Nebraska, 1965

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 25, 1965

May 25, 1965 · 9 events in 8 counties and zones

7 tornado, 2 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
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  • 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
$50,000
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

7 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, York

When
May 25, 12:55 PM CST
Where
York County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.880, -97.670

Tornado, Harlan

When
May 25, 2:15 PM CST
Where
Harlan County
Rating
F1
Path length
35.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.100, -99.350

Hail, Platte

When
May 25, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Platte County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.380, -97.280

Tornado, Webster

When
May 25, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Rating
F2
Path length
39.3 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.030, -98.700

Tornado, Jefferson

When
May 25, 5:25 PM CST
Where
Jefferson County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.120, -97.170

Tornado, Hall

When
May 25, 5:32 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.830, -98.620

Hail, Polk

When
May 25, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Coordinates
41.080, -97.580

Tornado, Hall

When
May 25, 7:35 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.830, -98.350

Tornado, Hamilton

When
May 25, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
41.070, -97.880

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.

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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: 10067980, 10067981, 10067982, 10067983, 10067984, 10067985, 10067986, 10067987, 10067988.