Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 1, 1973

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, July 1, 1973
Start: 1973-07-01T16:30
End: 1973-07-01T22:15
Location: Nebraska

July 1, 1973 · 28 events in 23 counties and zones

17 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $50,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 28

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

17 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Perkins

When: July 1, 4:30 PM CST
Where: Perkins County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.800, -101.700

Hail,

When: July 1, 4:30 PM CST
Where: County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.100, -101.500

Hail, Custer

When: July 1, 6:55 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.570, -99.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Valley

When: July 1, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Valley County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.570, -98.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Sherman

When: July 1, 7:30 PM CST
Where: Sherman County
Coordinates: 41.280, -98.970

Hail, Sherman

When: July 1, 7:38 PM CST
Where: Sherman County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.280, -98.970

Hail, Sherman

When: July 1, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Sherman County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.250, -98.800

Hail, Holt

When: July 1, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.500, -98.700

Hail, Howard

When: July 1, 8:14 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.100, -98.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Nance

When: July 1, 8:22 PM CST
Where: Nance County
Coordinates: 41.500, -98.100

Tornado, Cedar

When: July 1, 8:45 PM CST
Where: Cedar County
Rating: F0
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.500, -97.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Merrick

When: July 1, 8:52 PM CST
Where: Merrick County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 40.970, -98.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Polk

When: July 1, 8:55 PM CST
Where: Polk County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.180, -97.550

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: July 1, 8:55 PM CST
Where: York County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 41.000, -97.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Platte

When: July 1, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Platte County
Measured: 87 kt (100 mph)
Coordinates: 41.400, -97.300

Tornado, Thurston

When: July 1, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Thurston County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 42.320, -96.730

Hail, Butler

When: July 1, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.300, -97.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Colfax

When: July 1, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Colfax County
Coordinates: 41.500, -97.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Dakota

When: July 1, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Dakota County
Coordinates: 42.300, -96.500

Hail, Clay

When: July 1, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 40.600, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuming

When: July 1, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Cuming County
Coordinates: 41.800, -96.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Clay

When: July 1, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Clay County
Coordinates: 40.600, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: July 1, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Coordinates: 41.600, -96.500

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: July 1, 9:35 PM CST
Where: York County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 40.870, -97.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Thurston

When: July 1, 9:35 PM CST
Where: Thurston County
Coordinates: 42.200, -96.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When: July 1, 10:05 PM CST
Where: Lancaster County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 40.820, -96.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarpy

When: July 1, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Sarpy County
Coordinates: 41.100, -96.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When: July 1, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Douglas County
Coordinates: 41.300, -96.100

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
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.
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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10064918, 10064919, 10064920, 10064921, 10064922, 10064923, 10064924, 10064925, 10064926, 10064927, 10064928, 10064929, 10064930, 10064931, 10064932, 10064933, 10064934, 10064935, 10064936, 10064937, 10064938, 10064939, 10064940, 10064941, 10064942, 10064943, 10064944, 10064945.