Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 12, 1955

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 12, 1955
Start: 1955-07-12T00:20
End: 1955-07-12T21:00
Location: Nebraska

July 12, 1955 · 7 events in 7 counties and zones

5 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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

Tornadoes
Tropical storms and surge
Floods
Wind
Hail
Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
Other

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $6,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 7

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

5 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Dawson

When: July 12, 12:20 AM CST
Where: Dawson County
Rating: F1
Path width: 250 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 41.020, -99.630

Tornado, Brown

When: July 12, 1:00 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 42.480, -99.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Holt

When: July 12, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Coordinates: 42.500, -98.580

Hail, Merrick

When: July 12, 3:20 PM CST
Where: Merrick County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.000, -98.280

Tornado, Howard

When: July 12, 5:00 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250
Coordinates: 41.100, -98.670

Tornado, Buffalo

When: July 12, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County
Rating: F2
Path length: 5.2 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.780, -99.020

Tornado, Scotts Bluff

When: July 12, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Scotts Bluff County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 41.830, -103.670

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.
Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Nebraska in 1955 Every state in 1955 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Nebraska, 1955

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: 10069383, 10069384, 10069385, 10069386, 10069387, 10069388, 10069389.