Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 29, 1980

Name: Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 29, 1980
Start: 1980-05-29T13:10
End: 1980-05-29T21:40
Location: Nebraska

May 29, 1980 · NWS NG · 36 events in 24 counties and zones

15 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 8 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $10 million
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 36

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

15 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 8 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Morrill

When: May 29, 1:10 PM CST
Where: Morrill County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.750, -103.320

Thunderstorm Wind, Box Butte

When: May 29, 2:00 PM CST
Where: Box Butte County
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph)
Coordinates: 42.050, -102.800

Hail, Knox

When: May 29, 2:10 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.780, -97.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Keith

When: May 29, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Keith County
Measured: 66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates: 41.200, -101.630

Thunderstorm Wind, Keith

When: May 29, 2:50 PM CST
Where: Keith County
Measured: 66 kt (76 mph)
Coordinates: 41.180, -101.630

Hail, Cedar

When: May 29, 3:05 PM CST
Where: Cedar County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.620, -97.270

Hail, Cedar

When: May 29, 3:15 PM CST
Where: Cedar County
Measured: 2.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.620, -97.270

Hail, Knox

When: May 29, 3:30 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.600, -97.630

Tornado, Dixon

When: May 29, 3:50 PM CST
Where: Dixon County
Rating: F2
Path length: 3.3 mi
Path width: 60 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 42.650, -96.980

Thunderstorm Wind, Perkins

When: May 29, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Perkins County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 40.850, -101.720

Hail, Brown

When: May 29, 4:35 PM CST
Where: Brown County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.550, -99.800

Thunderstorm Wind, Lincoln

When: May 29, 4:50 PM CST
Where: Lincoln County
Measured: 75 kt (86 mph)
Coordinates: 41.150, -100.780

Hail, Boyd

When: May 29, 5:05 PM CST
Where: Boyd County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.920, -98.850

Hail, Boyd

When: May 29, 5:25 PM CST
Where: Boyd County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 42.870, -98.700

Hail, Blaine

When: May 29, 5:45 PM CST
Where: Blaine County
Measured: 1.75 in hail
Coordinates: 41.930, -99.870

Thunderstorm Wind, Valley

When: May 29, 5:48 PM CST
Where: Valley County
Coordinates: 41.500, -98.780

Hail, Garfield

When: May 29, 5:52 PM CST
Where: Garfield County
Measured: 1 in hail
Coordinates: 41.780, -99.130

Thunderstorm Wind, Custer

When: May 29, 6:02 PM CST
Where: Custer County
Coordinates: 41.850, -100.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Loup

When: May 29, 6:20 PM CST
Where: Loup County
Coordinates: 41.770, -99.600

Tornado, Fillmore

When: May 29, 6:35 PM CST
Where: Fillmore County
Rating: F1
Path length: 10 mi
Path width: 10 yd
Property damage: $3,000
Coordinates: 40.480, -97.480

Hail, Holt

When: May 29, 7:00 PM CST
Where: Holt County
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Coordinates: 42.370, -98.550

Thunderstorm Wind, Valley

When: May 29, 7:04 PM CST
Where: Valley County
Coordinates: 41.500, -98.780

Hail, Rock

When: May 29, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Rock County
Measured: 2 in hail
Coordinates: 42.670, -99.430

Thunderstorm Wind, Knox

When: May 29, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Knox County
Coordinates: 42.550, -98.070

Thunderstorm Wind, Rock

When: May 29, 7:15 PM CST
Where: Rock County
Coordinates: 42.080, -99.520

Tornado, Butler

When: May 29, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Butler County
Rating: F1
Path length: 11.5 mi
Path width: 80 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 41.230, -97.020

Hail, Antelope

When: May 29, 7:25 PM CST
Where: Antelope County
Measured: 1.5 in hail
Coordinates: 42.130, -98.030

Tornado, Fillmore

When: May 29, 7:40 PM CST
Where: Fillmore County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 3 yd
Coordinates: 40.480, -97.480

Tornado, Saunders

When: May 29, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Saunders County
Rating: F1
Path length: 5.1 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 41.380, -96.900

Tornado, Thayer

When: May 29, 7:45 PM CST
Where: Thayer County
Rating: F1
Path length: 6.2 mi
Path width: 17 yd
Property damage: $250,000
Coordinates: 40.170, -97.600

Tornado, Dodge

When: May 29, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Rating: F1
Path length: 3.3 mi
Path width: 33 yd
Injuries: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $2.5 million
Coordinates: 41.450, -96.830

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When: May 29, 8:00 PM CST
Where: Cass County
Coordinates: 40.920, -95.920

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: May 29, 8:10 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 41.450, -96.500

Tornado, Dixon

When: May 29, 8:30 PM CST
Where: Dixon County
Rating: F0
Path length: 0.1 mi
Path width: 3 yd
Property damage: $30
Coordinates: 42.570, -96.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When: May 29, 9:00 PM CST
Where: Dodge County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 41.430, -96.520

Thunderstorm Wind, Saunders

When: May 29, 9:40 PM CST
Where: Saunders County
Measured: 70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates: 41.270, -96.600

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 10065014, 10065015, 10065016, 10065017, 10065018, 10065019, 10065020, 10065021, 10065022, 10065023, 10065024, 10065025, 10065026, 10065027, 10065028, 10065029, 10065030, 10065031, 10065893, 10065894, 10066113, 10066114, 10066115, 10066116, 10066117, 10066118, 10066119, 10066120, 10066121, 10066122, 10066123, 10066124, 10066125, 10066126, 10066127, 10066128.