Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, December 13, 1975

Name: Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Nebraska, December 13, 1975
Start: 1975-12-13T21:30
End: 1975-12-13T23:40
Location: Nebraska

December 13, 1975 · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

9 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.

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Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $275,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 11

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

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

Tornado, Thayer

When: December 13, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Thayer County
Rating: F2
Path length: 8 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 40.030, -97.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarpy

When: December 13, 10:10 PM CST
Where: Sarpy County
Coordinates: 41.080, -96.130

Thunderstorm Wind,

When: December 13, 10:30 PM CST
Where: County
Coordinates: 41.120, -95.900

Thunderstorm Wind, Gage

When: December 13, 10:45 PM CST
Where: Gage County
Coordinates: 40.070, -96.580

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: December 13, 11:15 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Coordinates: 40.170, -96.370

Thunderstorm Wind, Pawnee

When: December 13, 11:17 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Coordinates: 40.170, -96.200

Thunderstorm Wind, Otoe

When: December 13, 11:25 PM CST
Where: Otoe County
Coordinates: 40.520, -95.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Nemaha

When: December 13, 11:30 PM CST
Where: Nemaha County
Coordinates: 40.370, -95.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Richardson

When: December 13, 11:32 PM CST
Where: Richardson County
Coordinates: 40.170, -95.930

Tornado, Pawnee

When: December 13, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Pawnee County
Rating: F2
Path length: 1 mi
Path width: 50 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.220, -96.230

Thunderstorm Wind, Richardson

When: December 13, 11:40 PM CST
Where: Richardson County
Coordinates: 40.170, -95.820

What these are

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

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Kansas, December 13, 1975$250,000 · F1 · 11 events

Every storm in Nebraska in 1975 Every state in 1975 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Nebraska, 1975

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: 10066986, 10066987, 10066988, 10066989, 10066990, 10066991, 10066992, 10066993, 10066994, 10066995, 10066996.