Tornado History

Perkins Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Perkins, Nebraska. The records below identify 38 tornadoes from 1951 through 2024, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $5.1M, with 0 deaths and 1 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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38recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$5.1Mminimum property damage
May 23, 2024latest tornado
15.93 milongest listed path
1000 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F3 May 2, 19911991EF2 March 28, 20072007F2 May 21, 19951995F2 June 24, 19691969F1 July 2, 19991999F1 May 30, 19881988F1 June 1, 19911991EF1 March 28, 20072007EF1 March 28, 20072007F1 June 11, 19841984F1 June 1, 19901990F0 July 7, 19511951F0 August 24, 20022002F0 June 14, 19671967F0 July 27, 1974F0 June 23, 1976F0 June 15, 1990F0 May 16, 1991F0 May 16, 1991F0 May 29, 1991F0 June 5, 1996F0 August 21, 1997F0 August 21, 1997F0 May 21, 1998EF0 March 28, 2007EF0 July 14, 2008EF0 May 16, 2017EF0 June 6, 2018Unknown July 18, 1958Unknown May 24, 1957Unknown April 22, 1957Unknown June 21, 1964EFU July 8, 2020EFU July 8, 2020EFU July 8, 2020EFU May 16, 2022EFU May 27, 2022EFU May 23, 2024© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)2
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)5
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)13
  • EF0 (Light damage)4
  • Unknown rating4
  • Unknown rating6

Most Active Years

  • 19915
  • 20074
  • 20203
  • 19572
  • 19902
  • 19972
  • 20222
  • 19511

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
May 2, 1991F3Perkins, Nebraska13 mi173 yd00$2.5M
March 28, 2007EF2Perkins, Nebraska15.93 mi900 yd00$1.2M
May 21, 1995F2Perkins, Nebraska5 mi1000 yd00$350K
June 24, 1969F2Perkins, Nebraska9.9 mi20 yd00$250K
July 2, 1999F1Perkins, Nebraska14 mi400 yd01$700K
May 30, 1988F1Perkins, Nebraska0.2 mi40 yd00$25K
June 1, 1991F1Perkins, Nebraska2 mi23 yd00$25K
March 28, 2007EF1Perkins, Nebraska2.34 mi30 yd00$15K
March 28, 2007EF1Perkins, Nebraska1.48 mi20 yd00$10K
June 11, 1984F1Perkins, Nebraska14 mi20 yd00$2K
June 1, 1990F1Perkins, Nebraska0.5 mi23 yd00$250
July 7, 1951F0Perkins, Nebraska5.1 mi33 yd00$25K

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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.