Nebraska, 1980

Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, May 31, 1980

May 31, 1980 · NWS T · 15 events in 12 counties and zones

13 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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.

  • 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
$25,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
15

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, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 31, 7:32 AM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.750, -100.730

Thunderstorm Wind, Dawson

When
May 31, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Dawson County
Coordinates
40.780, -99.730

Hail, Webster

When
May 31, 10:30 AM CST
Where
Webster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.020, -98.650

Hail, Nuckolls

When
May 31, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Nuckolls County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.030, -98.070

Hail, Box Butte

When
May 31, 4:00 PM CST
Where
Box Butte County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.150, -103.070

Hail, Dawes

When
May 31, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Dawes County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
42.470, -103.150

Tornado, Garden

When
May 31, 4:55 PM CST
Where
Garden County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.270, -102.350

Hail, Garden

When
May 31, 5:00 PM CST
Where
Garden County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.250, -102.330

Hail, Harlan

When
May 31, 5:35 PM CST
Where
Harlan County
Measured
3.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.100, -99.220

Hail, Harlan

When
May 31, 5:37 PM CST
Where
Harlan County
Measured
4.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.100, -99.220

Hail, Howard

When
May 31, 6:10 PM CST
Where
Howard County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.080, -98.720

Hail, Perkins

When
May 31, 7:45 PM CST
Where
Perkins County
Measured
2.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.820, -101.720

Hail, Gage

When
May 31, 8:10 PM CST
Where
Gage County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.250, -96.750

Hail, Lincoln

When
May 31, 9:15 PM CST
Where
Lincoln County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.830, -101.170

Hail, Polk

When
May 31, 11:55 PM CST
Where
Polk County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.130, -97.600

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.

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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: 10066129, 10066130, 10066131, 10066132, 10066133, 10066134, 10066135, 10066136, 10066137, 10066138, 10066139, 10066140, 10066141, 10066142, 10066143.