Nebraska, 1954

Tornadoes in Nebraska, May 30, 1954

May 30, 1954 · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

3 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
6
Injuries
23
Property damage
$7.5 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Platte

When
May 30, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Platte County
Rating
F4
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
41.730, -97.730

Tornado, Madison

When
May 30, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Rating
F4
Path length
24 mi
Path width
167 yd
Deaths
6 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
23 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
41.750, -97.720

Tornado, Stanton

When
May 30, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Stanton County
Rating
F4
Path length
5.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
41.980, -97.370

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10072723, 10072724, 10072725.