43
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$3.9M
Property damage
Tornado in Box Butte County, Nebraska: 43 recorded events between 1955 and 2019. The strongest on record measured F2. That places the county #537 nationally and #27 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Tornado in Box Butte County, Nebraska: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for tornado in Box Butte County is the 1990s, when 17 of the county's 43 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Box Butte County archive, tornado makes up 8.0% of all recorded severe weather across 8 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #537 for this hazard and #27 within Nebraska, putting it in the 81.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jun is the peak month for tornado in Box Butte County with 15 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Tornado tracks
Paths crossing this county
| Date | Scale | Path length | Max width | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978-07-20 | EF3 | 53.2 mi | 23 yd | Crossed in |
| 2017-06-12 | EF2 | 31.7 mi | 300 yd | Crossed in |
| 1975-06-25 | EF2 | 16.2 mi | 30 yd | Touched down here |
| 1962-05-14 | EF2 | 18.3 mi | 880 yd | Touched down here |
| 1993-05-05 | EF1 | 0.5 mi | 80 yd | Touched down here |
| 1993-06-23 | EF1 | 1.5 mi | 30 yd | Touched down here |
| 1991-06-28 | EF1 | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | Touched down here |
| 1989-06-29 | EF1 | 0.2 mi | 40 yd | Touched down here |
| 1988-05-30 | EF1 | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | Touched down here |
| 1977-05-14 | EF1 | 0.3 mi | 20 yd | Touched down here |
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2019 | BEREA | EFU | $0 |
| Jun 13, 2017 | LETAN | EF0 | $1.0M |
| Jul 6, 2016 | HEMINGFORD | EF0 | $0 |
| May 19, 2014 | BEREA | EF0 | $0 |
| May 14, 2014 | LETAN | EF0 | $0 |
| May 28, 2013 | NONPAREIL | EF0 | $0 |
| May 27, 2013 | HEMINGFORD | EF0 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2010 | ALLIANCE | EF0 | $0 |
| May 24, 2010 | ALLIANCE | EF0 | $0 |
| Jul 5, 2005 | HEMINGFORD | F0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Box Butte County
- Hail 342
- Thunderstorm Wind 126
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A discontinuous tornado path continued northeast into Box Butte County from Morrill County. Additional roof damage was surveyed to a large building near the Alliance Airport (DI 1, DOD 3). This was the end of the discontinuous tornado path in Morrill and Box Butte Counties. Sixty-five train cars were blown over south of Alliance.
The supercell thunderstorm that spawned the EF0 tornado in southern Sioux County moved east into southwest Box Butte County. Another EF0 tornado developed about 14 miles northeast of Lake Alice and touched down a few times in open country before dissipating. No damage was reported.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many tornado events are on record in Box Butte County, Nebraska?
43 tornado events are recorded in Box Butte County between 1955 and 2019, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest tornado recorded in Box Butte County?
The strongest tornado on record in Box Butte County measured F2.
Where does the tornado data for Box Butte County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Tornado in Box Butte County, Nebraska.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/nebraska/box-butte-county/tornado/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.