Nebraska, 1971

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 4, 1971

June 4, 1971 · 13 events in 11 counties and zones

7 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 1 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
  • 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
$325,000
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

7 thunderstorm wind, 5 tornado, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawes

When
June 4, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Dawes County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
42.780, -103.080

Hail, Adams

When
June 4, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.25 in hail
Coordinates
40.580, -98.400

Thunderstorm Wind, Adams

When
June 4, 2:13 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
40.580, -98.400

Tornado, Hamilton

When
June 4, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Hamilton County
Rating
F0
Path length
5.9 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.820, -97.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Cherry

When
June 4, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Cherry County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
42.880, -100.580

Tornado, Polk

When
June 4, 4:11 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Coordinates
41.080, -97.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When
June 4, 5:45 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Coordinates
41.200, -99.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Boone

When
June 4, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Coordinates
41.700, -98.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Merrick

When
June 4, 7:27 PM CST
Where
Merrick County
Measured
50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates
41.000, -98.280

Tornado, Adams

When
June 4, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Rating
F1
Path length
13.7 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.500, -98.380

Tornado, Hall

When
June 4, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
40.900, -98.420

Tornado, York

When
June 4, 8:30 PM CST
Where
York County
Rating
F1
Path length
47.4 mi
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.780, -97.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Nuckolls

When
June 4, 11:10 PM CST
Where
Nuckolls County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
40.000, -98.080

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.

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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: 10067047, 10067048, 10067049, 10067050, 10067051, 10067052, 10067053, 10067054, 10067055, 10067056, 10067057, 10067058, 10067059.