Storms in Nebraska in 1973
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Nebraska in 1973, 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 1973 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
- 201
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 13
- Damage
- $11 million
- Episodes
- 49
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 108 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 74 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tornado | 19 | 0 | 13 | $11 million |
Every episode, month by month
March 1973
April 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, April 14, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, April 19, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 28, 1973
- Hail in Nebraska, April 29, 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, April 30, 1973
May 1973
- Hail in Nebraska, May 4, 1973
- Tornado in Nebraska, May 5, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 8, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 9, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 21, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 23, 1973
- Tornadoes in Nebraska, May 26, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, May 28, 1973
June 1973
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 2, 1973
- Hail in Nebraska, June 3, 1973
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 14, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 17, 1973
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 18, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, June 30, 1973
July 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 1, 1973
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 2, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 3, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 8, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 9, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 17, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 18, 1973
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, July 24, 1973
- Damaging Winds in Nebraska, July 28, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, July 29, 1973
August 1973
- Hail in Nebraska, August 1, 1973
- Hail in Nebraska, August 5, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 8, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 9, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 10, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 11, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, August 12, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 13, 1973
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 14, 1973
- Hail in Nebraska, August 15, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 16, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, August 22, 1973
- Hail in Nebraska, August 24, 1973
September 1973
- Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, September 2, 1973
- Hail in Nebraska, September 14, 1973
- Hail in Nebraska, September 23, 1973
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, September 25, 1973
- Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 26, 1973
October 1973
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Every year in NebraskaEvery state in 1973Tornadoes in Nebraska in 197319721974
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.