Nebraska, 1972

Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 1, 1972

July 1, 1972 · 10 events in 8 counties and zones

8 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Dakota

When
July 1, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Dakota County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.280, -96.500

Hail, Madison

When
July 1, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
42.000, -97.400

Hail, Hall

When
July 1, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.000, -98.400

Tornado, Madison

When
July 1, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Madison County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.3 mi
Path width
17 yd
Coordinates
41.820, -97.620

Hail, Saunders

When
July 1, 6:00 PM CST
Where
Saunders County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.380, -96.900

Hail, Polk

When
July 1, 7:30 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.200, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind,

When
July 1, 7:30 PM CST
Where
County
Coordinates
41.280, -95.900

Hail, Cass

When
July 1, 7:50 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.000, -96.000

Hail,

When
July 1, 7:50 PM CST
Where
County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.080, -95.900

Hail, Douglas

When
July 1, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.280, -96.000

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Nebraska in 1972Every state in 1972This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Nebraska, 1972

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: 10064817, 10064818, 10064819, 10064820, 10064821, 10064822, 10064823, 10064824, 10064825, 10064826.