Nebraska, 1964

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 5, 1964

May 5, 1964 · 19 events in 16 counties and zones

10 hail, 9 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
4
Injuries
68
Property damage
$5.2 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
19

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

10 hail, 9 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Hall

When
May 5, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.880, -98.680

Tornado, Antelope

When
May 5, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Antelope County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
42.050, -97.830

Hail, Platte

When
May 5, 3:20 PM CST
Where
Platte County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.580, -97.780

Tornado, Greeley

When
May 5, 3:25 PM CST
Where
Greeley County
Rating
F4
Path length
11.3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
11 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.400, -98.380

Hail, Nance

When
May 5, 3:35 PM CST
Where
Nance County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.280, -98.280

Tornado, Boone

When
May 5, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Rating
F4
Path length
39.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.550, -98.280

Hail, Madison

When
May 5, 3:45 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.000, -97.580

Tornado, Howard

When
May 5, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F2
Path length
24 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
7 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.120, -98.550

Tornado, Nance

When
May 5, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Nance County
Rating
F2
Path length
47.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.380, -98.250

Hail, Madison

When
May 5, 4:39 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.000, -97.400

Hail, Madison

When
May 5, 4:45 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.080, -97.580

Hail, Wayne

When
May 5, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Measured
3.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.200, -97.000

Tornado, Adams

When
May 5, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Rating
F5
Path length
6.1 mi
Path width
880 yd
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
20 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.550, -98.370

Hail, Hamilton

When
May 5, 6:45 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.880, -98.000

Tornado, Clay

When
May 5, 6:50 PM CST
Where
Clay County
Rating
F5
Path length
28.4 mi
Path width
880 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.600, -98.270

Tornado, York

When
May 5, 7:00 PM CST
Where
York County
Rating
F5
Path length
19.4 mi
Path width
880 yd
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
30 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$2.5 million
Coordinates
40.850, -97.830

Tornado, Polk

When
May 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Rating
F5
Path length
25.8 mi
Path width
880 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.050, -97.570

Hail, Cuming

When
May 5, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Cuming County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.780, -96.680

Hail, Dodge

When
May 5, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Dodge County
Measured
3.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.700, -96.900

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.

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: 10069514, 10069515, 10069516, 10069517, 10069518, 10069519, 10069520, 10069521, 10069522, 10069523, 10069524, 10069525, 10069526, 10069527, 10069528, 10069529, 10069530, 10069531, 10069532.