Tornado History

Dakota Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Dakota, Nebraska. The records below identify 8 tornadoes from 1955 through 2014, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $28.1M, with 0 deaths and 4 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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8recorded tornadoes

F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating

$28.1Mminimum property damage

June 16, 2014latest tornado

20 milongest listed path

400 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

F4 (Devastating damage)1
F2 (Considerable damage)1
F1 (Moderate damage)1
F0 (Light damage)3
EF0 (Light damage)2

Most Active Years

19551
19861
19871
19951
19961
20011
20131
20141

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.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Injuries	Min. property damage
July 28, 1986	F4	Dakota, Nebraska	20 mi	73 yd	1	$25.0M
August 17, 2001	F2	Dakota, Nebraska	1.5 mi	400 yd	3	$3.0M
May 26, 1955	F1	Dakota, Nebraska	4.3 mi	17 yd	0	N/A
July 16, 1996	F0	Dakota, Nebraska	3 mi	100 yd	0	$50K
June 24, 1987	F0	Dakota, Nebraska	0.2 mi	20 yd	0	$2K
May 27, 1995	F0	Dakota, Nebraska	0.1 mi	10 yd	0	N/A
October 4, 2013	EF0	Dakota, Nebraska	1.71 mi	400 yd	0	N/A
June 16, 2014	EF0	Dakota, Nebraska	0.26 mi	50 yd	0	N/A

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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.