Nebraska, 1981

Tornado and Hail in Nebraska, June 21, 1981

June 21, 1981 · NWS NG · 8 events in 6 counties and zones

7 hail, 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
$250,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

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

7 hail, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Furnas

When
June 21, 12:50 AM CST
Where
Furnas County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.300, -99.900

Hail, Dawson

When
June 21, 1:45 AM CST
Where
Dawson County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.730, -99.530

Hail, Gosper

When
June 21, 1:50 AM CST
Where
Gosper County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
40.670, -99.850

Hail, Phelps

When
June 21, 2:50 AM CST
Where
Phelps County
Measured
1 in hail
Coordinates
40.550, -99.370

Hail, Furnas

When
June 21, 3:50 AM CST
Where
Furnas County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.150, -99.830

Tornado, Knox

When
June 21, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Knox County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.5 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
42.750, -98.030

Hail, Knox

When
June 21, 4:00 AM CST
Where
Knox County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
42.720, -98.030

Hail, Dodge

When
June 21, 7:29 AM CST
Where
Dodge County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.450, -96.500

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.

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: 10068870, 10068871, 10068872, 10068873, 10068874, 10068875, 10068876, 10068877.