Nebraska, 1960

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 29, 1960

June 29, 1960 · 16 events in 11 counties and zones

11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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
0
Property damage
$253,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
16

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

11 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sheridan

When
June 29, 8:30 AM CST
Where
Sheridan County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
42.700, -102.680

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 29, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.280, -100.900

Hail, Lincoln

When
June 29, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
41.080, -100.680

Hail, Frontier

When
June 29, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Frontier County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.700, -100.080

Hail, Gosper

When
June 29, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Gosper County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.380, -99.900

Hail, Kearney

When
June 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Kearney County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.500, -99.080

Hail, Kimball

When
June 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Kimball County
Measured
3.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.200, -103.680

Thunderstorm Wind, Kearney

When
June 29, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Kearney County
Measured
80 kt (92 mph)
Coordinates
40.500, -99.080

Hail, Harlan

When
June 29, 3:30 PM CST
Where
Harlan County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
40.080, -99.500

Hail, Kearney

When
June 29, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Kearney County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.500, -98.900

Hail, Adams

When
June 29, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.500, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Webster

When
June 29, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Coordinates
40.280, -98.500

Hail, Nuckolls

When
June 29, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Nuckolls County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
40.000, -97.900

Tornado, Nuckolls

When
June 29, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Nuckolls County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.000, -97.950

Thunderstorm Wind, Richardson

When
June 29, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Richardson County
Coordinates
40.080, -95.780

Tornado, Richardson

When
June 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Richardson County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
147 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.070, -95.580

What these are

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

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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: 10071732, 10071733, 10071734, 10071735, 10071736, 10071737, 10071738, 10071739, 10071740, 10071741, 10071742, 10071743, 10071744, 10071745, 10071746, 10071747.