National Storms

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.

35tornadoes since 1950
52016–2025
F4/EF4strongest rating
2deaths
48injuries
Jun 23, 2023most recent
Rating: 012345 unknown or preliminaryLines run from the start to the end point of each path; dots mark where each tornado touched down.

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.

1950s: 61960s: 41970s: 41980s: 21990s: 52000s: 52010s: 42020s: 51950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020smax 6
Tornadoes within 10 miles of the center of Gering, NE, by decade

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

DateRatingPath lengthDeaths / injuriesStarted inClosest to center
Jun 23, 2023EFU0.5 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE6.3 mi
Jun 23, 2023EFU0.5 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE3.9 mi
Jun 23, 2023EF11.2 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE2.5 mi
Jun 23, 2023EF22.5 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE1.7 mi
Jun 23, 2023EFU3.2 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE6.6 mi
Jun 7, 2010EF00.3 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE3.9 mi
Jun 7, 2010EF00.3 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE1.7 mi
Jun 7, 2010EF119.0 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE2.9 mi
May 24, 2010EF00.3 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE0.6 mi
Jun 10, 2009EF00.1 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE4.3 mi
Mar 30, 2005F00.1 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE5.5 mi
May 3, 2003F00.3 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE8.5 mi
May 7, 2000F00.1 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE3.7 mi
May 7, 2000F00.1 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE3.7 mi
Jun 27, 1999F00.2 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE3.0 mi
May 21, 1998F03.0 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE8.5 mi
Jul 25, 1996F08.0 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE8.5 mi
Jul 26, 1993F23.8 mi0 / 12Scotts Bluff County, NE5.0 mi
Jun 9, 1991F33.5 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE7.6 mi
May 27, 1985F348.0 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE5.3 mi
May 10, 1985F10.5 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE3.0 mi
Jun 14, 1977F21.9 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE8.6 mi
Jun 14, 1977F10.5 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE5.3 mi
Jul 8, 1971F024.9 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE1.4 mi
Jul 3, 1971F00.1 mi0 / 0Morrill County, NE4.4 mi
Aug 1, 1969F00.1 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE5.4 mi
Jul 23, 1969F00.1 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE3.0 mi
Jul 17, 1964F00.1 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE3.0 mi
May 2, 1964F00.1 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE9.1 mi
Jun 11, 1958F13.8 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE7.7 mi
Jun 10, 1957F10.2 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE3.9 mi
Jul 12, 1955F00.1 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE0.4 mi
Jun 27, 1955F426.0 mi2 / 29Scotts Bluff County, NE3.6 mi
Jul 20, 1953F10.1 mi0 / 0Scotts Bluff County, NE4.9 mi
May 30, 1951F219.7 mi0 / 7Scotts Bluff County, NE9.8 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.

DateRatingPeak windPath lengthMax widthDeaths / injuriesOn the groundSurveyed by
Jun 23, 2023EF190 mph1.2 mi–0 / 001:44–01:47 UTCNWS Cheyenne
Jun 23, 2023EFU–1.8 mi620 yd0 / 001:22–01:27 UTCNWS Cheyenne
Jun 23, 2023EF2118 mph2.2 mi–0 / 001:38–01:45 UTCNWS Cheyenne
Jun 7, 2010EF1100 mph18.9 mi100 yd0 / 001:19–01:43 UTCNWS 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.