Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 10, 1974

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, May 10, 1974
Start: 1974-05-10T15:55
End: 1974-05-10T20:25
Location: Nebraska

May 10, 1974 · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

6 thunderstorm wind, 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.

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: $2.8 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 8

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

6 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Red Willow

When: May 10, 3:55 PM CST
Where: Red Willow County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 40.200, -100.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Phelps

When: May 10, 4:45 PM CST
Where: Phelps County
Coordinates: 40.450, -99.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo

When: May 10, 4:58 PM CST
Where: Buffalo County
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph)
Coordinates: 40.730, -99.000

Tornado, Harlan

When: May 10, 5:30 PM CST
Where: Harlan County
Rating: F1
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 40.100, -99.220

Thunderstorm Wind, York

When: May 10, 5:45 PM CST
Where: York County
Measured: 56 kt (64 mph)
Coordinates: 40.870, -97.580

Tornado, Nuckolls

When: May 10, 6:15 PM CST
Where: Nuckolls County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 233 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 40.030, -98.100

Thunderstorm Wind, Johnson

When: May 10, 7:50 PM CST
Where: Johnson County
Coordinates: 40.270, -96.370

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: May 10, 8:25 PM CST
Where: County
Coordinates: 40.480, -95.730

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.
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

Every storm in Nebraska in 1974 Every state in 1974 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Nebraska, 1974

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: 10068275, 10068276, 10068277, 10068278, 10068279, 10068280, 10068281, 10068282.