Nebraska, 1968

Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 17, 1968

June 17, 1968 · 13 events in 10 counties and zones

8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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
0
Property damage
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
13

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

8 hail, 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Greeley

When
June 17, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Greeley County
Coordinates
41.700, -98.500

Hail, Wheeler

When
June 17, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Wheeler County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.880, -98.500

Hail, Hitchcock

When
June 17, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Hitchcock County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.280, -101.080

Hail, Greeley

When
June 17, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Greeley County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.700, -98.400

Hail, Gosper

When
June 17, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Gosper County
Measured
4 in hail
Coordinates
40.580, -99.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Gosper

When
June 17, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Gosper County
Coordinates
40.580, -99.900

Tornado, Dawson

When
June 17, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.630, -99.970

Hail, Furnas

When
June 17, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Furnas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.200, -99.580

Hail, Rock

When
June 17, 6:30 PM CST
Where
Rock County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.580, -99.500

Hail, Buffalo

When
June 17, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Buffalo County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.780, -99.080

Hail, Kearney

When
June 17, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Kearney County
Measured
2.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.700, -99.000

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When
June 17, 7:00 PM CST
Where
York County
Coordinates
41.000, -97.780

Thunderstorm Wind, Kearney

When
June 17, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Kearney County
Coordinates
40.500, -98.780

What these are

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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10068967, 10068968, 10068969, 10068970, 10068971, 10068972, 10068973, 10068974, 10068975, 10068976, 10068977, 10068978, 10068979.