Nebraska, 1971

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 6, 1971

June 6, 1971 · 18 events in 15 counties and zones

10 tornado, 5 hail, 3 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.

  • 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
18

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

10 tornado, 5 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Burt

When
June 6, 1:00 AM CST
Where
Burt County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.780, -96.500

Tornado, Howard

When
June 6, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
41.080, -98.330

Tornado, Hall

When
June 6, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.920, -98.330

Tornado, Boone

When
June 6, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Boone County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
41.850, -98.080

Tornado, Platte

When
June 6, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Platte County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
41.700, -97.680

Hail, Knox

When
June 6, 5:15 PM CST
Where
Knox County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.500, -97.900

Tornado, Butler

When
June 6, 5:30 PM CST
Where
Butler County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
41.080, -97.030

Hail, Thayer

When
June 6, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Thayer County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.200, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
June 6, 6:51 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
42.000, -97.400

Hail, Wayne

When
June 6, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Wayne County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.200, -97.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Madison

When
June 6, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Coordinates
42.000, -97.400

Hail, Burt

When
June 6, 7:22 PM CST
Where
Burt County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.780, -96.180

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
June 6, 7:30 PM CST
Where
County
Coordinates
41.280, -95.900

Tornado, Lancaster

When
June 6, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.800, -96.680

Tornado, Lancaster

When
June 6, 8:00 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.800, -96.680

Tornado, Gage

When
June 6, 8:30 PM CST
Where
Gage County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
40.270, -96.750

Tornado, Douglas

When
June 6, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
41.250, -95.970

Tornado, Sarpy

When
June 6, 9:30 PM CST
Where
Sarpy County
Rating
F0
Path width
33 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
41.130, -95.900

What these are

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.
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: 10067060, 10067061, 10067062, 10067063, 10067064, 10067065, 10067066, 10067067, 10067068, 10067069, 10067070, 10067071, 10067072, 10067073, 10067074, 10067075, 10067076, 10067077.