Storms in Nebraska in 1971
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Nebraska in 1971, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. Before 1996 the record holds tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, without narratives; floods, heat, winter storms and the other kinds begin in 1996.
Nebraska in 1971 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 141
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Damage
- $1.4 million
- Episodes
- 46
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado | 52 | 0 | 1 | $1.4 million |
| Hail | 52 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 37 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
April 1971
May 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 5, 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, May 6, 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, May 10, 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, May 17, 1971
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 18, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 21, 1971
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 22, 1971
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 23, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 30, 1971
June 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, June 1, 1971
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 2, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 3, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 4, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 6, 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, June 8, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 9, 1971
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 10, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 11, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 12, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 1971
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 16, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 17, 1971
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 18, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 20, 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, June 21, 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, June 22, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, June 26, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 29, 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, June 30, 1971
July 1971
- Tornadoes in Nebraska, July 1, 1971
- Tornadoes in Nebraska, July 3, 1971
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 4, 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, July 6, 1971
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 8, 1971
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 9, 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, July 17, 1971
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 27, 1971
August 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, August 2, 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, August 5, 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, August 21, 1971
- Hail in Nebraska, August 30, 1971
September 1971
October 1971
More
Every year in NebraskaEvery state in 1971Tornadoes in Nebraska in 197119701972
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.