Nebraska Tornado Facts

[weatherwunder]

Nebraska averages 39 tornadoes a year.
* Nebraska's most number of tornadoes was 102 in 1999.
* Nebraska's peak month for tornadoes is June.
* May and June account for 63% of all of our tornadoes.
* May, June and July account for 78% of all of our tornadoes.
* There have been 115 Nebraska tornado fatalities since 1916.
* Every decade in the 1900's had tornado fatalities, but not the 1990's!
* ALL 93 Nebraska counties have been visited by tornadoes since 1950.
* Hall County's tornado density is 4 times greater than the state average and
3 times greater than the average for the Omaha and Lincoln areas.
* Most tornadoes from one storm, 7 in Grand Island, June 3, 1980.
* Nebraska has had tornadoes in every month but February.
* Omaha May May 5, 1975 and Grand Island June 3, 1980 are ranked 2nd &
9th in U.S. top 10 most costly tornadoes.
* Over 50% of our tornadoes occur between 4 PM and 8 PM.
* We have never had a confirmed tornado between 8 AM and 9 AM in Nebraska.
* Nebraska is ranked 5th in the U.S. for total number of tornadoes.
* Nebraska is ranked 23rd for number of tornado fatalities and 24th for
number of tornado injuries.

[Colin]

Thanks for sharing those facts with us, Wxwunder... Very interesting!