Tornadoes in Nebraska, June 7, 1953

Name: Tornadoes in Nebraska, June 7, 1953
Start: 1953-06-07T14:30
End: 1953-06-07T19:00
Location: Nebraska

June 7, 1953 · 19 events in 14 counties and zones

19 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 11
Injuries: 19
Property damage: $1.7 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 19

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

19 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Custer

When: June 7, 2:30 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Rating: F2
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.230, -99.270

Tornado, Sherman

When: June 7, 2:45 PM CST
Where: Sherman County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6.6 mi
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.250, -99.250

Tornado, Hamilton

When: June 7, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Rating: F0
Path length: 4.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.830, -98.220

Tornado, Butler

When: June 7, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Rating: F1
Path length: 22.7 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 41.200, -97.280

Tornado, Hamilton

When: June 7, 3:00 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6.6 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.780, -98.170

Tornado, Sherman

When: June 7, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Sherman County
Rating: F4
Path width: 440 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.330, -99.130

Tornado, Valley

When: June 7, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Valley County
Rating: F4
Path length: 15 mi
Path width: 440 yd
Deaths: 11 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.350, -99.100

Tornado, Greeley

When: June 7, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Greeley County
Rating: F2
Path length: 20.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 41.470, -98.630

Tornado, Butler

When: June 7, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Rating: F2
Path length: 6.9 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.350, -97.070

Tornado, Boone

When: June 7, 4:15 PM CST
Where: Boone County
Rating: F3
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 250 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 41.700, -98.020

Tornado, Franklin

When: June 7, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F0
Path length: 9 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.300, -98.850

Tornado, Franklin

When: June 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin County
Rating: F1
Path length: 15 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.100, -98.850

Tornado, Madison

When: June 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Madison County
Rating: F2
Path length: 16.6 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 41.950, -97.670

Tornado, Pierce

When: June 7, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Pierce County
Rating: F2
Path length: 12.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.130, -97.600

Tornado, Pierce

When: June 7, 5:10 PM CST
Where: Pierce County
Rating: F1
Path length: 8.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 42.280, -97.780

Tornado, Cedar

When: June 7, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Cedar County
Rating: F2
Path length: 18.9 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.250, -97.420

Tornado, Dixon

When: June 7, 5:40 PM CST
Where: Dixon County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1.5 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 42.450, -96.870

Tornado, Washington

When: June 7, 6:45 PM CST
Where: Washington County
Rating: F2
Path length: 4.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 41.550, -96.250

Tornado, Dodge

When: June 7, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Rating: F0
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates: 41.600, -96.550

What these are

Tornado: A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10072688, 10072689, 10072690, 10072691, 10072692, 10072693, 10072694, 10072695, 10072696, 10072697, 10072698, 10072699, 10072700, 10072701, 10072702, 10072703, 10072704, 10072705, 10072706.