Storms in Nebraska in 1956
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Nebraska in 1956, 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 1956 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
- 102
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Damage
- $1.8 million
- Episodes
- 44
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hail | 47 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 36 | 0 | 8 | $1.8 million |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 19 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1956
May 1956
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 10, 1956
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 12, 1956
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 29, 1956
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 30, 1956
June 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, June 1, 1956
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 5, 1956
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 6, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 8, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, June 14, 1956
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 16, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, June 19, 1956
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 20, 1956
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 21, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, June 22, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, June 23, 1956
- Tornado in Nebraska, June 24, 1956
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 25, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, June 27, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, June 28, 1956
July 1956
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 1, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, July 2, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, July 3, 1956
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 4, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, July 5, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, July 7, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, July 11, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, July 12, 1956
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 18, 1956
- Tornado in Nebraska, July 28, 1956
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 30, 1956
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 31, 1956
August 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, August 1, 1956
- Tornado in Nebraska, August 6, 1956
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 8, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, August 9, 1956
- Tornado in Nebraska, August 15, 1956
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 17, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, August 28, 1956
- Hail in Nebraska, August 30, 1956
September 1956
October 1956
November 1956
More
Every year in NebraskaEvery state in 1956Tornadoes in Nebraska in 195619551957
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.