Nebraska, 1957

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 15, 1957

June 15, 1957 · 12 events in 11 counties and zones

6 hail, 5 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 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
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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

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

Tornado, Adams

When
June 15, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
40.570, -98.420

Hail, Gage

When
June 15, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Gage County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
40.080, -96.680

Tornado, Pawnee

When
June 15, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Pawnee County
Rating
F1
Path length
6.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.230, -96.320

Hail,

When
June 15, 4:06 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.080, -95.900

Hail, Johnson

When
June 15, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Johnson County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
40.380, -96.180

Hail, Frontier

When
June 15, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Frontier County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.700, -100.180

Tornado, Lancaster

When
June 15, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
41.030, -96.820

Tornado, Seward

When
June 15, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Seward County
Rating
F2
Path length
13.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.780, -97.230

Hail, Merrick

When
June 15, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Merrick County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.080, -98.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Merrick

When
June 15, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Merrick County
Coordinates
41.080, -98.000

Tornado, Saunders

When
June 15, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Saunders County
Rating
F1
Path length
22.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.180, -96.550

Hail, Antelope

When
June 15, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Antelope County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.280, -97.900

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.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.

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: 10069902, 10069903, 10069904, 10069905, 10069906, 10069907, 10069908, 10070766, 10070767, 10070768, 10070981, 10070982.