Storms in Nebraska in 1955
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Nebraska in 1955, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Nebraska in 1955 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 68
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 42
- Damage
- $1.4 million
- Episodes
- 30
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 34 | 3 | 42 | $1.4 million |
| Hail | 25 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1955
May 1955
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 2, 1955
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 16, 1955
- Hail in Nebraska, May 18, 1955
- Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 1955
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 23, 1955
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 25, 1955
- Tornadoes in Nebraska, May 26, 1955
June 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 2, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 4, 1955
- Hail in Nebraska, June 10, 1955
- Hail in Nebraska, June 16, 1955
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 17, 1955
- Hail in Nebraska, June 18, 1955
- Hail in Nebraska, June 19, 1955
- Hail in Nebraska, June 20, 1955
- Hail in Nebraska, June 23, 1955
- Hail in Nebraska, June 24, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 27, 1955
July 1955
- Hail in Nebraska, July 2, 1955
- Hail in Nebraska, July 3, 1955
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 4, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 8, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 9, 1955
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 12, 1955
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 13, 1955
August 1955
September 1955
More
Every year in NebraskaEvery state in 1955Tornadoes in Nebraska in 195519541956
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.