Nebraska, 1982

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, May 11, 1982

May 11, 1982 · 11 events in 8 counties and zones

7 hail, 4 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
$340
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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, 4 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Webster

When
May 11, 4:48 PM CST
Where
Webster County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.100, -98.530

Tornado, Nuckolls

When
May 11, 5:20 PM CST
Where
Nuckolls County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
40.020, -98.250

Tornado, Nuckolls

When
May 11, 5:36 PM CST
Where
Nuckolls County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$250
Coordinates
40.200, -98.180

Tornado, Harlan

When
May 11, 5:50 PM CST
Where
Harlan County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
40.120, -99.350

Tornado, Harlan

When
May 11, 5:55 PM CST
Where
Harlan County
Rating
F0
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$30
Coordinates
40.220, -99.280

Hail, Adams

When
May 11, 6:15 PM CST
Where
Adams County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.580, -98.520

Hail, Lancaster

When
May 11, 6:20 PM CST
Where
Lancaster County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.720, -96.670

Hail, Custer

When
May 11, 7:00 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
2 in hail
Coordinates
41.620, -99.870

Hail, Saline

When
May 11, 7:15 PM CST
Where
Saline County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
40.530, -97.120

Hail, Custer

When
May 11, 7:20 PM CST
Where
Custer County
Measured
1.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.480, -99.770

Hail, Stanton

When
May 11, 8:15 PM CST
Where
Stanton County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
41.780, -97.230

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.

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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: 10067703, 10067704, 10067705, 10067706, 10067707, 10067708, 10067709, 10067710, 10067711, 10067712, 10067713.