Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- June 25, 12:05 AM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County
- Coordinates
- 40.950, -99.250
Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 25, 1978
8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail, 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
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 8
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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
8 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Antelope
- When
- June 25, 1:45 AM CST
- Where
- Antelope County
- Coordinates
- 42.070, -97.970
Thunderstorm Wind, Brown
- When
- June 25, 2:35 AM CST
- Where
- Brown County
- Measured
- 70 kt (81 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.750, -99.850
Thunderstorm Wind, Madison
- When
- June 25, 4:31 AM CST
- Where
- Madison County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.000, -97.000
Tornado, Sheridan
- When
- June 25, 2:30 PM CST
- Where
- Sheridan County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 11.1 mi
- Path width
- 300 yd
- Injuries
- 8 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 42.930, -102.230
Thunderstorm Wind, Stanton
- When
- June 25, 4:30 PM CST
- Where
- Stanton County
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Coordinates
- 41.950, -97.230
Tornado, Cherry
- When
- June 25, 4:50 PM CST
- Where
- Cherry County
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 42.780, -101.330
Hail, Cherry
- When
- June 25, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Cherry County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.870, -100.550
Hail, Cherry
- When
- June 25, 5:35 PM CST
- Where
- Cherry County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 42.850, -100.550
Thunderstorm Wind, Keya Paha
- When
- June 25, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Keya Paha County
- Coordinates
- 42.820, -99.730
Thunderstorm Wind, Knox
- When
- June 25, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Knox County
- Measured
- 87 kt (100 mph)
- Coordinates
- 42.750, -98.030
Thunderstorm Wind, Buffalo
- When
- June 25, 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Buffalo County
- Coordinates
- 40.730, -99.000
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.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Illinois, June 25, 1978
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, June 25, 1978
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Carolina, June 25, 1978
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, June 25, 1978
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, June 25, 1978
- Tornado and Hail in North Dakota, June 25, 1978
- Hail in Kansas, June 25, 1978
- Damaging Winds in Kentucky, June 25, 1978
- Hail in Michigan, June 25, 1978
- Damaging Wind in Wisconsin, June 25, 1978
- Tornado in Minnesota, June 25, 1978
- Tornado in Florida, June 25, 1978
More
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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: 10065155, 10065156, 10065157, 10065158, 10065159, 10065160, 10065161, 10065162, 10065163, 10065164, 10065165, 10065166.