Tornado History

Cedar Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Cedar, Nebraska. The records below identify 31 tornadoes from 1953 through 2022, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $12.0M, with 1 deaths and 6 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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31recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$12.0Mminimum property damage
May 30, 2022latest tornado
34.1 milongest listed path
2059 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 June 23, 20032003F3 May 21, 19621962EF3 June 17, 20142014F2 May 16, 19921992F2 May 30, 19591959F2 June 9, 19631963EF2 June 17, 20142014EF2 June 17, 20142014F2 June 7, 19531953F2 August 10, 19641964F2 May 28, 19981998F1 May 3, 19991999F1 June 11, 19841984F1 June 16, 19921992EF1 June 17, 2014EF1 June 17, 2014EF1 June 29, 2017EF1 May 30, 2022F0 July 1, 1973F0 May 3, 1999F0 August 11, 1975F0 May 26, 1959F0 July 28, 1986F0 July 8, 2001F0 April 20, 2001F0 May 31, 2001F0 June 9, 2003F0 June 24, 2003EF0 June 17, 2014EF0 May 5, 2021Unknown June 14, 1960© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • EF3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)6
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)3
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)4
  • F0 (Light damage)10
  • EF0 (Light damage)2
  • Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

  • 20146
  • 20013
  • 20033
  • 19592
  • 19922
  • 19992
  • 19531
  • 19601

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
June 23, 2003F4Cedar, Nebraska13 mi1200 yd10$3.7M
May 21, 1962F3Cedar, Nebraska29 mi500 yd01$2.5M
June 17, 2014EF3Cedar, Nebraska3.96 mi2059 yd00$2.0M
May 16, 1992F2Cedar, Nebraska2 mi100 yd00$2.5M
May 30, 1959F2Cedar, Nebraska17.5 mi33 yd00$250K
June 9, 1963F2Cedar, Nebraska34.1 mi33 yd00$250K
June 17, 2014EF2Cedar, Nebraska5.31 mi850 yd00$250K
June 17, 2014EF2Cedar, Nebraska0.94 mi200 yd00$50K
June 7, 1953F2Cedar, Nebraska18.9 mi33 yd04$25K
August 10, 1964F2Cedar, Nebraska0 mi33 yd00$25K
May 28, 1998F2Cedar, Nebraska8 mi250 yd01N/A
May 3, 1999F1Cedar, Nebraska4 mi70 yd00$50K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.