Nebraska, 1979

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 27, 1979

June 27, 1979 · NWS S · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

4 thunderstorm wind, 4 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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  • 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
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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

4 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawes

When
June 27, 6:05 PM CST
Where
Dawes County
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates
42.830, -103.100

Hail, Scotts Bluff

When
June 27, 6:06 PM CST
Where
Scotts Bluff County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.920, -103.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Scotts Bluff

When
June 27, 6:06 PM CST
Where
Scotts Bluff County
Measured
52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates
41.920, -103.980

Hail, Saline

When
June 27, 7:05 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.630, -96.950

Tornado, Sheridan

When
June 27, 7:10 PM CST
Where
Sheridan County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Property damage
$3,000
Coordinates
42.800, -102.120

Tornado, Cheyenne

When
June 27, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Cheyenne County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.8 mi
Path width
20 yd
Coordinates
41.200, -102.980

Hail, Saline

When
June 27, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.430, -97.000

Hail, Gage

When
June 27, 8:58 PM CST
Where
Gage County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.470, -96.750

Thunderstorm Wind, Gage

When
June 27, 9:00 PM CST
Where
Gage County
Coordinates
40.270, -96.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When
June 27, 11:45 PM CST
Where
Dawson County
Measured
61 kt (70 mph)
Coordinates
40.780, -99.070

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

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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: 10067822, 10067823, 10067824, 10067825, 10067826, 10067827, 10067828, 10067829, 10067830, 10067831.