Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 3, 1980

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 3, 1980
Start: 1980-06-03T19:39
End: 1980-06-03T23:55
Location: Nebraska

June 3, 1980 · NWS RY · 30 events in 10 counties and zones

14 tornado, 10 thunderstorm wind, 6 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
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Floods
Wind
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Winter weather
Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 5
Injuries: 200
Property damage: $285 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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

14 tornado, 10 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Howard

When: June 3, 7:39 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.130, -98.430

Tornado, Hall

When: June 3, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F3
Path length: 6.4 mi
Path width: 700 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 25 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 41.020, -98.400

Tornado, Hall

When: June 3, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F1
Path length: 0.8 mi
Path width: 150 yd
Injuries: 5 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.950, -98.370

Tornado, Hall

When: June 3, 8:05 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F3
Path length: 2.3 mi
Path width: 500 yd
Deaths: 1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 40 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $25 million
Coordinates: 40.970, -98.350

Tornado, Hall

When: June 3, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F3
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 40.930, -98.350

Tornado, Hall

When: June 3, 8:46 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F1
Path width: 100 yd
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 40.880, -98.300

Tornado, Hall

When: June 3, 8:50 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F1
Path length: 2.3 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 40.870, -98.320

Hail, Howard

When: June 3, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.230, -98.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Howard

When: June 3, 9:15 PM CST
Where: Howard County
Coordinates: 41.230, -98.500

Tornado, Hall

When: June 3, 9:16 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F4
Path width: 1,700 yd
Deaths: 3 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries: 110 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $250 million
Coordinates: 40.920, -98.300

Tornado, Hall

When: June 3, 9:20 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F4
Path length: 1.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 40.920, -98.350

Tornado, Hall

When: June 3, 9:23 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F4
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 40.900, -98.350

Tornado, Hall

When: June 3, 9:25 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F2
Path width: 1,700 yd
Injuries: 18 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 40.900, -98.280

Tornado, Hall

When: June 3, 9:28 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3.4 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 40.900, -98.300

Thunderstorm Wind, Colfax

When: June 3, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Colfax County
Coordinates: 41.450, -97.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Butler

When: June 3, 9:30 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Coordinates: 41.250, -97.130

Tornado, Hall

When: June 3, 9:32 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F2
Path width: 33 yd
Coordinates: 40.850, -98.300

Hail, Hall

When: June 3, 9:41 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 40.970, -98.300

Hail, York

When: June 3, 9:45 PM CST
Where: York County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.930, -97.480

Hail, Merrick

When: June 3, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Merrick County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 41.220, -98.250

Thunderstorm Wind, Merrick

When: June 3, 9:45 PM CST
Where: Merrick County
Coordinates: 41.220, -98.250

Tornado, Hall

When: June 3, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Hall County
Rating: F1
Path width: 2,000 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 40.830, -98.280

Thunderstorm Wind, Saunders

When: June 3, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Saunders County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 41.270, -96.600

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: June 3, 10:00 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Coordinates: 41.470, -96.780

Tornado, Hamilton

When: June 3, 10:06 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Rating: F1
Path length: 4.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 40.830, -98.230

Hail, Hamilton

When: June 3, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 40.870, -98.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Hamilton

When: June 3, 10:15 PM CST
Where: Hamilton County
Coordinates: 40.870, -98.000

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: June 3, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Measured: 52 kt (60 mph)
Coordinates: 41.720, -96.880

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: June 3, 10:40 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Measured: 65 kt (75 mph)
Coordinates: 41.670, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Burt

When: June 3, 11:55 PM CST
Where: Burt County
Measured: 60 kt (69 mph)
Coordinates: 41.830, -96.470

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Tornado, Hall	1980-06-03				Direct
Tornado, Hall	1980-06-03				Direct

What these are

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.
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

Every storm in Nebraska in 1980 Every state in 1980 This day in weather history The tornado archive for Nebraska, 1980

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: 10066166, 10066167, 10066168, 10066169, 10066170, 10066171, 10066172, 10066173, 10066174, 10066175, 10066176, 10066177, 10066178, 10066179, 10066180, 10066181, 10067043, 10067044, 10067045, 10067262, 10067263, 10067264, 10067265, 10067266, 10067267, 10067268, 10067269, 10067270, 10067271, 10067272.