Tornado History

Rock Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Rock, Nebraska. The records below identify 18 tornadoes from 1956 through 2011, including a highest listed rating of F4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $1.6M, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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18recorded tornadoes
F4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$1.6Mminimum property damage
May 30, 2011latest tornado
75.9 milongest listed path
440 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

F4 October 29, 19561956EF2 June 24, 20092009EF2 June 5, 20082008F2 July 7, 19791979F2 May 8, 19651965F1 June 5, 19991999F1 June 16, 19921992F0 June 5, 19991999F0 July 2, 20022002F0 June 11, 20032003F0 June 11, 20032003F0 June 11, 20032003F0 June 24, 20032003F0 June 24, 20032003F0 June 24, 2003EF0 May 30, 2011Unknown June 10, 1959Unknown May 28, 1978© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F4 (Devastating damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)2
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)8
  • EF0 (Light damage)1
  • Unknown rating2

Most Active Years

  • 20036
  • 19992
  • 19561
  • 19591
  • 19651
  • 19781
  • 19791
  • 19921

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
October 29, 1956F4Rock, Nebraska75.9 mi440 yd00$250K
June 24, 2009EF2Rock, Nebraska4.56 mi20 yd00$200K
June 5, 2008EF2Rock, Nebraska19.63 mi30 yd00$50K
July 7, 1979F2Rock, Nebraska7.8 mi300 yd00$2K
May 8, 1965F2Rock, Nebraska44.9 mi33 yd00N/A
June 5, 1999F1Rock, Nebraska2.5 mi250 yd00$750K
June 16, 1992F1Rock, Nebraska1 mi80 yd00$250K
June 5, 1999F0Rock, Nebraska3.5 mi50 yd00$75K
July 2, 2002F0Rock, Nebraska0.1 mi5 yd00N/A
June 11, 2003F0Rock, Nebraska0.1 mi10 yd00N/A
June 11, 2003F0Rock, Nebraska0.1 mi10 yd00N/A
June 11, 2003F0Rock, Nebraska0.2 mi10 yd00N/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.