Nebraska, 1965

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 8, 1965

May 8, 1965 · 22 events in 17 counties and zones

17 tornado, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • 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
53
Property damage
$100 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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

17 tornado, 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Howard

When
May 8, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F3
Path length
10.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
41.050, -98.750

Tornado, Howard

When
May 8, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F4
Path length
78.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
41.230, -98.670

Tornado, Rock

When
May 8, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Rock County
Rating
F2
Path length
44.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
42.350, -99.480

Tornado, Thayer

When
May 8, 4:40 PM CST
Where
Thayer County
Rating
F3
Path length
40.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.170, -97.570

Tornado, Logan

When
May 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Logan County
Rating
F1
Path length
89.8 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
41.480, -100.500

Tornado, Cass

When
May 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.820, -96.430

Tornado, Holt

When
May 8, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Holt County
Rating
F3
Path length
44.8 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
42.100, -99.100

Hail, Lancaster

When
May 8, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.780, -96.680

Tornado, Hamilton

When
May 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Rating
F1
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.880, -97.930

Tornado, Brown

When
May 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Rating
F2
Path length
4.1 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
42.550, -99.830

Tornado, Brown

When
May 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Brown County
Rating
F2
Path length
9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
42.570, -100.030

Tornado, Hall

When
May 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Rating
F4
Path length
49.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
40.870, -98.600

Hail, Boone

When
May 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Coordinates
41.700, -98.000

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When
May 8, 5:30 PM CST
Where
York County
Measured
58 kt (67 mph)
Coordinates
40.880, -97.580

Tornado, Hamilton

When
May 8, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Rating
F1
Path length
7.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
40.930, -98.220

Hail, Lancaster

When
May 8, 5:40 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.880, -96.780

Tornado, Boyd

When
May 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Boyd County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
42.880, -98.770

Tornado, Platte

When
May 8, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Platte County
Rating
F2
Path length
24 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
41.420, -97.350

Tornado, Wayne

When
May 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Rating
F1
Path length
41.5 mi
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
42.180, -97.150

Tornado, Boone

When
May 8, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Rating
F4
Path length
27.2 mi
Path width
33 yd
Deaths
4 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
53 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
41.550, -98.280

Tornado, Antelope

When
May 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Antelope County
Rating
F4
Path length
48.6 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25 million
Coordinates
41.920, -98.080

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
May 8, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
68 kt (78 mph)
Coordinates
42.000, -97.400

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.
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.

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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: 10066863, 10066864, 10066865, 10066866, 10066867, 10066868, 10066869, 10066870, 10066871, 10066872, 10066873, 10066874, 10066875, 10066876, 10066877, 10066878, 10066879, 10066880, 10066881, 10066882, 10066883, 10066884.