Nebraska, 1957

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 21, 1957

June 21, 1957 · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

3 tornado, 2 hail, 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
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sheridan

When
June 21, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Sheridan County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.700, -102.180

Tornado, York

When
June 21, 6:15 PM CST
Where
York County
Rating
F3
Path length
5.4 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.900, -97.470

Tornado, Butler

When
June 21, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Rating
F1
Path length
1 mi
Path width
100 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
41.350, -97.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Seward

When
June 21, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Seward County
Coordinates
40.880, -97.080

Tornado, Saunders

When
June 21, 6:52 PM CST
Where
Saunders County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
41.100, -96.830

Hail, York

When
June 21, 7:00 PM CST
Where
York County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.880, -97.580

What these are

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

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: 10070991, 10070992, 10070993, 10070994, 10070995, 10070996.