman County1$0
29Stanton County1$0
30Thayer County1$0
31Thurston County1$0
32Wayne County1$0
33York County1$6.0M