Nebraska, 1963

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, April 28, 1963

April 28, 1963 · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

5 tornado, 5 hail, 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
1
Injuries
8
Property damage
$75,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

5 tornado, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Nemaha

When
April 28, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Nemaha County
Rating
F3
Path length
4.9 mi
Path width
300 yd
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
8 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.380, -95.880

Tornado, Colfax

When
April 28, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Colfax County
Rating
F2
Path length
13.1 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.580, -97.020

Tornado, York

When
April 28, 4:30 PM CST
Where
York County
Rating
F1
Path length
1.3 mi
Path width
180 yd
Coordinates
40.820, -97.530

Tornado, Seward

When
April 28, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Seward County
Rating
F0
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.730, -97.130

Hail, Dodge

When
April 28, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Dodge County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.700, -96.900

Tornado, Jefferson

When
April 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Rating
F2
Path length
3 mi
Path width
400 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.080, -97.130

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 28, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.080, -97.180

Hail, Thayer

When
April 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Thayer County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.200, -97.580

Hail, Gage

When
April 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Gage County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.280, -96.780

Hail, Jefferson

When
April 28, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.200, -97.000

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Tornado, Nemaha1963-04-28Direct

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.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 10072967, 10072968, 10071546, 10071761, 10071762, 10071763, 10071764, 10071765, 10071766, 10071767.