Nebraska, 1965

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 1, 1965

July 1, 1965 · 9 events in 5 counties and zones

6 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
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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

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

Hail, Lancaster

When
July 1, 3:48 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.780, -96.580

Hail, Lancaster

When
July 1, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.780, -96.580

Tornado, Otoe

When
July 1, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Otoe County
Rating
F3
Path length
12.8 mi
Path width
33 yd
Injuries
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.720, -96.420

Tornado, Otoe

When
July 1, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Otoe County
Rating
F1
Path length
2.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.770, -96.420

Tornado, Richardson

When
July 1, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Richardson County
Rating
F1
Path length
13.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.670, -95.850

Hail, Otoe

When
July 1, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Otoe County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
40.700, -96.000

Hail, Otoe

When
July 1, 7:40 PM CST
Where
Otoe County
Coordinates
40.700, -95.900

Hail, Lincoln

When
July 1, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.080, -100.780

Hail, Gosper

When
July 1, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Gosper County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
40.380, -99.680

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: 10068022, 10068023, 10068024, 10068025, 10068026, 10068027, 10068028, 10068029, 10068030.