Nebraska, 1962Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 14, 1962
May 14, 1962 · 13 events in 7 counties and zones
9 tornado, 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Property damage
- $275,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
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
9 tornado, 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Logan
- When
- May 14, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Logan County
- Coordinates
- 41.500, -100.580
Tornado, Kimball
- When
- May 14, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kimball County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -103.480
Tornado, Kimball
- When
- May 14, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Kimball County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.220, -103.480
Tornado, Dundy
- When
- May 14, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dundy County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 40.020, -101.950
Tornado, Boyd
- When
- May 14, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boyd County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 45.3 mi
- Path width
- 1,760 yd
- Injuries
- 8 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 42.880, -99.920
Hail, Chase
- When
- May 14, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chase County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 40.500, -101.580
Tornado, Box Butte
- When
- May 14, 5:30 PM CST
- Where
- Box Butte County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 18.3 mi
- Path width
- 880 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 42.320, -103.100
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 14, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.000, -100.780
Hail, Lincoln
- When
- May 14, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 41.080, -100.680
Tornado, Lincoln
- When
- May 14, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.070, -101.030
Tornado, Lincoln
- When
- May 14, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.5 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.070, -101.030
Tornado, Logan
- When
- May 14, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Logan County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.480, -100.430
Tornado, Logan
- When
- May 14, 6:30 PM CST
- Where
- Logan County
- Rating
- F1
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Coordinates
- 41.480, -100.430
- 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.
- 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.
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: 10069340, 10069341, 10069342, 10069343, 10072613, 10072614, 10072615, 10072827, 10072828, 10072829, 10072830, 10072831, 10072832.