Nebraska, 1960

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 27, 1960

June 27, 1960 · 7 events in 3 counties and zones

4 hail, 3 tornado, 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
1
Property damage
$750,000
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

4 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Dawes

When
June 27, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Dawes County
Rating
F2
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.750, -103.100

Hail, Dawes

When
June 27, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Dawes County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.700, -103.180

Hail, Cheyenne

When
June 27, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
41.080, -102.800

Hail, Kimball

When
June 27, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Kimball County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
41.200, -103.680

Tornado, Dawes

When
June 27, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Dawes County
Rating
F0
Path length
1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.700, -103.570

Hail, Cheyenne

When
June 27, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
41.380, -103.000

Tornado, Cheyenne

When
June 27, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County
Rating
F3
Path length
15.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
41.150, -102.750

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.

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: 10071725, 10071726, 10071727, 10071728, 10071729, 10071730, 10071731.