Tornado History

Wayne Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Wayne, Nebraska. The records below identify 19 tornadoes from 1953 through 2023, including a highest listed rating of EF4 (Devastating damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $4.7M, with 0 deaths and 16 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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19recorded tornadoes
EF4 (Devastating damage)highest rating
$4.7Mminimum property damage
May 12, 2023latest tornado
41.5 milongest listed path
2428.8 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF4 June 16, 20142014EF4 June 16, 20142014EF4 October 4, 20132013EF2 June 16, 20142014F2 May 26, 19551955F2 June 19, 19531953F2 June 17, 19551955F2 April 20, 19641964F1 October 29, 19561956F1 May 8, 19651965F1 May 21, 20042004F0 May 27, 19951995F0 May 16, 19921992EF0 June 1, 20102010EF0 June 16, 2017EF0 May 12, 2023EF0 May 12, 2023Unknown May 9, 1953Unknown October 10, 1961© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • EF4 (Devastating damage)3
  • F2 (Considerable damage)4
  • EF2 (Considerable damage)1
  • F1 (Moderate damage)3
  • F0 (Light damage)2
  • EF0 (Light damage)4
  • Unknown rating2

Most Active Years

  • 20143
  • 19532
  • 19552
  • 20232
  • 19561
  • 19611
  • 19641
  • 19651

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 16, 2014EF4Wayne, Nebraska9.79 mi530 yd00$3.0M
June 16, 2014EF4Wayne, Nebraska4.72 mi500 yd00$1.5M
October 4, 2013EF4Wayne, Nebraska10.77 mi2428.8 yd015N/A
June 16, 2014EF2Wayne, Nebraska1.79 mi500 yd00$75K
May 26, 1955F2Wayne, Nebraska6.5 mi167 yd00$25K
June 19, 1953F2Wayne, Nebraska0 mi33 yd01$2K
June 17, 1955F2Wayne, Nebraska10.6 mi40 yd00$2K
April 20, 1964F2Wayne, Nebraska0 mi33 yd00$2K
October 29, 1956F1Wayne, Nebraska10.1 mi33 yd00$25K
May 8, 1965F1Wayne, Nebraska41.5 mi33 yd00N/A
May 21, 2004F1Wayne, Nebraska0.5 mi150 yd00N/A
May 27, 1995F0Wayne, Nebraska0.1 mi10 yd00$20K

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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.