Nebraska, 1983

Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 1983

June 13, 1983 · NWS AT · 20 events in 13 counties and zones

14 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 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
$525,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
20

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 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 3 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Platte

When
June 13, 12:00 PM CST
Where
Platte County
Measured
1.5 in hail
Coordinates
41.530, -97.500

Tornado, Stanton

When
June 13, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Stanton County
Rating
F1
Path length
3 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
41.830, -97.050

Tornado, Colfax

When
June 13, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Colfax County
Rating
F1
Path length
0.2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$25,000
Coordinates
41.700, -97.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuming

When
June 13, 1:00 PM CST
Where
Cuming County
Coordinates
41.870, -96.930

Tornado, Cuming

When
June 13, 1:06 PM CST
Where
Cuming County
Rating
F1
Path length
2 mi
Path width
20 yd
Property damage
$250,000
Coordinates
41.870, -97.020

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuming

When
June 13, 1:15 PM CST
Where
Cuming County
Coordinates
41.980, -96.980

Hail, Seward

When
June 13, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Seward County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.880, -97.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Thurston

When
June 13, 1:50 PM CST
Where
Thurston County
Measured
70 kt (81 mph)
Coordinates
42.120, -96.700

Hail, Seward

When
June 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Seward County
Measured
0.75 in hail
Coordinates
40.880, -97.330

Thunderstorm Wind, Cuming

When
June 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Cuming County
Coordinates
41.900, -96.820

Thunderstorm Wind, Thurston

When
June 13, 2:00 PM CST
Where
Thurston County
Measured
72 kt (83 mph)
Coordinates
42.180, -96.700

Thunderstorm Wind, Thurston

When
June 13, 2:30 PM CST
Where
Thurston County
Measured
72 kt (83 mph)
Coordinates
42.130, -96.530

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When
June 13, 3:00 PM CST
Where
Dodge County
Coordinates
41.450, -96.500

Thunderstorm Wind, Dodge

When
June 13, 4:05 PM CST
Where
Dodge County
Coordinates
41.580, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Washington

When
June 13, 4:10 PM CST
Where
Washington County
Coordinates
41.520, -96.220

Thunderstorm Wind, Saunders

When
June 13, 4:15 PM CST
Where
Saunders County
Coordinates
41.200, -96.670

Thunderstorm Wind, Douglas

When
June 13, 4:20 PM CST
Where
Douglas County
Coordinates
41.280, -96.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Sarpy

When
June 13, 4:25 PM CST
Where
Sarpy County
Coordinates
41.100, -96.150

Thunderstorm Wind, Cass

When
June 13, 4:30 PM CST
Where
Cass County
Coordinates
40.900, -96.180

Thunderstorm Wind, Otoe

When
June 13, 4:35 PM CST
Where
Otoe County
Coordinates
40.630, -96.150

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.

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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: 10065254, 10065255, 10065256, 10065257, 10065258, 10065259, 10065260, 10065261, 10065262, 10065263, 10065264, 10065265, 10065266, 10065267, 10065268, 10065269, 10065270, 10065271, 10065272, 10065273.