Gering, NE tornado history
35 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of the center of Gering, NE from 1950 through 2025, according to the NOAA Storm Prediction Center, ranking 6th of 51 Nebraska cities with a tornado on record. 3 were rated F3/EF3 or stronger by the National Weather Service. The most recent was on June 23, 2023 (EFU, 0.5-mile path); the strongest, on June 27, 1955, was rated F4. The deadliest, on June 27, 1955, killed 2 along its path.
Dashed circle: 10 miles from the city's Census center point. A tornado counts when its recorded path passes inside the circle. Paths run straight from start to end point, as SPC records them.
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Every tornado within 10 miles of the center of Gering, NE
| Date | Rating | Path length | Deaths / injuries | Started in | Closest to center |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2023 | EFU | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 6.3 mi |
| Jun 23, 2023 | EFU | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 3.9 mi |
| Jun 23, 2023 | EF1 | 1.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 2.5 mi |
| Jun 23, 2023 | EF2 | 2.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 1.7 mi |
| Jun 23, 2023 | EFU | 3.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 6.6 mi |
| Jun 7, 2010 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 3.9 mi |
| Jun 7, 2010 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 1.7 mi |
| Jun 7, 2010 | EF1 | 19.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 2.9 mi |
| May 24, 2010 | EF0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 0.6 mi |
| Jun 10, 2009 | EF0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 4.3 mi |
| Mar 30, 2005 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 5.5 mi |
| May 3, 2003 | F0 | 0.3 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 8.5 mi |
| May 7, 2000 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 3.7 mi |
| May 7, 2000 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 3.7 mi |
| Jun 27, 1999 | F0 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 3.0 mi |
| May 21, 1998 | F0 | 3.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 8.5 mi |
| Jul 25, 1996 | F0 | 8.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 8.5 mi |
| Jul 26, 1993 | F2 | 3.8 mi | 0 / 12 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 5.0 mi |
| Jun 9, 1991 | F3 | 3.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 7.6 mi |
| May 27, 1985 | F3 | 48.0 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 5.3 mi |
| May 10, 1985 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 3.0 mi |
| Jun 14, 1977 | F2 | 1.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 8.6 mi |
| Jun 14, 1977 | F1 | 0.5 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 5.3 mi |
| Jul 8, 1971 | F0 | 24.9 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 1.4 mi |
| Jul 3, 1971 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Morrill County, NE | 4.4 mi |
| Aug 1, 1969 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 5.4 mi |
| Jul 23, 1969 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 3.0 mi |
| Jul 17, 1964 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 3.0 mi |
| May 2, 1964 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 9.1 mi |
| Jun 11, 1958 | F1 | 3.8 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 7.7 mi |
| Jun 10, 1957 | F1 | 0.2 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 3.9 mi |
| Jul 12, 1955 | F0 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 0.4 mi |
| Jun 27, 1955 | F4 | 26.0 mi | 2 / 29 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 3.6 mi |
| Jul 20, 1953 | F1 | 0.1 mi | 0 / 0 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 4.9 mi |
| May 30, 1951 | F2 | 19.7 mi | 0 / 7 | Scotts Bluff County, NE | 9.8 mi |
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) tornado file, 1950–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Ratings are the ones the National Weather Service assigned: Fujita (F) scale before Feb 1, 2007, Enhanced Fujita (EF) after. Paths are drawn as straight lines from the start to the end point SPC records; real paths curve. City and county boundaries: US Census Bureau.
NWS Damage Survey Paths Near Gering
The National Weather Service mapped the path of 4 tornadoes within 10 miles of Gering in damage surveys (1 EF2, 2 EF1, 1 EFU). On the map, those paths follow the survey, colored by the EF rating of each stretch, instead of a straight line from start to end.
| Date | Rating | Peak wind | Path length | Max width | Deaths / injuries | On the ground | Surveyed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2023 | EF1 | 90 mph | 1.2 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 01:44–01:47 UTC | NWS Cheyenne |
| Jun 23, 2023 | EFU | – | 1.8 mi | 620 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:22–01:27 UTC | NWS Cheyenne |
| Jun 23, 2023 | EF2 | 118 mph | 2.2 mi | – | 0 / 0 | 01:38–01:45 UTC | NWS Cheyenne |
| Jun 7, 2010 | EF1 | 100 mph | 18.9 mi | 100 yd | 0 / 0 | 01:19–01:43 UTC | NWS Cheyenne |
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Damage Assessment Toolkit (DAT): the tornado paths and EF-rating zones NWS survey teams mapped after each storm. Survey data are preliminary and can be revised; NOAA's official record is Storm Data (NCEI). Paths are simplified to about 30 m. Times are when the tornado was on the ground, in UTC.