Nebraska, 1975

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 2, 1975

June 2, 1975 · 20 events in 13 counties and zones

13 hail, 4 tornado, 3 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
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
20

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

13 hail, 4 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Merrick

When
June 2, 12:15 PM CST
Where
Merrick County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.220, -98.250

Hail, Merrick

When
June 2, 12:25 PM CST
Where
Merrick County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
41.120, -98.000

Hail, Lancaster

When
June 2, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.980, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Lancaster

When
June 2, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Coordinates
40.920, -96.520

Hail, York

When
June 2, 1:30 PM CST
Where
York County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.870, -97.580

Hail, Saunders

When
June 2, 1:30 PM CST
Where
Saunders County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.150, -96.830

Tornado, Sherman

When
June 2, 1:32 PM CST
Where
Sherman County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
41.120, -98.870

Hail, Sherman

When
June 2, 1:45 PM CST
Where
Sherman County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.080, -98.900

Hail, Buffalo

When
June 2, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Buffalo County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.970, -98.850

Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo

When
June 2, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Buffalo County
Coordinates
40.970, -98.850

Hail, Hall

When
June 2, 2:20 PM CST
Where
Hall County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
40.970, -98.350

Tornado, Seward

When
June 2, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Seward County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
200 yd
Coordinates
40.800, -97.300

Hail, Sherman

When
June 2, 2:45 PM CST
Where
Sherman County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.280, -99.180

Tornado, Adams

When
June 2, 3:11 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Rating
F2
Path length
35.5 mi
Path width
300 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.670, -98.550

Hail, Custer

When
June 2, 3:15 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
3 in hail
Coordinates
41.230, -99.300

Hail, Nemaha

When
June 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Nemaha County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.400, -95.830

Hail, Adams

When
June 2, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.480, -98.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Gage

When
June 2, 4:33 PM CST
Where
Gage County
Measured
65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates
40.270, -96.730

Hail, Nuckolls

When
June 2, 5:05 PM CST
Where
Nuckolls County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.200, -98.070

Tornado, Gage

When
June 2, 5:10 PM CST
Where
Gage County
Rating
F2
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
27 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
40.120, -96.670

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.

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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: 10069204, 10069205, 10069206, 10069207, 10069208, 10069209, 10069210, 10069211, 10069212, 10069213, 10069214, 10069215, 10069216, 10069217, 10069218, 10069219, 10069220, 10069221, 10069222, 10069223.